Sale of Rental/Publication Co

Comprop Limited 28 March 2002 ComProp Limited ComProp Limited has today agreed the sale of its rental, publications, and company search and credit checking businesses to Le Riche Group Limited for £1.75 million to be settled in cash. Le Riche Group Limited own 7.5% of the issued shares of ComProp Limited. Martin Bralsford, chief executive of Le Riche Group Limited is a non-executive director of ComProp Limited and was not involved with the detailed contracts. The fixed assets, stocks and goodwill of the above businesses are being sold. The book value of the assets sold was £365,000 at 31st March 2001 and the profits before interest and tax of the businesses sold were £157,000. The sale proceeds will be retained and used to further develop the company's property portfolio. Tom Scott, chairman, said 'Although the businesses being sold have had an extremely successful year the board had made clear that the company should concentrate its activities in the field of commercial properties. The board believed the time is right to sell the non-property businesses.' For further information contact: Tom Scott, chairman, 01481 237 177 Charles Day, finance director, 01534 83 55 55 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

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