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<title>PL Engineering and GECI India to jointly offer Engineering Services in the Aerospace Sector</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20110209_GECI_PLE.pdf</link>
<description>New Delhi, February 9, 2011: PL Engineering, a Punj Lloyd Group Company providing a full
spectrum of design and engineering services in Oil &#38; Gas, infrastructure, product and nuclear sectors and GECI India, a subsidiary of GECI International, a French major providing engineering services in the transportation sector and mainly aeronautics and space, today announced a JV in Bangalore to offer engineering services in the Aerospace sector.</description>
<pubDate>2011-02-09 12:12:08</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover for the 3rd quarter of 2010/2011</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20110209_GA_CAT3.pdf</link>
<description>GECI Aviation in good working order, Skylander: a prestigious industrial partnership</description>
<pubDate>2011-02-09 12:09:14</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover for the 3rd quarter</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20110209_GI_CAT3.pdf</link>
<description>The Group's turnover grows by 7.6% in nine months, GECI Aviation in good working order, Skylander: a prestigious industrial partnership</description>
<pubDate>2011-02-09 12:08:39</pubDate>
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<title>GECI Aviation &#38; DAIHYAKU SHOJI to conquer Japan</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20110119_GA_japan.pdf</link>
<description>GECI International Group, founded in 1980, and headed by Mr. Serge Bitboul, employs 950
persons throughout the world and is one of the major players in the field of aerospace
engineering. Its expertise and skills in aeronautics enabled the group to participate to the
most important and renowned industrial programs, alongside the most prestigious aircraft
manufacturers such as Airbus or Dassault.</description>
<pubDate>2011-01-19 07:51:10</pubDate>
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<title>A decisive step taken in the Skylander programme with the selection of the supply chain</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20101217_GI_PARTENAIRES.pdf</link>
<description>Sky Aircraft, a subsidiary of GECI Aviation - GECI International Group - dedicated to
developing, certifying and producing the Skylander SK-105, has taken a decisive step in
the programme's development, with the selection of its main equipment makers and
suppliers.</description>
<pubDate>2010-12-17 21:21:21</pubDate>
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<title>A decisive step taken in the Skylander programme with the selection of the supply chain</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20101213_GA_PARTENAIRES.pdf</link>
<description>Sky Aircraft, a subsidiary of GECI Aviation - GECI International Group - dedicated to
developing, certifying and producing the Skylander SK-105, has taken a decisive step in
the programme's development, with the selection of its main equipment makers and
suppliers.</description>
<pubDate>2010-12-13 21:21:21</pubDate>
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<title>Reims Aviation starts production of the 100th F406 aircraft</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20101209_100F406.pdf</link>
<description>Reims Aviation Industries, a subsidiary of GECI Aviation, has started production of the
100th F406 in its factory at Reims Prunay. This aircraft, which is intended for a Chinese
customer and part of an MoU for ten aircraft, will be configured in the commuter version.
Its delivery is scheduled for the end of 2011.</description>
<pubDate>2010-12-09 21:21:21</pubDate>
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<title>GECI Aviation, a subsidiary of GECI International,
celebrates putting the 100th F406 aircraft into production</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20101209_100F406.pdf</link>
<description>GECI Aviation, a subsidiary of the GECI International group, continues to develop as
Reims Aviation Industries starts production of the100th F406 in its Reims Prunay factory.
This aircraft, which is intended for a Chinese customer and part of an Memorandum of
Understanding for ten aircraft, will be configured in the commuter version. Its delivery is
scheduled for the end of 2011.</description>
<pubDate>2010-12-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Reims Aviation has won the call for tenders from the French Customs and announces the signature of a MOU for the delivery of ten F406 aircraft</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100707_GI_beechcrafts_douanes.pdf</link>
<description>Reims Aviation, the subsidiary of GECI Aviation, announces that it has won, in partnership with EADS-DS, the call for tenders to equip eight King Air 350 Beechcraft aircraft and the signature today of a memorandum of understanding for the delivery of ten F406 aircraft.</description>
<pubDate>2010-07-07 21:21:21</pubDate>
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<title>Reims Aviation has won the call for tenders from the French Customs and announces the signature of a MOU for the delivery of ten F406 aircraft</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100707_GA_beechcrafts_douanes.pdf</link>
<description>Reims Aviation, the subsidiary of GECI Aviation, announces that it has won, in partnership with EADS-DS, the call for tenders to equip eight King Air 350 Beechcraft aircraft and the signature today of a memorandum of understanding for the delivery of ten F406 aircraft.</description>
<pubDate>2010-07-07 21:21:21</pubDate>
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<title>Annual turnover</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100511_annual_turnover_T4.pdf</link>
<description>The turnover for the financial year was 7.7 M€, compared to a turnover for the previous
financial year (pro forma 12 month data) of 6.5 M€ which is an increase of 17.2%.

Reims Aviation currently has a sales portfolio of 150 aircraft including 70 mission aircraft
in negotiation. The order book contains 7 aircraft: 2 for Australia, 4 for Malaysia, and 1
for Tunisia with delivery planned for next September.

The Reims Aviation teams are current mobilised for an increase in production rate up to
10 aircraft per year.</description>
<pubDate>2010-05-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Annual turnover</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100511_annual_turnover.pdf</link>
<description>4th quarter activity grows by +22.8%, annual consolidated turnover up by +17.6%, the dynamism of the engineering division with activity growing by 11.2% annually</description>
<pubDate>2010-05-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>First metal cuts on the Skylander SK 105</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UK20100505_first_metal_cuts.pdf</link>
<description>Exceptional performances
A milestone has been passed with the start of industrialisation
Strengthened involvement by the Lorraine Region</description>
<pubDate>2010-05-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>First metal cuts on the Skylander SK 105</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UK20100505_first_metal_cuts.pdf</link>
<description>Exceptional performances
A milestone has been passed with the start of industrialisation
Strengthened involvement by the Lorraine Region</description>
<pubDate>2010-05-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Results of votes of the Ordinary and Extraordinary General Meeting on the 26th of March 2010</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100405_AGOE_RAI.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>2010-04-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>GECI Aviation, an organisation making a place for itself on the world twin turboprop aircraft market</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100405_CPAGE_RAI.pdf</link>
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<pubDate>2010-04-05 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>GECI is awarded a very big design contract
on the Airbus A400M</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100309_A400M.pdf</link>
<description>The GECI International group confirms the signing, over the course of the last few months, of a very big contract, representing around 500,000 hours design work, with Airbus for a set of structural studies on the A400M aircraft.</description>
<pubDate>2010-03-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>The shareholders of GECI International and Reims Aviation Industries approve the partial transfer of assets of the Skylander activity branch
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<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100219_APAVALIDATION.pdf</link>
<description>The shareholders of GECI International met in an extraordinary general meeting on the 16th of February last at the Aéro-club de France and approved the proposal for a partial transfer of assets of the Skylander branch of activity to Reims Aviation Industries and the transfer agreement relating to this operation.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Result of votes at the Extraordinary General Meeting held on 16th February 2010</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100216_VOTES_AGE.pdf</link>
<description>The quorum for extraordinary resolutions was reached: the shareholders present or represented totalled 16,011,893 shares (or 53.67% of shares having the right to vote).
All the resolutions were adopted, with the exception of the 5th resolution, which was rejected, in accordance with the recommendation of the Board of Directors.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Result of votes at the Ordinary General Meeting
held on 16th February 2010</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100216_VOTES_AGO.pdf</link>
<description>The ordinary general meeting met on a second notice, so a quorum is not required. The shareholders present or represented totalled 16,002,460 shares (or 53.64% of shares having the right to vote), that is 25,998,819 votes.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-17 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover for the 3rd quarter</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100212_CAT3.pdf</link>
<description>In the first 9 months of the 2009/2010 financial year, the GECI International Group posted a turnover €41.4 M, up by 17.6 % compared to the same period in the previous year.</description>
<pubDate>2010-02-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Setting up a liquidity contract with the Gilbert Dupont stock exchange business</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20100129_LIQUIDITES.pdf</link>
<description>From the 25th of January 2010 and for a duration of twelve months, renewable by tacit agreement, REIMS AVIATION INDUSTRIES has entrusted the Gilbert Dupont stock-exchange business with the setting up of a liquidity contract complying with the AMAFI code of professional conduct approved by the AMF decision dated the 1st of October 2008.</description>
<pubDate>2010-01-29 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>GECI International effected a 7,587,000 Euros increase in its capital, reserved for two investors</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20091230_AKRESERVEE.pdf</link>
<description>GECI International is continuing with its strategy of developing and reorganising its activities by carrying out a reserved capital increase of €7,587,000.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Proposed Partial Contribution of Assets from the Skylander branch of activity</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20091228_SKYLANDER.pdf</link>
<description>The members of GECI International's board of directors met on Wednesday 23rd December
last to examine the proposed partial contribution of assets from the Skylander branch of
activity to Reims Aviation Industries.</description>
<pubDate>2009-12-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Half year results 2009/2010</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20091126_RS.pdf</link>
<description>1st half-year: 29% growth and positive results
Engineering: Continued growth and an increase in profitability
Skylander: New orders and a valuation of €140 M
Reims Aviation: A growing order book</description>
<pubDate>2009-11-26 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Dubaï Air Show : GECI International signs a Letter of intent for 10 Skylander SK-105 with Global Aerospace Logistics LLC</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20091119_DUBAI.pdf</link>
<description>After its first commercial achievements in Le Bourget Paris Air Show, the Dubaï Air Show confirms the growing level of interest of international operators for the Skylander SK-105.</description>
<pubDate>2009-11-19 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover in the 1st half of 2009/2010</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20091113_Q2.pdf</link>
<description>Turnover up by 29.4% in the 1st half of 2009/2010
Skylander: a valuation of €140M and developments of the SK105
Reims Aviation: an increase in ASS business</description>
<pubDate>2009-11-13 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover for the first quarter 2009/2010</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20090810_Q1.pdf</link>
<description>Foreword: Reims Aviation has been consolidated into the figures of GECI International
since the 1st of October 2008. Reims Aviation's financial year starts on the 1st of January
2009 and will end on the 31st of March 2010, so as to align it with GECI International's
financial year. Therefore, this press release includes Reims Aviation's activity for its
April-May-June 2009 quarter, the 1st quarter of the GECI International group's financial
year.</description>
<pubDate>2009-08-10 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Financial Year</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20090709_RA.pdf</link>
<description>Very steep rise to €4m in engineering current operating profit
A new aircraft manufacturer on the turbo-prop scene
Consolidated net profit of €1m
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<pubDate>2009-07-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Signature Of a Memorandum of Understanding for
10 planes and 2 options for a total value of more than $60m</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20090615_COMMANDES.pdf</link>
<description>First MOU for the delivery of 4 SK-105 Skylanders

Order intake for the F406 gathering pace, with 6 new orders

GECI AVIATION, the aviation division of GECI International, exhibiting at the Le Bourget Paris Air Show for the first time as a plane maker based in Champagne Lorraine (France), has announced new orders for 10 aircrafts, worth a total of more than 60 million dollars.</description>
<pubDate>2009-06-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>GECI International announces the creation of GECI AVIATION, to target the whole of the light turboprop market</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20090611_POLES.pdf</link>
<description>A new orientation in the form of GECI Aviation, drawing on the multiple synergies set up
between Sky Aircraft and Reims Aviation.

The objective is to penetrate the whole of the global market for light turboprop aircraft, thanks to the complementary and versatile profiles of the Skylander SK-105 and F406-NG aircraft.</description>
<pubDate>2009-06-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Annual Turnover 2008/09</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20090515_CA.pdf</link>
<description>Another marked improvement in performance for the Consulting and Engineering Division
Annual turnover: +12.7% internal growth
4th quarter turnover: +28.3%
Gross operating margin up to 24%

Paris, 15th of May 2009: Today, GECI International (NYSE Euronext Paris: FR0000079634 – GECP) publishes the turnover of its Consulting and Engineering Division for the financial year 2008/2009.

Serge Bitboul, CEO of GECI International, comments on the performance outlined in the report:

“The sharp increase in turnover combined with the substantial improvement in gross operating margin reflect the excellence of our consulting and engineering business and its capacity to capitalise on its expertise. With this performance, we have confirmed our determination to speed up the development of our consulting and global solutions business, the objective being to double the size of the activity over the next three years.”</description>
<pubDate>2009-05-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover for the third quarter 2008/09</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20090214_Q3.pdf</link>
<description>The GECI International Group’s engineering business continues to expand, with turnover in the first nine months of its 2008/2009 financial year rising to €33.5 M, representing an increase of 9.8% compared to the same period in the previous financial year.

