LONDON, Sept. 23, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- Enodis plc is making the following statement ahead of its close period which commences on 4th October 2004 and will end on 23rd November 2004 with the announcement of preliminary results for the 53 week period ending 2 October 2004.
Overall trading performance in Q404 is in line with the Board's expectations. We continue to see the strong recovery in our North American Food Service Equipment business whereas conditions remain challenging in Europe and in Food Retail Equipment.
This press release contains "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of the U.S. federal securities laws, that represent our expectations or beliefs regarding future events, based on currently available information, including statements concerning our anticipated performance. These statements by their nature involve risks and uncertainties, many of which are beyond our control. Our actual results could differ materially from those expressed in the forward-looking statements due to a variety of important factors, including our substantial debt obligations and restrictive covenants; susceptibility to economic downturns including delays on market improvements; competitive pricing pressures; consolidation or loss of large customers; changes in customer purchasing patterns; unfavorable changes in the price of commodities or raw materials; the results of technological developments; currency fluctuations; the outcome of current lawsuits; recognition of deferred tax assets; and other risks related to our U.S., U.K. and foreign operations. A more complete description of our risk factors is included under "Risk Factors" in our Form 20-F which was filed with the SEC during December 2003, as well as in more recent Form 6-K reports furnished with the SEC.
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