Computacenter PLC
05 May 2006
AGM Statement
At Computacenter's AGM to be held at 11.00am today, the following will be
announced:
In our preliminary results announcement of 14 March, we stated that trading in
the first two months of 2006 had been below the comparable period in 2005. We
also drew attention to the fact that in recent years, our sales have become
increasingly weighted towards the end of each quarter, such that trading in the
early weeks of the quarter now provides a less reliable indicator of performance
for the period as a whole.
This pattern of sales weighting was repeated in the first quarter of 2006.
Trading strengthened in the latter part of March, producing a satisfactory
overall first quarter result for the group.
Additionally, in our preliminary results we announced the Board had decided to
return £75 million to shareholders in the second quarter of 2006, on the
assumption that various tax matters could be satisfactorily resolved within this
time frame. These tax matters have now been resolved and we are proceeding with
our plans to return capital to shareholders.
For further information, please contact:
Computacenter plc.
Mike Norris, Chief Executive 01707 631 601
Tessa Freeman, Investor Relations 01707 631 514
www.computacenter.com
Tulchan Communications 020 7353 4200
Tim Lynch
www.tulchangroup.com
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