Full Year Results Notification

RPS intends to announce Full Year Results for the year ended 31 December 2008 on 4 March 2009.

RPS performed well in 2008. As a result the Board expects to announce full year profit (before tax and amortisation) towards the top end of expectations. Working capital management during the year was good with the result that net bank debt at the year end was reduced to approximately £29 million. The Group has bank facilities of £125 million in place until 2013.

5 February 2009

 

ENQUIRIES
RPS Group plc
Dr Alan Hearne, Chief Executive Gary Young, Finance Director	Tel: 01235 863 206
College Hill
Justine Warren Matthew Smallwood	Tel: 020 7457 2020

 

RPS is an international consultancy providing advice upon the development of natural resources, land and property, the management of the environment and the health and safety of people. We trade in the UK, Ireland, the Netherlands, North America and Australia and undertake projects in many other parts of the world. The Group is a constituent of both the FTSE 250 and FTSE 4 Good Indices.

Forward looking statements

This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements with respect to the financial condition, results of operations and businesses of RPS Group PLC. These statements involve risk and uncertainty because they relate to events and depend upon circumstances that will occur in the future. There are a number of factors that could cause actual results or developments to differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements. Nothing in this announcement should be construed as a profit forecast.