Real Good Food PLC Disposal (9598Z)
06 Septembre 2018 - 8:01AM
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RNS Number : 9598Z
Real Good Food PLC
06 September 2018
6 September 2018
Real Good Food plc
(or "the Group")
Disposal
Real Good Food plc announces that it has completed the sale of
Haydens Bakery Limited ("Haydens") to Bakkavor Group plc
("Bakkavor"), for a consideration of GBP12m, payable by means of a
cash payment of GBP9.6m and the assumption by the buyer of GBP2.4m
of third-party debt.
The cash funds received will be used to reduce the Group's
indebtedness, first settling the lending secured against Haydens'
assets (GBP2.3m), then repaying in full the outstanding term loan
with the Group's bankers (GBP1.3m). The balance of GBP6.0m will be
split between funding the Group's working capital requirements and
the potential repayment of external shareholder debt.
Haydens bakes premium tarts, pies and crumbles, Danish pastries,
sweet buns, yum yums and doughnuts and sells principally to major
retail customers, and operates a same day consolidation service for
one of its major customers. Haydens has been part of Real Good Food
plc since the Group's inception in 2003. Given the complementary
nature of Haydens' to Bakkavor's core business, the Board believes
that, in line with its turnaround plan and focus on its core
assets, there is greater value for the Group's shareholders through
this disposal to Bakkavor than through continued ownership.
In the Group's financial year ended 31 March 2017, Haydens
(excluding the Chantilly Patisserie business which is not a part of
this transaction) contributed GBP31.3m of revenue, and broke even
at profit before tax, closing that year with net liabilities of
GBP0.8m. In the past 18 months, there has been significant
investment in Haydens and the Group therefore expects to incur an
accounting loss for the Group on disposal in the region of GBP0.5m,
and a resulting write down of parent company reserves at 31 March
2018 in the region of GBP10.2m. The significant investment made in
plant and equipment was, however, one of the clear attractions to
Bakkavor in its acquisition of Haydens. This disposal of a non-core
asset allows management and the Board to focus on the profitable
assets elsewhere in the Group.
Publication of final results
The Group expects to issue its final results for the year ended
31 March 2018 before the end of September 2018.
Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive, said:
"This disposal marks an important next step in the restructuring
and performance improvement of Real Good Food and is line with our
turnaround plan for the Group. Given the sizeable areas of common
interest, we believe that Haydens and its staff will prosper better
in partnership with Bakkavor."
Enquiries:
Real Good Food plc Tel: 0151 541 3790
Hugh Cawley, Chief Executive
Harveen Rai, Finance Director
finnCap Limited (Nomad and Broker) Tel: 020 7220 0500
Matt Goode / Carl Holmes / James Thompson
(Corporate Finance)
MHP Communications (Financial PR) Tel: 020 3128 8100
Reg Hoare / Katie Hunt rgf@mhpc.com
About Real Good Food
Real Good Food plc is a diversified food business serving a number
of market sectors including retail, manufacturing, foodservice
and export. The Company focuses on three main markets: Cake Decoration
(Renshaw and Rainbow Dust Colours), Food Ingredients (R W Scott
and Brighter Foods) and Premium Bakery (Chantilly Patisserie).
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