RNS Number:3273L
DRS Data & Research Services PLC
20 May 2003


Annual General Meeting 

The Chairman of DRS, Malcolm Brighton, made the following statement at the 
Annual General Meeting held yesterday:-

Trading in the current year has been in line with the first quarter of last 
year, with the benefit of an increased year-on-year turnover being offset by 
increased R&D expenditure and other business development costs. This expenditure 
includes further development of our successful Photoscribe scanning series and 
continued refinement of an electronic voting system.

Since the year end Pearson's educational testing subsidiary has acquired 
Edexcel, one of the companies for whom DRS provides educational services. In the 
short term this is not expected to have any significant effect on the company's 
trading.

Increased opportunities now being evaluated by the company have led to the 
decision to expand the Board to acquire the necessary skills to meet future 
plans.


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