Design Group Regulatory News (IGR)

14 Jun 2005 07:00

International Greetings PLC14 June 2005 0700, 14 June 2005 International Greetings plc ("International Greetings" or "the Group") Notice of preliminary results International Greetings (AIM: IGR), the leading designer and manufacturer ofprivate label greetings products, wrapping paper and film and televisioncharacter based licensed stationery, will announce preliminary results for theyear ended 31 March 2005 on 28 June 2005. For further information:Richard Sunderland/Rachel Drysdale, Tavistock Communications: 020 7920 3150rsunderland@tavistock.co.uk / rdrysdale@tavistock.co.uk Notes to Editors: International Greetings PLC is a leading designer and manufacturer of privatelabel wrapping paper, greetings products and film and television character basedlicensed stationery. It currently has over 1,000 employees and produces giftwrapping paper, gift tags, ribbons, Christmas crackers, greeting cards and otherdecorative accessories. The Group provides wrapping paper and gift products to most of the major highstreet retailers and holds the licences to produce merchandise for most of thewell-known family blockbusters, including the Harry Potter series Robots, andthe recently released Batman Begins. International Greetings was founded by Anders Hedlund in 1979 and has successfuloperations in the United States, Hong Kong and, as part of its continuedworldwide expansion, has recently opened facilities in China and Latvia. TheCompany has a strong platform for growth in Europe, through its Dutch basedHoomark subsidiary and, in May 2005, it acquired Anker International, aninternational design, import and distribution business with interests in the UK,Holland and Hong Kong for a consideration of £35.5 million. Anker Internationalsupplies a wide assortment of greetings, festive, stationery and photographicgift products which both complement and add to the Group's existing ranges. International Greetings listed on AIM in 1995 and is currently capitalised atabout £191 million. Further information is available at www.internationalgreetings.co.uk. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange