Licence extension and Property completion

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Character Group PLC

29 January 2021

 

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LONDON : Friday, 29 January 2021

THE CHARACTER GROUP PLC

("Character", "Company", "Group")

Designers, developers and international distributor of toys, games and giftware

Contracts signed to extend Peppa Pig licence

and

Completion of sale of property

Peppa Pig licence extension  

The Board of Character (AIM: symbol: CCT.L) is delighted to report that, as contemplated in the Group's announcement on 10 December 2020, agreement has been reached and contracts signed with the brand owner, Hasbro, to continue the Group's current Peppa Pig wood products licence through to 31 December 2023 and to significantly extend the product range under that licence. As previously reported, the new toy product categories to be added to this licence include basic plush, eco plush, feature plush, activity toys and a nursery product range .

Completion of sale of property

The Board is also pleased to confirm that the sale of the freehold to the Group's over-spill warehouse premises at Vernon Works, Oldham in Lancashire was completed today and the receipt, in full of the purchase price of £3.5 million (plus VAT) in cash was received.

The Character Group plc FTSE sector : leisure goods: FTSE AIM All-share: symbol: CCT Market cap : £90m Email:  [e-mail]

Group website: www.thecharacter.com Product ranges can also be viewed at www.character-online.co.uk

Enquiries to: The Character Group plc Jon Diver, Joint Managing Director Kiran Shah, Joint Managing Director & Group Finance Director
Office:  [phone] Mobile: [phone] (JD) Mobile: [phone] (KS)
Panmure Gordon (Nominated Adviser and Joint Broker) Atholl Tweedie, Investment Banking Charles Leigh-Pemberton, Corporate Broking Rupert Dearden, Corporate Broking Tel:  [phone]
Allenby Capital Limited (Joint Broker) Nick Athanas, Corporate Finance Amrit Nahal, Sales & Corporate Broking Tel:  [phone]
TooleyStreet Communications Limited (Investor and media relations) Fiona Tooley Tel:  [phone] Email: [e-mail]

 

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