AGM Statement

Teather & Greenwood Holdings PLC 12 August 2003 TEATHER & GREENWOOD HOLDINGS PLC 12 August 2003 AGM trading statement At today's Annual General Meeting of Teather & Greenwood Holdings plc ('Teather & Greenwood' or 'the Group'), Jeremy Delmar-Morgan, Chairman, made the following comments: 'The increased market volumes that I referred to in the annual report have continued and there has been an improvement in investor sentiment. These factors, together with our realigned cost base, have ensured that the Group has traded profitably in the year to date. During the first two months of our new financial year (May to June) average monthly volume of total LSE agency business has increased by over 30% compared with the final four months of the previous financial year (Jan to Apr) which encompassed the Iraqi War. This, combined with an improved market share, has resulted in Teather & Greenwood increasing its average monthly equity based commissions significantly during the period. In Corporate Finance we have completed a number of transactions including placings in relation to Ottakar's PLC and Majestic Wine plc; the disposal of Weeks Group plc to Bureau Veritas; acted in the market to buy a stake in IDS Group plc on behalf of Twins Acquisition, Inc and acted for Global Group plc on it's disposal of it's meat trading division and move to AIM from the Official List under the name Canterbury Foods. Looking forward, the early signs of improvement in our deal 'pipeline' referred to in our results announcement have continued. Two of our corporate broking clients are currently subject to recommended offers and we have a number of other potential transactions being processed. Since the start of the fiscal year the management buy-out of the ordinary shares of Property Income & Growth Fund by Land Race Limited, on which the Investment Funds department advised, was successfully completed and we have completed a £10 million tender offer on behalf of BC Property Securities Limited. We are also advising Fidelity's Thailand International Fund on its restructuring, announced earlier this year. Teather & Greenwood's research department continues to develop its overall franchise with the large UK institutional groups. Its reputation is growing all the time, as shown by recent surveys. The latest AQ survey which measures the accuracy of brokers earnings forecasts, puts Teather & Greenwood in first place against all brokers covering UK stocks. This is a highly commendable result given our resource levels compared with the global and middle tier houses. In addition to the improvement in our trading operations, the Group has recently received £1 million in cash, being the additional two amounts that resulted from the sale of part of Teather & Greenwood Investment Management. £750,000 was accounted for in the previous financial year, but a further £250,000 will be attributable to this year's Profit & Loss Account. We continue to recruit selectively into areas of our operations where we see opportunities, whilst at the same time keeping a tight overall control on costs. It is our intention to put in place a Share Incentive Plan for all staff in the near future. We now have a cost base that should assist us to sustain profitability in subdued markets and a business that is well positioned to benefit from the recent improvement in market conditions. ENQUIRIES: Teather & Greenwood Tel: 020 7426 9000 Ken Ford, Chief Executive Nick Stagg, Chief Operating Officer College Hill Tel: 020 7457 2020 Richard Pearson Mobile: 07775 582 347 Gareth David Mobile: 07774 444 162 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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