GrandVision: EssilorLuxottica to Buy 76.72% Stake for EUR28 a Share
July 31 2019 - 02:09AM
Dow Jones News
By Ian Walker
Grandvision NV (GVNV.AE) said Wednesday that is supports
EssilorLuxottica SA's (EL.FR) acquisition of a 76.72% interest in
the company for 28 euros ($31.23) a share.
The Franco-Italian company will acquire the stake from HAL Trust
(HAL.AE), with the deal implying a value of EUR7.12 billion ($7.92
billion) for the whole of Grandvision.
Earlier this month HAL Trust said it was in talks to sell its
majority stake in the Dutch optical retailer to EssilorLuxottica.
The offer price is a 33% premium to GrandVision's closing share
price of EUR21.04.
On Wednesday the companies said that if the deal doesn't
complete within 12 months then the price would increase to EUR28.42
a share.
"This transaction is expected to provide value to GrandVision's
shareholders, while allowing for the acceleration of GrandVision's
growth strategy through the expansion of our store network and
online platforms," GrandVision CEO Stephan Borchert said.
Separately GrandVision reported a 40% fall in pretax profit for
the first half of the year.
For the half year ended June 30 GrandVision made a net profit of
EUR64 million compared with EUR106 million for the same period in
2018, on revenue that rose 6.5% to EUR2 billion.
Adjusted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and
amortization--the company's preferred metric which strips out
exceptional and other one-off items--was EUR297 million compared
with EUR293 million for the half year ended June 30, 2018.
GrandVision said that it expects Ebitda for the second half to
benefit from lower incremental investments and operating leverage
within the existing business. It therefore expects Ebitda growth
for the full year to be broadly in line with mid-term guidance.
GrandVision had 7,265 stores at the end of June, compared with
7,216 at the end of March, driven by store openings and
acquisitions.
Write to Ian Walker at ian.walker@wsj.com; @IanWalk40289749
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