3 Oct 2014 10:30
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CHAIRMAN'S REMARKS TO SHAREHOLDERS AT AGM
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ABBEY CURRENT TRADING
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Ladies and Gentlemen, welcome to the 77th Annual General Meeting of Abbey plc. Before commencing the formalities this morning, I wish to make a brief statement about current trading.
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Trading in the early months of the year has been good. Activity across our business is ahead of last year.
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In southern England 'help to buy' continues to underpin house sales.
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In Ireland our new development in Lucan, Co. Dublin is underway. We continue to look actively for new projects and have recently acquired sites in Foxrock and Cornelscourt, Co. Dublin.
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The Group is on track for a good year.
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Charles H Gallagher
Executive Chairman
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-ENDS-
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Date: 3rd October 2014
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