Charnos PLC - Final Results

RNS No 3797n
CHARNOS PLC
25 June 1999

Letter to Company Announcement Office

The Annual Report and Accounts of Charnos plc for the year ended 31 December,
1998 were approved at the Board Meeting that took place on 24 June, 1999.  In
addition, a dividend on the (unlisted) "A" ordinary share capital was approved
by the Board.


                     Charnos plc and Its Subsidiaries

                   CONSOLIDATED PROFIT AND LOSS ACCOUNT
                    FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31 DECEMBER 1998
 
                                         YEAR ENDED          YEAR ENDED
                                      31 DECEMBER 1998     31 DECEMBER 1997
                                            #'000              #'000

Turnover                                     90,000            93,796

Profit/(loss) on Ordinary
Activities before Taxation                      (59)            2,656

Taxation                                        184              (536)

Profit/(loss) on Ordinary Activities            125             2,120     
after Taxation attributable to the
Shareholders of Charnos plc      

Dividends paid on listed securities:             25                25    
#.049 per share (paid in equal 
instalments on 30 June 1998 and
31 December 1998)

Dividends payable on unlisted securities:
Ordinary shares                                                   342
'A' Ordinary shares (2.1125p per share)           21
'B' Ordinary shares (#5.58 per share)          5,538

Total dividends                                5,584              367

Profit/(loss) for period carried forward      (5,459)           1,753

Earnings per Ordinary Share of 25p each          5.0p           104.8p 

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