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Pre-close Trading Statement
Pre-close Trading Statement.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \nRNS Number : 8331A GB Group PLC 26 March 2013 \n \n\n \n \n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n26 March 2013\n\n\n\n\n \nGB Group PLC\n \n(\"GB Group\" or the \"Group\")\n \nPre-Close Trading Statement\n \nGB Group, the identity management specialist, provides the following trading update for the year to 31 March 2013 in advance of the release of its annual results. \n \nGroup Trading Performance \nThe Board is pleased to report that GB Group has achieved a strong set of results, ahead of market consensus. For the year to 31 March 2013, the Group expects to show an adjusted operating profit1 of not less than £5.1 million (2012: £3.7 million).\n \nGB Group intends to provide a more detailed trading update on its results during the week commencing 14 April 2013 ahead of its annual results announcement which is expected to be issued during the week commencing 3 June 2013.\n \nNote 1: adjusted operating profit means profits before share of results from joint ventures and associates, interest, tax, share based payment charges, amortisation of acquired intangibles, acquisition related costs and non-recurring acquisition integration costs.\n \n-Ends-\n \nFor further information, please contact:\n \n\n\n\n\nGB Group plc\nRichard Law, Chief Executive\nDave Wilson, Finance Director\n \n\n\n01244 657333\n\n\n\n\nPeel Hunt LLP (Nominated Adviser and Broker)\nRichard Kauffer\nDaniel Harris\n \n\n\n020 7418 8900\n\n\n\n\nNewgate Threadneedle\nCaroline Evans-Jones\nHeather Armstrong\n \n\n\n020 7653 9850\n\n\n\n\nWebsite\n\n\nwww.gb.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n \n \nEditors' Notes\n \nWho is GB Group?\n \nThe most successful organisations recognise the value of understanding your individual identity - who you are, what you need and what you like. GB Group combines this concept of identity with technology to create an environment of trust so that organisations can connect, communicate and transact with consumers safely, responsibly and profitably. We call this Identity Management.\n \nGB Group has five complementary Identity Management offerings:\n \n· ID Verification, which provides the ability to verify consumers' identities remotely, without the physical presentation of documentation, in order to combat ID frau...