LPA Group PLC
("LPA" or the "Group")
Sale of Saffron Walden premises for £2.6m
Further to its announcement on 22 November 2012 that it had been granted Outline Planning Permission for the construction of 24 houses on its Tudor Works site in Saffron Walden, LPA, the LED lighting and electro-mechanical system manufacturer and distributor, is pleased to announce that it has today sold the property for a consideration of £2.6m which, after direct expenses, is expected to yield a surplus over book value of approximately £2.0m.
Initial consideration of £1.3m was received on completion with the balance due at the end of the lease back period which the Group has entered into and referred to below. A provision also exists for additional payments to be made if total site development revenues exceed a certain level.
LPA has taken a lease back of Tudor Works for a period of up to twelve months, during which a £1.5m refurbishment of its Shire Hill premises in Saffron Walden, purchased in 2012 for £1.3m, will be undertaken. Activities currently housed at Tudor Works are expected to be relocated to Shire Hill in the spring of 2014 when the refurbishment works are complete.
The Group now plans further rationalisation of its electro-mechanical activities and expects to provide approximately £0.85m in the accounts for the year ending 30 September 2013 in this regard. Further cost savings are expected once this rationalisation process has been completed.
ENQUIRIES:
LPA Group plc
Peter Pollock, Chief Executive
Steve Brett, Finance Director
Tel: 01799 512844
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James Caithie / Avi Robinson
XCAP Securities (Broker) Tel: 020 7101 7070David Lawman / Adrian Kirk
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