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Pre-Close Trading Update
Pre-Close Trading Update.

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[{"type":"text","content":"\n RNS Number : 2039Z Sagentia Group PLC 11 January 2011 \n \n\n \n \n\n\n\n\nPress Release\n\n\n11 January 2011\n\n\n\n\n \nSagentia Group plc\n \n(\"Sagentia\" or the \"Group\")\n \nPre-Close Trading Update\n \nSagentia Group plc (AIM:SAG), the international technology consulting company which provides outsourced R&D consultancy services, reports the following pre-close trading update.\n \nTrading Update\n \nSagentia's interim results were released on 21 July 2010 when a strong turnaround in the Group's operating performance was reported. A further trading update was released on 11 October 2010, confirming the continued recovery.\n \nThe progress made throughout 2010 has been maintained through to the year end. As a result, subject to audit, the Board now anticipates reporting revenue for the year in excess of £20 million and profit before tax in excess of £2.0 million, significantly ahead of market expectations.\n \nThe Group's preliminary results are anticipated to be released in late February 2011.\n \n- Ends -\n \nFor further information:\n\n\n\n\nSagentia Group plc\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMartyn Ratcliffe, Chairman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nBrent Hudson, Chief Executive\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 1223 875 200\n\n\n\n\nNeil Elton, Finance Director\n\n\nwww.sagentiagroup.com\n\n\n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nArbuthnot Securities\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNick Tulloch / Paul Gillam\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7012 2000\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwww.arbuthnot.co.uk\n\n\n\n\n \nMedia enquiries:\n\n\n\n\nAbchurch\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHenry Harrison-Topham / Nick Probert\n\n\nTel: +44 (0) 20 7398 7702\n\n\n\n\[email protected]\n\n\nwww.abchurch-group.com\n\n\n\n\n \n \nNotes to editors:\n \nSagentia Group plc is an international technology consulting company providing outsourced R&D consultancy services from market analysis, through product development to transfer-to-manufacture for the medical, consumer and industrial sectors.\n \nSagentia is headquartered in Cambridge, UK and has state-of-the-art facilities in the UK, the USA and Hong Kong. The Group is listed on the AIM market of the London Stock Exchange (ticker: SAG). For further information, please see www.sagentia.com\n \n\nThis information is provided by RNSThe company news service from the London St...