Gear4music - AGM Statement and Trading Update
8 September 2026
Gear4music (Holdings) plc
AGM Statement and Trading Update
Gear4music (Holdings) plc, ('Gear4music' or 'the Group') (LSE: G4M), the UK's largest retailer of musical instruments and music equipment, will hold its Annual General Meeting at 1.30pm today.
At the meeting Gear4music's Executive Chair, Andrew Wass, will make the following statement:
"Trading during the financial year to date is in line with the Board's expectations, with sales for the five months to 31 August 2026 up 7.3% year on year. We are pleased with this progress, particularly given that sales growth moderated during July and August amid an unusually prolonged period of hot weather, and against the very strong growth achieved in the corresponding period of FY26.
The Group intends to issue a trading update for the six months to 30 September 2026 on 20 October 2026, followed by publication of half-year results on 17 November 2026."
* Gear4music believes that consensus market expectations for the year ending 31 March 2027 prior to release of this announcement were revenues of £200.2 million, EBITDA of £16.0 million and profit before tax of £6.0 million.
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Enquiries:
Gear4music
Andrew Wass, Executive Chair
Gareth Bevan, Chief Executive Officer
Chris Scott, Chief Financial Officer
+44 (0)20 3405 0205
Singer Capital Markets - Nominated Adviser and Broker
Peter Steel
Anastassiya Eley
+44 (0)20 7496 3000
Alma Strategic Communications - Financial PR
Rebecca Sanders-Hewett
Joe Pederzolli
Sarah Peters
+44 (0)20 3405 0205
Gear4music@almastrategic.com
About Gear4music (Holdings) plc
Operating from a Head Office in York, Distribution Centres in York, Bacup, Sweden, Germany, Ireland & Spain, and showrooms in York, Bacup, Sweden & Germany, the Group sells own-brand musical instruments and music equipment alongside premium third-party brands including Fender, Yamaha and Roland, to customers ranging from beginners to musical enthusiasts and professionals, in the UK, Europe and the Rest of the World.
Having developed its own e-commerce platform, with multilingual, multicurrency websites delivering to over 190 countries, the Group continues to build its overseas presence.
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