Pre-Close Trading Statement

 

TIDMDYS 
 
RNS Number : 7569P 
Dyson Group PLC 
31 March 2009 
 

 
 
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| For immediate release                  |                         31 March 2009 | 
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Dyson Group Plc 
("The Company") 
 
 
PRE-CLOSE TRADING STATEMENT 
 
 
Dyson Group Plc (LSE:DYS), the materials technology company, expects to announce 
its final results in respect of the year ending 31 March 2009 in June 2009. 
Prior to entering its close period, the Company today issues the following 
trading statement. 
 
 
Further to the announcements on 30 January 2009 and 17 February 2009, following 
close monitoring and cost control across the business, the Directors expect to 
report an underlying pre-tax loss broadly in line with management expectations 
in respect of the year ending 31 March 2009. Business conditions continue to be 
challenging and, in light of this, the Group has already implemented significant 
cost and cash containment measures. 
 
 
Discussions with the Company's two banks, Lloyds TSB and Svenska Handelsbanken 
are continuing with regard to debt facilities and banking covenants. 
 
 
The new functional organisation is proving to be cost-effective and as we focus 
on our core markets of Automotive Emissions, Energy and Industry, prospects for 
order book improvement are encouraging. 
 
 
 
 
For further enquiries, please contact: 
 
 
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| Buchanan Communications                |                 Tel: [phone] | 
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| Charles Ryland                         |                                    | 
| Ben Willey                             |                                    | 
| Catherine Breen                        |                                    | 
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| KBC Peel Hunt                          |                 Tel: [phone] | 
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| Marianne Woods (Corporate Broking)     |                                    | 
| Julian Blunt (Corporate Finance)       |                                    | 
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| Dyson Group Plc                        |                                    | 
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| Patrick Lammers, Chief Executive       |  Tel: [phone] 263 2835  | 
| Officer                                |                                    | 
| Christopher Kinsella, Finance Director |                                    | 
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