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Pre-Close Trading Update
Pre-Close Trading Update.
About this update from Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n Bloomsbury Publishing PLC\n11 January 2006\n\n\n\n11th January 2006\n\n\nBloomsbury Publishing Plc\n\n\nPre-Close Trading Update\n\n\nBloomsbury Publishing Plc ('Bloomsbury' or 'the Group') announces that trading\nwas good during the last three months of 2005 and accordingly that it expects \nthe Group's results for the year ended 31 December 2005, to be in line with its \nexpectations of a pre-tax profit of not less than £20 million, as previously \nindicated.\n\n\nSales of the Harry Potter series including the hard back and audio editions of\nHarry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince were strong and in line with \nexpectations. Schott's Almanac performed well in the UK as did Schott's Essen & \nTrinken (Food and Drink Miscellany) in Germany. In A&C Black, Whitaker's World \nof Facts enjoyed a most successful launch. Walker Publishing Company, Inc,\nBloomsbury USA's recent acquisition, had a strong finish to the year with its\nbook on Kakuro, the successor to Sudoku.\n\n\nThe preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2005 will be announced on\n4th April 2006.\n\n\nENDS\n\n\nEnquiries:\n\nTim Spratt/Charles Palmer\nFinancial Dynamics 020 7831 3113\n\n\n\n\n This information is provided by RNS\n The company news service from the London Stock Exchange \n ","length":1556,"tagName":"div"}]