John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC Trading Update (8762C)

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John Lewis Of Hungerford PLC

01 July 2016

John Lewis of Hungerford plc

Trading Update

The Board of John Lewis of Hungerford plc (AIM:JLH) provides the following update on current trading.

As reported in our Interim Results, we expected that sales for the third quarter ended 31(st) May 2016 would be around 12.5% higher than the previous year at GBP1.86 million and we can now confirm this was the case.

The aggregate of despatched sales at the end of quarter three and our forward order book stands at GBP6.9 million, a 9.5% increase over the comparable period last year. The forward order book represents committed orders for which deposits have been taken. We consider that this remains the best measure of current trading although our revenue recognition policy continues to be to recognise sales at the point orders are despatched. These results are derived from a comparable showroom estate year-on-year.

The Board expect to conclude the process of appointing a new independent non-executive director by the end of this financial year.

 
 Enquiries: 
 
 John Lewis of Hungerford plc 
  John Lewis                             01235 774300 
 
 Smith & Williamson Corporate Finance 
  Limited 
  Martyn Fraser                          0117 376 2213 
 

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