Pentagon Protection PLC
24 February 2006
For release 07.00am 24 February 2006
PENTAGON PROTECTION PLC
Strategic Restructuring via
Acquisition and Divestment
&
Trading Update
Pentagon Protection Plc ('Pentagon' or 'the Company'), the provider of safety
and security products for commercial, architectural and automotive glass,
announces that following a difficult 2005 it intends to significantly
restructure its business to improve its sustainable growth prospects for the
future.
Pentagon is already in advanced talks to acquire one the UK's leading flat glass
film application companies. The acquisition would complement Pentagon's
commercial buildings and architectural division ('buildings division'), which
supplies and installs blast protection film to flat glass and anchoring systems
for enhanced blast and weather protection.
All sales of the company concerned are in the UK, it has a healthy order book, a
good spread of clients, and an experienced management team.
Pentagon intends to divest its loss-making automotive division via a trade sale
as soon as possible. This will free up management resources to concentrate on
growing its buildings division.
Trading Update
2005 was a challenging year for Pentagon. Its automotive division that designs
and applies tinting and strengthening film to automotive glass incurred
substantial losses that included large exceptional write offs. The demands on
time the division required were to the detriment of management attention and
subsequently the performance of the company's buildings division, that will also
report a loss despite a growing international business.
The buildings division's revenue in the first quarter 2006 saw the contribution
of overseas sales increase significantly to 50% of all sales, up from 20% in the
same period of 2005. Demand for blast and weather protection film application on
buildings is growing rapidly around the world and Pentagon has determined to
take full advantage of this. The Company already has offices in the UK,
continental Europe, the Middle East, and has signed a distribution agreement
with Mr. ElZayn, Chairman of Allegiance Holdings LLC, for the sale and
distribution of the company's products in the US. The Company will look to open
more offices and sign distributor deals around the world in 2006.
Graham Bannerman, Pentagon Chief Executive, commented:
'It was a difficult decision to put the automotive division up for sale, but
with the losses incurred, we feel it is now time to maximize our efforts on our
core business. There is an increasing demand around the world for protective
film for windows in buildings, which is being helped by the growing number of
conflicts and the concern of terror attacks. We look forward to focusing all our
attention on growing the core business and are excited about its potential.'
Pentagon will announce its Preliminary Results for the financial year ended 30
September 2005 in the latter half of March 2006.
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Enquiries:
Pentagon Protection Plc
Graham Bannerman, Chief Executive T. 020 8749 9749
Binns & Co PR Ltd
Ben Knowles T. 020 7786 9600
ben.Knowles@binnspr.co.uk M. 07900 346 978
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