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RNS Number : 4307Q  Johnson Service Group PLC  10 July 2025

10 July 2025

AIM: JSG

Johnson Service Group PLC

('JSG' or 'the Group')

Trading Update for the Six Months ended 30 June 2025

Update on Intention to Move from AIM to the Main Market

 

JSG, a leading textile services provider in the UK and Republic of Ireland,
today releases its scheduled update on trading for the six months ended 30
June 2025.

 

Group revenue in the six months to 30 June 2025 is expected to have increased
by 5.5% to £257.6 million (2024: £244.1 million), with revenue increasing in
HORECA to £185.4 million (2024: £172.9 million) and in Workwear to £72.2
million (2024: £71.2 million).  On an organic basis, Group revenue is
expected to have increased by 1.4% on 2024 levels.

 

In addition, we are pleased with the margin achieved in the first half of 2025
and remain on track towards the targeted margin of at least 14.0% by 2026.

 

Whilst HORECA experienced a slower than anticipated start to the summer
months, reflecting the current challenges in the wider hospitality market, we
have started to see a slight improvement in volumes in the last two weeks, but
are mindful that future consumer discretionary spend remains unpredictable.
Workwear volumes have been stable, with strong new installations in June and
retention rates continuing to trend positively.  Operating costs are being
closely managed across the Group, in particular ahead of the build up to the
anticipated busy summer period in HORECA.

 

Bank debt (excluding IFRS 16 liabilities) was approximately £99.0 million at
30 June 2025 and includes an outflow of £16.8 million in respect of the
ongoing share buyback.  As at 9 July 2025, we have returned £23.0 million to
Shareholders out of the current £30.0 million programme.  We expect bank
debt to reduce in the second half in the absence of any further significant
capital deployment.

 

The Board is confident that 2025 will be another year of progress in revenue
and margin growth.

 

The results for the six months to 30 June 2025 will be announced on 2
September 2025.

 

Update on Intention to Move from AIM to the Main Market

The Company is today announcing an update in relation to the proposed
admission of its ordinary shares ("Ordinary Shares") to the Equity Shares
(Commercial Companies) Category of the Official List of the Financial Conduct
Authority ("FCA") and to trading on the Main Market of the London Stock
Exchange ("Admission").  Further to its announcement on 4 June 2025, the
Company expects that: (i) Admission will take place at 8.00 a.m. on 1 August
2025; and (ii) the Ordinary Shares will be cancelled from trading on AIM at
8.00 a.m. on 1 August 2025.  The last day of trading in the Ordinary Shares
on AIM is therefore expected to be 31 July 2025.

 

Admission remains subject to a number of conditions, including the approval by
the FCA of a prospectus.

The Group does not intend to raise any funds or offer any new Ordinary Shares
in connection with Admission and Admission will be effected through an
introduction of the Company's existing Ordinary Shares.

 

Further announcements will be made in due course.

 

 

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