Inspirit Energy Regulatory News (INSP)

27 Jun 2005 07:00

Inspace Plc27 June 2005 Press Release 27 June 2005 Inspace plc ("Inspace" or "the Company") Pre-close Statement Inspace plc (AIM:INSP), the property based support services business that hasestablished itself as one of the UK's leading social housing repair andmaintenance service providers, will announce its Interim Results for the sixmonths ended 30 June 2005 on Tuesday 6 September 2005. An analyst briefinggiven by Colin Enticknap (Executive Chairman) and Andrew Telfer (Chief FinancialOfficer) will be held at 09:30 that same morning at the London Stock Exchange,10 Paternoster Square, London EC4M 7LS. The directors are pleased to confirm that current trading is in line withexpectations and that the social housing business has won further repair andmaintenance contracts totalling £66 million for the Corporation of London andfor Basildon District Council. The order book now stands at £375 million andstretches as far as 2020. In accordance with the AIM admission document and announcements made at the timeof listing, the directors expect to declare two interim dividends in respect ofthe six months ended 30 June 2005, to be paid according to the Shareholderregister at record dates prior to and post flotation. The record date attachingto the pre float dividend (which will amount to 5/6ths of the aggregate amountof both dividends) was 24 May 2005. The record date attaching to the balance of1/6th of the aggregate amount is now expected to be 16 September 2005 such thatInspace shares will become ex-dividend on 14 September 2005. For further information:Inspace plcColin Enticknap, Executive Chairman Tel: +44 (0) 1462 678 910colin.enticknap@inspace.co.uk www.inspace.co.uk Seymour PierceMark Percy, Corporate Finance Tel: +44 (0) 20 7107 8000markpercy@seymourpierce.com www.seymourpierce.com Media enquiries:AbchurchHenry Harrison-Topham Tel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7700henry.ht@abchurch-group.com www.abchurch-group.com This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange