RE: RNS - Sale Approved9 Jun 2020 14:31
CEO
Michael Frayne, Executive Chairman of EPO, commented:
"The last few years have proved to be a very difficult time for the palm oil industry in Liberia, and worldwide, which as shareholders will be aware has significantly impacted the Group's ability to develop its palm plantations at the rate we would have hoped. Indeed, last year we announced that Butaw estate would cease operations as it was not economically viable to continue.
"Having extensively considered the proposed Disposal, I, and Geoff Brown, believe that it is in the best interests of shareholders for EPO now to dispose of its interest in LPD and seek to utilize its cash reserves, of approximately £800,000 expected on completion of the proposed Disposal, to seek to acquire another asset which can deliver value generation for shareholders in the near to medium term."