CEO Comment

Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 31 December 2011

Commenting on performance in the past quarter, Xavier Rolet, Chief Executive, said:

“This has been another good quarter, with strong momentum and top line growth of 17 per cent. As well as a very positive organic performance, we successfully completed our acquisition of FTSE.  The new opportunities that come with full control of this high quality, fast-growing international business are significant, and we look forward to developing these with our customers.

“Our diversification strategy continues to pay dividends and the breadth and balance of our offering gives our portfolio a good element of natural hedge, making us well-placed to drive the ongoing performance of the Group.  We remain firmly committed to enhancing the Group’s competitiveness, focusing on our customers and to developing our wide range of products and services.”