Trading Update/Board Change

Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc 28 November 2007 Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc ('Dowlis' or 'the Company' or 'the Group') Board Change and Update On 27th September 2007 the Company announced the appointment of Craig Slater as Chief Executive. As part of this change, the Board has now completed a review of the Group's strategy and performance. Each of the Group's business segments is performing profitably at the operational level and the Board believes that the current strategy will lead to the creation of shareholder value. However the Board has taken the view that it would be prudent to make provision in the current year for exceptional charges. Specifically the Board proposes to adopt a prudent accounting treatment of software expenditure and to provide for certain restructuring costs. After taking account of the resultant provisions and write-down of previously capitalised software, whilst the Group is expected to be profitable at the operating level in the second half of the year, the Board believes that it is likely that the Group will incur a small pre-tax loss before share option charges in the current financial year. The Group has made a number of acquisitions since joining AIM and is aware of other potential acquisition targets. In the immediate future the Group proposes to focus on further organic development of the existing businesses which have considerable growth potential before considering further acquisitive growth in 2008. The Company also announces that Barrett Bedrossian, Group Finance Director, will leave Dowlis on 31st December 2007 to take up a position elsewhere. The Company intends to appoint an interim Finance Director and to initiate a search for a long term replacement. The Board would like to express its appreciation to Barrett for his significant contribution to the Group. Enquiries: Dowlis Corporate Solutions plc Colin Cooke, Chairman Tel: 020 7776 6550 Craig Slater, Chief Executive Tel: 07770 583768 Daniel Stewart & Company plc Lindsay Mair/Oliver Rigby Tel: 020 7776 6550 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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