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9 JulyΒ 2008
Business Post Group plc
AGMΒ / INTERIM MANAGEMENT STATEMENT
At today'sΒ AGMΒ ofΒ Business Post Group plc, Chairman Peter Kane will announce the following statement to shareholdersΒ coveringΒ theΒ period 1 April 2008 to 30 June 2008.
"Group revenues for theΒ periodΒ increased byΒ someΒ 16% on the equivalent period last year.
ParcelΒ revenuesΒ showed satisfactory improvementΒ onΒ last year. In particular, we continue to see goodΒ growth inΒ ourΒ B2BΒ parcels businessΒ which represents in excess ofΒ 80% of parcels revenues.
Our Mail business, UK Mail, continues to achieve strong growth,Β driven byΒ new business wins together with further mail volumes from existing customers.
Revenues in Specialist ServicesΒ forΒ the periodΒ wereΒ up significantlyΒ onΒ last year. In particular our Courier business has benefited from the contract withΒ OrangeΒ which commenced in the period.
We have made a good start to the financial year with continuedΒ revenue growth andΒ with trading performanceΒ in line with management expectations."
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For further information, please contact:
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Business Post Group plc |
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Guy Buswell (Group Chief Executive) |
0121 335 1111 |
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Steven Glew (Group Finance Director) |
01753 706 070 |
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Hogarth Partnership |
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John Olsen Fiona NobletΒ |
020 7357 9477 |
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