Computacenter Regulatory News (CCC)

11 Jan 2005 07:00

Computacenter PLC11 January 2005 Pre-Close Trading Update Ahead of entering its close period, Computacenter plc, the European ITinfrastructure services provider, is today briefing analysts on trading for theyear ended 31 December 2004. Group profit before tax for 2004 is anticipated to be in line with marketexpectations with cash generation ahead of forecast. In the UK, trading in the second half was much as expected. Managed Servicesrevenues continued to grow well, although product margins remained underpressure from continuing product price decline. As anticipated, the performance of the German operations improved in the secondhalf of 2004, with profits for the full year expected to be similar to 2003. OurFrench business traded poorly throughout 2004 and was subject to some extensivere-engineering, particularly in the second half. Computacenter plc will announce its preliminary results for the year ending 31December 2004, on Tuesday, 15 March 2005. Enquiries: Computacenter plc:Mike Norris, Chief Executive 01707 631601Tessa Freeman, Investor Relations 01707 631514www.computacenter.com--------------------- Tulchan Communications:Tim Lynch 020 7353 4200www.tulchangroup.com-------------------- This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange