1、Delivering ResilientPerformanceAnnual Report 2009Low&Bonar PLC9th FloorMarble Arch Tower55 Bryanston StreetLondonW1H 7AATelephone:020 7535 3180Fax:020 7535 3181Website:“”Low&Bonar PLC Annual Report 2009Low&Bonar PLC is an international group manufacturing and supplying a wide range of performance pr
2、oducts to the global TechnicalTextiles industryColback non-woven support layer for filtration media.FSC Symbol to go here!Advisers and Financial CalendarCompany SecretaryMatthew JoyRegistered OfficeWhitehall House33 Yeaman ShoreDundeeDD1 4BJHead office9th FloorMarble Arch Tower55 Bryanston StreetLon
3、donW1H 7AATelephone:020 7535 3180Fax:020 7535 3181Website:Registered number:SC008349AdvisersRegistrarComputershare Investor Services PLCLochside House7 Lochside AvenueEdinburgh ParkEdinburghEH12 9DJTelephone:0870 702 0010AuditorsKPMG Audit PlcSolicitorsFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLPPrincipal ban
4、kersThe Royal Bank of Scotland PlcBayerische LandesbankKBC Bank NVHSBC Bank plcCorporate finance advisersNM Rothschild&Sons LimitedBrokersNumis Securities LimitedFinancial CalendarAnnual General Meeting8 April 2010Announcements for results for the year ending 30 November 2010Half yearJuly 2010Full y
5、earFebruary 2011Dividend payments for the year ended 30 November 2009Ordinary shares31 March 2010First,second and third cumulative preference stock1 March 2010,1 September 2010Financial StatementsGovernance01 Low&Bonar Annual Report 2009OverviewBusiness ReviewOur Financial PerformanceResilient finan
6、cial performance in challenging conditionsRevenue from continuing operations 304.8m(2008:335.2m)Profit before tax*15.8m(2008:16.0m)Net debt reduced significantlyStrong operating cash flowCash inflow of 30m from share placing in February 2009Net debt 67.4m(2008:104.5m)Operating margins maintainedOper