LONDON (Dow Jones)--Epistem Holdings PLC (EHP.LN), a biotechnology company, said Thursday that trading over the year was in line with market forecasts and the company expects to report growth in year on year after tax profit. -Shares closed Wednesday at 360 pence, valuing the company at GBP28.36 million. -By Razak Musah Baba, Dow Jones Newswires; 44-20-7842-9275; [email protected] (END) Dow Jones Newswires July 29, 2010 02:38 ET (06:38 GMT)