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Corporate - 27/10/08
Disclosure of Shareholdings - Interim Management Statement
SGS SA, 1 Place des Alpes, Geneva, Switzerland, has notified the Disclosure office of SIX Swiss Exchange that, following an acquisition of its own shares on 22 October 2008, its shareholding through (1) SGS Investment Ltd, St-Hélier, Jersey (GB) c/o SGS SA (a subsidiary of SGS SA) and (2) Fondation pour l'Intéressement du Personnel au Développement du Groupe SGS, Geneva, Switzerland c/o SGS SA (an entity related to the SGS Group) has exceeded the threshold of 3% of the share capital of the company and that SGS now owns (directly and indirectly) 238'984 of its own registered shares (3.06% of the issued share capital).
Commenting on current trading, Chris Kirk, CEO of SGS said “During this semester, we are continuing to record strong demand for all our services in all the geographies we are involved. All are contributing to our growth and we do not see any headwinds through year end. We remain fully committed to grow our revenue base by at least 10% with increased earnings per share.”
For further information, please contact:
Jean-Luc de Buman
Corporate Communications
& Investor Relations
SGS SA
1 place des Alpes
CH - 1211 Geneva 1
Tel: (+41-22) 739 91 11
Fax: (+41-22) 739 98 61
E-mail
www.sgs.com
The SGS Group is the global leader and innovator in inspection, verification, testing and certification services. Founded in 1878, SGS is recognized as the global benchmark in quality and integrity. With more than 53'000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 1’000 offices and laboratories around the world.
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