12 January 2015
Clear Leisure plc
("Clear Leisure" or "the Company)
Mediapolis update
Further to the announcement of 28 October 2014, the Company is pleased to
announce that it has raised €200,000 via the placing of a 7 per cent. loan note
("Loan Note") to its major Swiss shareholder in order to provide funds for its
further investment in Mediapolis S.p.A ("Mediapolis").
As a result of this plan, the Company has completed a second investment in
Mediapolis through a subscription for €185,000] of new shares, increasing its
holding in Mediapolis from 69.5 per cent. to 82.4 per cent. Owing to other
existing Mediapolis shareholders also participating in the fundraise, which was
not initially expected, the Company's holding is lower than 88 per cent. stated
in the announcement of 28 October 2014. The Loan Note is repayable on 31
October 2015 or convertible into shares at 1.5p per share. The right to convert
vests with the lender.
The Company is also pleased to advise that the board of Mediapolis has signed a
mandate with Avalon Consulting (www.avalonconsulting.it) to assist it with the
disposal of Mediapolis' development rights for a price based on the independent
valuation appraisal of €35,600,000 announced on 18 August 2014. The sale
mandate covers Avalon Consulting marketing the land and development rights for
a cash price in the region of €22,000,000 or via an asset exchange for a
liquid, listed stock of an authorised real-estate fund in the region of €
34,000,000. Avalon consulting is a leading Italian real-estate advisory company
which acts as a consultant and appraiser for many of the most prestigious
Italian real-estate companies or funds.
The Board of Mediapolis has also decided to continue its legal claim against
Regione Piemonte for damages amounting to €26,000,000 and it is expected that a
formal and final presentation of its case will be made by Mediapolis' lawyers
on or before 15 February 2015.
Finally, Mr Nilesh Jagatia, Clear Leisure's CFO, has recently been appointed as
the Chief Executive Officer of Mediapolis which has enabled the Mediapolis
Board to complete its annual audit and call its Annual General Meeting ("AGM").
The AGM will be held on 26 January 2015 to, inter alia, approve its report and
financial statements for the period ending 31 December 2014.
The approval of the Mediapolis report and financial statements for 2014 will
allow Clear Leisure plc to complete annual report and audited financial
statements for the year ending 31st December 2014 in a timely manner.
For further information please contact:
Clear Leisure plc +39 02 4795 1642
Alfredo Villa, CEO
Cairn Financial Advisers LLP (Nominated Adviser) +44 (0) 20 7148 7900
Jo Turner
Peterhouse Corporate Finance (Joint Broker) +44 (0) 20 7469 0935
Lucy Williams / Heena Karani
About Clear Leisure Plc
Clear Leisure Plc (AIM: CLP) is an AIM listed investment Company pursuing a
dynamic strategy to create a comprehensive portfolio of companies primarily
encompassing the leisure and real estate sectors mainly in Italy but also other
European countries. The Company may be either a passive or active investor and
Clear Leisure's investment rationale ranges from acquiring minority positions
with strategic influence through to larger controlling positions. For further
information, please visit, www.clearleisure.com
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