Robert Walters Regulatory News (RWA)

5 May 2006 07:01

Robert Walters PLC05 May 2006 05 MAY 2006 ROBERT WALTERS PLC ("Robert Walters" or "the Group") AGM Trading Statement 2006 At the Robert Walters plc Annual General Meeting to be held today, TimothyBarker, Chairman, will make the following statement: "In the announcement of our preliminary results for the year ended 31 December2005, I said that the current year had started well and I believed that net feeincome in the first quarter would exceed that achieved in the same period in2005. I am pleased to report that this was indeed the case and furthermore net feeincome for the first four months of the year was around 25% higher than that inthe same period of last year. This is a more representative period of tradingwithin the business as Easter fell in the first quarter in 2005. All regionsperformed well and I look forward to reporting another year of strong trading. The Group also previously announced its intention in the current year tocontinue the share buy back programme, and has so far purchased one millionshares at an average price of £2.31. We intend to continue with this programme." ENQUIRIES: Robert Walters plcRobert Walters, Chief Executive +44 (0) 20 7379 3333Ian Nash, Finance Director Pelham PRJames Henderson +44 (0) 20 7743 6673 Archie Berens +44 (0) 20 7743 6679 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange