Last checked at 31 Jul 2012 07:00
Issued by: Victoria PLC
Date: Tuesday, 31 July 2012 Immediate Release
Victoria PLC
(the "Company" or the "Group")
Annual Financial Report
Victoria PLC has today published its Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012 and associated documents. The Annual Report has been sent to shareholders and is also available on the Company's website: www.victoriaplc.com.
Further copies can be obtained from the Company's registered office: Worcester Road, Kidderminster, Worcestershire, DY10 1JR, Telephone: 01562 749300.
In accordance with the Listing Rule 9.6.1R, the Company has today also submitted to the UK Listing Authority's online document viewing facility at The National Storage Mechanism -
http://www.morningstar.co.uk/uk/nsm:
·; Annual Report & Accounts for the year ended 31 March 2012;
·; The Notice of the Annual General Meeting;
·; The Form of Proxy.
The information below is provided in order to comply with DTR 6.3.5 and should be read in conjunction with the Preliminary Announcement released on 26 June 2012. Together, these constitute the material required by DTR 6.3.5R to be communicated to the media in unedited full text through a Regulatory Information Service. This material is not a substitute for reading the full 2012 Annual Report and Accounts.
Directors' Responsibility Statement
The responsibility statement below has been prepared in connection with the Company's full Annual Report for the year ended 31 March 2012. Certain parts thereof are not included within this announcement.
"We confirm that to the best of our knowledge:
·; The financial statements, prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards, give a true and fair view of the assets, liabilities, financial position and profit of the Group and Company and the undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole; and
·; The management report, which is incorporated in the Directors' Reports, includes a fair review of the development and performance of the business and the position of the Group and Company and undertakings included in the consolidation taken as a whole, together with a description of the principal risks and uncertainties that they face."
The responsibility statement was approved by the Board of Directors on 25 June 2012 and was signed on its behalf by Alan R Bullock, Group Managing Director and Ian G Davies, Group Finance Director.
Enquiries:
Terry Danks
Company Secretary
Victoria PLC
Tel: +44 (0)1562 749300