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Senior PLC 
19 October 2009 
 

Senior plc 
Interim Management Statement for the three months ended 30 September 2009 
Senior plc ("Senior" or "the Group"), an international manufacturer of high 
technology components and systems, principally for the worldwide aerospace, 
defence, land vehicle and energy markets, issues this interim management 
statement for the three-month period ended 30 September 2009 (the "third 
quarter"). 
Trading 
Overall, trading during the third quarter was healthy with the Group's adjusted 
profit before tax coming in ahead of the Board's expectations, largely because 
of a stronger performance from the Flexonics Division.  The Group also continued 
to benefit from the decisive actions taken by management to reduce the Group's 
cost base at the end of 2008 and beginning of 2009.  Year?to?date cash 
generation has been strong with net debt at the end of September, of GBP123.3m, 
being well below the GBP174.5m at the start of the year. 
Markets and Operations 
Senior operates through two Divisions: Aerospace (61% of H1 2009 Group sales) 
and Flexonics (39% of H1 2009 Group sales). 
Within the aerospace markets, production of large commercial aircraft (40% of H1 
2009 Aerospace Division sales) remained healthy with Boeing and Airbus 
delivering a combined 217 aircraft in the quarter (Q3 2008: 188 aircraft). 
However, continued customer de-stocking meant that this increase was not 
reflected in the level of Divisional sales. The combined Boeing / Airbus net 
order intake of 134 aircraft (155 aircraft less 21 cancellations) was the best 
quarter of the year for order intake, although still well below the level of 
deliveries. In addition, Boeing announced that its 787 aircraft, an important 
future programme for Senior, is now scheduled to fly for the first time towards 
the end of 2009. Elsewhere in the Division, the Group's defence markets (26% of 
H1 2009 Aerospace Division sales) remained at satisfactory levels but the 
regional and business jet markets (a combined 20% of H1 2009 Aerospace Division 
sales) continued to weaken. 
In the Flexonics Division, the third quarter saw a much improved performance 
in land vehicle markets (45% of H1 2009 Flexonics Division sales).Demand 
improvements for passenger vehicles, driven mainly by short-term Government 
incentive programmes, and volumes brought forward because of impending 
tighter emission legislation in North America for commercial vehicles from 1 
January 2010, led to increases in the Group's production levels.  Industrial 
markets (55% of H1 2009 Division sales) remained relatively robust, with the 
Group's sales of large expansion joints holding up particularly well. 
Outlook 
The stronger than expected third quarter contribution from the Flexonics 
Division means the Group's results for the full year are now expected to be 
towards the top end of current market expectations. 
Whilst Senior's end markets are expected to remain challenging, the Group is 
strongly cash generative, well financed for the long term, and continues to 
benefit from the diversity of the markets in which it participates.  Further, 
the Group is expected to benefit from the significant content it has on the 
Boeing 787 and Joint Strike Fighter programmes, as well as from the growing need 
for environmental solutions in the land vehicle and energy markets. 
 Consequently, the long-term prospects for the Group remain encouraging. 
Other 
The Group intends to issue a pre-close trading update in December 2009, ahead of 
its full year results announcement on Monday 1 March 2010. 
Further information 
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| Mark Rollins   | Group Chief Executive, Senior   | +44 (0) 1923 714 738       | 
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| Simon Nicholls | Group Finance Director, Senior  | +44 (0) 1923 714 722       | 
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+----------------+---------------------------------+----------------------------+ 
| Clare Strange  | Finsbury Group                  | +44 (0) 20 7251 3801       | 
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About Senior 
Senior is an international manufacturing group with operations in 11 countries. 
It is listed on the main market of the London Stock Exchange (symbol SNR). 
Senior designs, manufactures and markets high technology components and systems 
for the principal original equipment producers in the worldwide aerospace, 
defence, land vehicle and energy markets.  Further information on Senior plc, 
may be found at: www.seniorplc.com 
Cautionary Statement 
This announcement contains certain forward-looking statements.  Such statements 
are made by the Directors in good faith based on the information available to 
them at the time of the announcement and they should be treated with caution due 
to the inherent uncertainties underlying any such forward-looking information. 
 
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