Daniel Stewart Securities Plc Regulatory News (DAN)

31 Mar 2006 07:00

Daniel Stewart Securities PLC31 March 2006 31 MARCH 2006 DANIEL STEWART SECURITIES PLC (AIM) TRADING UPDATE The Board of Daniel Stewart Securities plc ("the Company") is pleased toannounce that profit before tax for the year to 31 March 2006 is likely toexceed market expectations of £4.6m. The Company expects to announce its results during the first half of July 2006. Peter Shea, Group Chief Executive, commented: "We are delighted with yet anotherstrong performance and have surpassed expectations across all areas of thebusiness. Our order book is strong and reflects our continued growth and we arewell positioned to compete at the highest level in the small cap arena. We lookforward to our next financial year with confidence." --ENDS-- Enquiries: DANIEL STEWART SECURITIES PLC Tel: 020 7776 6550Peter SheaAlastair Cade BISHOPSGATE COMMUNICATIONS LIMITED Tel: 020 7430 1600Maxine BarnesSophie Davis Notes to Editors:About Daniel StewartDaniel Stewart Securities is an AIM-listed company providing a range of investment banking services to Small Cap publicly traded and non-publicly tradedcompanies. The Group has two subsidiaries, Daniel Stewart and Company, the Group's principle operating subsidiary, which is authorised and regulated by theFinancial Services Authority, and is a member of the London Stock Exchange and Daniel Stewart Capital, the Group's leasing and debt financing division. The Group also has a strong corporate finance team and a successful equity research department, which distributes to over 400 institutions, ensuring maximum exposure for all of the Group's corporate clients. For further information visit: www.danielstewart.co.uk This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange