TIDMFSTA 
 
25 January 2018 
 
                         FULLER, SMITH & TURNER P.L.C. 
 
              Trading Update for the 42 weeks to 20 January 2018 
 
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.L.C. ("Fuller's" or "the Company"), the London brewer 
and premium pub company, today announces its trading update for the 42 weeks to 
20 January 2018 ("the period"). 
 
The Company has delivered a solid performance over the period, with like for 
like sales in its Managed Pubs and Hotels rising 3.0%, like for like profits in 
Tenanted Inns rising 2% and level total beer and cider volumes in The Fuller's 
Beer Company. The additional (53rd) week in our previous financial year has 
moved the comparative period by one week in the calendar. For much of the year 
this has little effect, but it does impact reporting spanning the festive 
season and early January. Adjusting for this to align calendar dates, our 
like-for-like sales growth would have been +3.6% after week 33 and +3.4% after 
week 42. 
 
Simon Emeny, Chief Executive, said: "These are a good set of figures in what 
remains a challenging trading environment. They prove that a great experience 
in a stunning pub with excellent service, delicious food and a fantastic range 
of interesting drinks, continues to appeal to our customers. 
 
"Our long-term vision and prudent financing keep us well-placed to maintain our 
strategy of investing in our pubs, our portfolio of premium beer and cider 
brands, our people and our marketing. We will next update the market on 8 June 
2018, when we announce the Company's full year results for the 52 weeks to 31 
March 2018." 
 
                                    -Ends- 
 
For further information, please contact: 
 
Fuller, Smith & Turner P.LC. 
 
Simon Emeny, Chief Executive 
  020 8996 2000 
James Douglas, Finance Director 
 020 8996 2000 
Georgina Wald, Corporate Communications Manager           020 8996 2198 / 07831 
299801 
 
Instinctif Partners 
 
Justine Warren 
                        020 7457 2020 
 
Notes to Editors: 
 
Fuller, Smith and Turner P.L.C. is an independent traditional family brewer 
founded in 1845 and is based at the historic Griffin Brewery in Chiswick, 
London, where brewing has taken place continuously since 1654. The Company runs 
179 Tenanted Inns and 199 Managed Pubs and Hotels, with a focus on delicious 
fresh, home-cooked food, outstanding cask and craft ale, great wine and 
exceptional service. The Company also has 724 boutique bedrooms in its Managed 
estate. The Fuller's pub estate stretches from Brighton to Birmingham and from 
Bristol to the Greenwich Peninsula, including 170 locations within the M25. 
Fuller's owns a 76% stake in The Stable, a craft cider and gourmet pizza 
restaurant business, which has 17 sites in England and Wales. 
 
The Fuller's Beer Company brews a portfolio of premium beers including London 
Pride, Oliver's Island, ESB, Organic Honey Dew and Frontier Craft Lager. The 
Company owns Cornish Orchards, a craft cider maker producing a range of 
award-winning ciders and premium soft drinks. Fuller's is also the UK 
distributor for Sierra Nevada, the premier US craft beer. In December 2015, 
Fuller's acquired a 51% stake in Nectar Imports, a wholesale drinks business. 
 
 
 
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