KBC.L Regulatory News (KBC)

17 May 2007 15:06

KBC Advanced Technologies plc17 May 2007 For Immediate Release 17 May 2007 KBC Advanced Technologies plc ("KBC") Trading Update at AGM The following statement on trading was made by KBC's Chairman, ChristopherPowell-Smith, at the Company's Annual General Meeting on 17 May 2007: "I am pleased to report that the first quarter's trading is in line with marketexpectations. The market remains a positive one for KBC's products and services.We have been successful in recruiting to increase our consulting resources andwe continue to look forward to further revenue and profit growth through 2007." - Ends - For further information please contact: KBC Advanced Technologies plcGeorge Bright, Chief Executive 01932 236314Nicholas Stone, Operations and Finance Director Arden Partners LimitedRichard Day 020 7398 1632 Weber Shandwick FinancialRichard Hews / Rachel Taylor 020 7067 0700 Notes to Editors:KBC Advanced Technologies plc, a leading independent consulting, processengineering and software group, delivers improved operating performance to theoil refining, petrochemical, and other process industries worldwide. We provideprocess consulting, strategic planning advice, energy price forecasting andmarket analysis, economic studies, capital project services, and training tohelp clients achieve their business objectives and improve their competitiveposition. KBC's human performance improvement division, TTS Performance Systems,provides organisational effectiveness services, training programmes, operationsmanuals, and personnel development services. KBC's consultants recommend changesfor material and measurable improvements in profitability. To assist clients inrealising such improvements, KBC provides implementation services and softwaresolutions, including the KBC SIM models and Petro-SIMTM for processoptimisation, and the Linnhoff March and Veritech energy optimisation softwarepackages. Formed in 1979, KBC has offices in the UK, USA, Canada, Singapore, theNetherlands, Russia, China, and Japan. For more information, visitwww.kbcat.com. This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange