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Trading Update and Final Divi
Trading Update and Final Divi.
About this update from Churchill China Plc
[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 2855H Churchill China PLC 17 February 2010 \n \n\n \n\n\n\n\nFor Immediate Release\n\n\n17 February 2010\n\n\n\n\n \nCHURCHILL CHINA plc\nTrading Update and Final Dividend Payment Date\n \nThe Board of Churchill China plc, (AIM : CHH) the manufacturer and global distributor of ceramic tableware and household products to hospitality and retail markets, is pleased to announce that it anticipates that profits for the year to 31 December 2009 will be in line with earlier expectations. Our cash position remains strong.\n \nThe Board has considered the above and has decided to bring forward the payment of the final dividend for 2009, normally payable in May 2010 to March 2010. This dividend of 9.2p per share, giving a total dividend of 14.0p for the year (2008: 14.0p), will be paid on 12 March 2010 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 26 February 2010.\n \nCurrent trading remains at satisfactory levels with some evidence of firmer demand in the Hospitality sector. A full update on current trading will be given at the Group's Preliminary Results announcement on 25 March 2010.\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nChurchill China plc\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Roper/David Taylor \n\n\nTel No: 01782 577566\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBuchanan Communications\n\n\nTel No: 020 7466 5000\n\n\n\n\nTim Anderson/Lisa Baderoon/Stasa Filiplic\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrewin Dolphin Investment Banking\n\n\nTel No: 0845 213 4730\n\n\n\n\nAndrew Emmott\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London Stock Exchange END TSTXDLFFBLFBBBZ \n ","length":4598,"tagName":"div"}]