The majority of the growth seen in the first nine months has been generated in Germany (+ 26%) and France (+7%), predominantly in the Aeronautics sector. GECI International’s involvement in major aeronautics programmes, such as the A350XWB, with long-term contracts running over several years, boosts its visibility and cushions the Group against the uncertainties associated with the present economic climate. 

Turnover in the third quarter for the period 2008-2009 rose to €11.8 m, up 8.2% on the previous quarter and 7.3% compared with the same period in the previous financial year.</description>
<pubDate>2009-02-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>€2.5 M of regional development subsidy granted to Sky Aircraft</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20081211_PAT.pdf</link>
<description>On 4 December 2008, the Secretary of State for Regional Planning, Hubert Falco
decided to grant a 2.5 million Euros regional development subsidy to SKY AIRCRAFT.</description>
<pubDate>2008-12-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Half year Results</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20081128_RS.pdf</link>
<description>Engineering: Continued growth and Increased profitability - The Skylander takes a decisive step

With a turnover of €21.7 M in the first half of the 2008/2009 financial year, up by 11.2 % when compared to business in the first half of 2007/2008, and a Net Operating Profit in Engineering, which has improved by 2.8 points, progressing from – 1.89% to 0.96% of turnover over the same period, GECI International has posted a net improvement in results consistent with its forecasts.</description>
<pubDate>2008-11-28 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover for the 1st half-year 2008/2009</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20081112_CA_SEMESTRIEL.pdf</link>
<description>A half-year 11.3% rise in turnover. Skylander moves into Chambley-Airbase. GECI International takes on a new dimension.
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<pubDate>2008-11-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>GECI International launches the SKYLANDER in Lorraine</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20080904_skylander_launch.pdf</link>
<description>At the conclusion of a meeting on Thursday 4th September, called by Jean-Louis BORLOO, Minister of State and Minister for Ecology, Energy, Sustainable Development and National and Regional Development, Serge BITBOUL, the Chairman and Managing Director GECI International announced the official launch in Lorraine of the SKYLANDER programme, a light turboprop aircraft, intended for the freight, humanitarian and short-distance transport markets.</description>
<pubDate>2008-09-04 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Turnover for the 1st quarter</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20080812_Q1.pdf</link>
<description>During the 1st quarter of this financial year, GECI International posted a turnover of €10.8 billion, a growth of 7.5% compared to the same period of the last financial year. This excellent trend follows on from the improvements in the 2nd half of 2007/2008 and represents an increase of 4.5 % in relation to the budget forecast for the first quarter for an annual target of €46.5 billion.</description>
<pubDate>2008-08-12 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Annual results</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20080716_SFAF.pdf</link>
<description>GECI International posted a turnover of €40.5 billion for the financial year, an increase of 5.9%, on the strength of the growth in its engineering business. 56% of the group's turnover came from exports. The group's subsidiaries in Spain and South Africa experienced growth rates of 66% this year, which demonstrates the pertinence of the commercial investments made by the group to expand its client base. The Asian zone, represented by China and Korea, has already reached 3% of turnover.</description>
<pubDate>2008-07-16 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Signature of a memorandum of understanding with Reims Aviation Industries </title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20080709_RAI.pdf</link>
<description>GECI International, a high technology consulting and engineering firm, has announced that it has signed a memorandum of understanding to take a majority stake in the aircraft manufacturer Reims Aviation Industries, a European leader in light surveillance aircraft.</description>
<pubDate>2008-07-09 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Annual report</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20071127_RA.pdf</link>
<description></description>
<pubDate>2007-11-27 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Launch of a capital increase</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20070702_IC.pdf</link>
<description></description>
<pubDate>2007-07-02 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Half year financial report</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20070201_HYFR.pdf</link>
<description></description>
<pubDate>2007-02-01 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>First quarter sales</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20060814_Q1.pdf</link>
<description></description>
<pubDate>2006-08-14 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Consolidated annual report</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20060730_AR.pdf</link>
<description></description>
<pubDate>2006-07-30 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Annual results</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20060711_AR.pdf</link>
<description></description>
<pubDate>2006-07-11 00:00:00</pubDate>
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<title>Half year report</title>
<link>http://www.geci.net/files/UKPDF20060115_HYR.pdf</link>
<description></description>
<pubDate>2006-01-15 00:00:00</pubDate>
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