Quadrant Group PLC
11 August 2000
Quadrant Group plc
Quadrant Group plc ('Quadrant') announces that its subsidiary
Quadrant Video Systems plc ('QVS') has reached conditional
agreement for the disposal of QVS' audio visual equipment
systems and services business ('the AV Business') to members
of the AV Business' management team ('the Purchasers').
The AV Business was transferred into a subsidiary company,
Quadrant Visual Solutions Limited ('VSL') with effect from 1
June 2000, and QVS is now selling 80.65% of the issued share
capital of VSL for £100,000, which is approximately equal to
the current net asset value attributable to these shares. In
addition, VSL has issued to QVS £200,000 of 7% secured loan
notes (repayable over 5 to 7 years) and will retain an amount
of debt at completion estimated to be £500,000. Following the
disposal, QVS will retain a 19.35% share holding in VSL, which
the Purchasers will have the option to acquire at fair value
in certain circumstances. The proceeds of the disposal will be
used to provide additional funds for the Group's working
capital requirements.
Because one of the Purchasers, Mr Paul Gregory, is a director
of QVS, the disposal is conditional on approval by Quadrant's
shareholders. A circular setting out full details of the
proposed transaction and giving notice of an extraordinary
general meeting of shareholders will be posted shortly.
In the year to 31 May 1999, the AV Business made an operating
loss of £281,000 on sales of £6.1 million, and in the half
year to 30 November 1999 made an operating loss of £78,000 on
sales of £2.8 million.
Including the effect of asset write-downs in QVS, which have
no cash impact, the proposed disposal is expected to generate
a loss on disposal of approximately £450,000 (including costs)
within Quadrant's consolidated accounts.
David Coghlan, Chief Executive of Quadrant, said
'As set out in the Company's recent annual reports, the
performance of the AV Business has been unsatisfactory for
some time. Whilst major restructuring has considerably
improved its position and prospects, the AV Business has
continued to divert management attention from the profitable
CCTV security core business within QVS. The Board believes
that this transaction will allow Quadrant to capitalise more
rapidly on the potential for growing profits in its CCTV
activities'.
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