Trading Statement

16 Mar 2005 12:46

John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC16 March 2005 John Lewis of Hungerford plc ("the Company") Trading statement Sales revenues in the first half of the financial year to 31 August 2005 havebeen below the Company's expectations for that period. As a result, it is likelythat the Company will report an operating loss for the six months ended 28February 2005. The underperformance to date has been due to weaker than expected demandparticularly during the first quarter of the current financial year. 16 March 2005 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange