Johnston Press PLC Sale of Isle of Man Newspapers Limited (1472D)
July 04 2016 - 6:31AM
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Johnston Press PLC
04 July 2016
Johnston Press plc
Sale of Isle of Man Newspapers Limited
4(th) July 2016: Johnston Press plc ("Johnston Press" or "the
Company"), is pleased to announce that it has today entered into an
agreement for the sale of its titles on the Isle of Man to Tindle
Newspapers Ltd, the UK based publisher, for GBP4.25m in cash ("the
Disposal"), following a competitive tender process.
The Disposal, comprising the Isle of Man Examiner, Isle of Man
Courier, Manx Independent and www.iomtoday.co.im, will be effected
by the sale of the Company's subsidiary Isle of Man Newspapers
Limited and is in line with the Group's previously stated
divestment strategy to align resources to brands and geographies
offering the greatest growth opportunities. Proceeds from the
Disposal will support the Company's on-going investment in
preferred markets and further deleverage the Company.
Isle of Man Newspapers Limited recorded a profit before tax of
GBP598,000 (GBP632,000 before exceptional items) for the year ended
31 December 2015 and had gross assets of GBP1.78m at that date.
Chief Executive Officer of Johnston Press, Ashley Highfield,
said:
"This disposal is further progress in executing our divestment
strategy and allows the group to realise immediate value from our
Isle of Man assets.
"I would like to thank the staff of our Isle of Man business for
their loyalty and dedication over the years and we wish them well
for a successful future."
Sir Ray Tindle, Chairman of Tindle Newspapers Ltd, added:
"We are most grateful to the Johnston Press team for all their
assistance in bringing about this agreement and look forward to
meeting the talented Isle of Man team who produce such excellent
titles."
Enquiries
Johnston Press
Ashley Highfield, Chief
Executive 020 7612 2601
David King, CFO 020 7612 2602
Bell Pottinger
Dan de Belder 020 3772 2561
Henry Lerwill 020 3772 2570
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