Evraz Plc Transaction announcement (4416G)
May 26 2017 - 12:21PM
UK Regulatory
TIDMEVR
RNS Number : 4416G
Evraz Plc
26 May 2017
EVRAZ PLC enters into agreement to dispose of EVRAZ Sukha
Balka
26 May 2017 - EVRAZ plc (LSE: EVR) ("EVRAZ" or the "Company")
announces today that its fully owned subsidiary Evraz Group S.A.
signed an agreement to dispose of the entire issued share capital
of Kadish Limited (a holding company of EVRAZ Sukha Balka ("ESB"))
to BERKLEMOND INVESTMENTS LTD (a company of the DCH Group) for
US$110 million of gross consideration, adjustable for the actual
level of ESB's working capital and debt ("Transaction"). The
Consideration will be payable in several instalments: an initial
US$25 million payable within two business days after signing of
sales and purchase agreement, with the rest to be paid by 31
December 2017.
The Transaction proceeds will be applied to general corporate
purposes including, but not limited to reduction of the outstanding
indebtedness of the Company.
ESB ore enrichment plant is one of the leading Ukrainian
enterprises specialising in iron ore underground mining. The annual
production capacity of the plant is approximately 3.1 million
tonnes of iron ore. In 2016 ESB mined over 2.5 million tonnes of
lumpy ore. ESB has been a subsidiary of EVRAZ since 2007.
In 2016 ESB generated US$145 million of revenue from continuing
operations. As of 31 December 2016, ESB had gross assets of US$238
million. For the year ended 31 December 2016, it produced a gross
profit of US$25 million, US$26 million of EBITDA and a loss before
tax from continuing operations of US$5 million.
The ESB employs just over 3400 people.
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For further information:
Media Relations:
London: +44 207 832 8998 Moscow: +7 495 937 6871
media@evraz.com
Investor Relations:
London: +44 207 832 8990 Moscow: +7 495 232 1370
ir@evraz.com
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