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SectorGuard PLC
28 September 2006



          SectorGuard Plc: SGD / Index: AIM / Sector: Support Services

28 September 2006

                        SectorGuard Plc ("the Company")

                           Pre-Close Trading Update


SectorGuard Plc, the AIM listed total security solutions specialist, is pleased
to announce a pre-close trading update for the year ended 30 September 2006. As
highlighted in the interims, this has been a year of growth for the Company,
with record turnover and profits being achieved. The Company would like to
report that trading has remained buoyant post the interim period and looks
forward to announcing its results in December 2006, which it expects to be in
line with market expectations.

2006 has been a year of tremendous change for the industry in general as well as
SectorGuard in particular. The introduction of the licensing of Security
Officers under the Private Security Industry Act meant that in order to maintain
high levels of client service companies operating in this arena had to gain
accreditation as a Security Industry Authority Approved Contractor. Importantly,
SectorGuard was one of the first companies to achieve approved status and thus
positioned it in front of many of its competitors.

The year has also seen the successful integration of the cctv, access control
and alarm systems company, SectorAlarm (now SectorGuard Alarms), and retail
security tagging specialist, Asset Protection, into the business. Not only have
both these businesses grown independently they have also added to the
opportunities for cross-selling products and services across the range of
clients and helped SectorGuard develop its position as a leading total security
specialist. The Company has moved to new head office premises with a view to
facilitating this integration across the Group whilst also achieving operating
efficiencies and economies of scale. These offices provide greater accommodation
and are situated more central to the Company's core client base.

In order to maximise the benefits the Company is already receiving from
integrating its electronic security and tagging businesses with the security
personnel business, it is currently re-branding these segments as divisions of
SectorGuard plc and updating its marketing material and websites accordingly.

In addition to these internal changes the Company is pleased to announce the
appointment of Seymour Pierce Limited as its Broker with immediate effect.

The Company has won a number of new clients across its various divisions
including the London Business School, the Idea Stores, Timberland, TJ Hughes,
Agathos Systems, Shaftesbury Housing, Arrow Electronics and Royal Holloway,
University of London. It has also won significant additional work from existing
clients including the extension of a maintenance contract by the Retirement Care
Group, the development and installation of new security tagging system for JD
Sports, and the addition of a number of distribution depots to the work it
carries out for Howden Joinery. The Directors remain confident that this trend
will continue, whilst at the same time the Company is looking to make additional
acquisitions to increase both the scale of its activities and breadth of
business and build on this projected organic growth.


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Contacts:

David Marks                  SectorGuard Plc                Tel: 01279 724 777

Isabel Crossley              St Brides Media & Finance      Tel: 020 7242 4477




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