UKM.L Regulatory News (UKM)

14 July 2016

uk mail Group plc

TRADING STATEMENT

"A solid start to the current financial year"

UK Mail Group plc announces the following Trading Statement covering the period 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016.

We have made a solid start to the current financial year, with overall performance for the first quarter in line with our previous expectations.

The move of our second hub has been successfully completed, with very high service levels maintained throughout the period. We continue to make good progress with our plans to improve the efficiency of our operations.

The Group remains in a sound financial position.

The Group's Annual General Meeting will take place at 12.00pm today, 14 July.

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All financial information in this announcement is sourced from UK Mail's unaudited management accounts. Statements made in this announcement that look forward in time or that express UK Mail's management's beliefs, expectations or estimates regarding future occurrences are "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the United States federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements reflect management's current expectations concerning future events and actual results may differ materially from current expectations or historical results.

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About UK Mail Group plc

UK Mail Group plc is one of the leading independent parcels, mail and logistics services companies within the UK and one of the main alternatives to Royal Mail for business mail requirements.

Forward-looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of UK Mail Group plc. These statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.

The information in this announcement is based on unaudited management accounts and is before any exceptional items.