6 Dec 2016 07:00
BETTER CAPITAL PCC LIMITED 2012 Cell
6 December 2016
Sale of iNTERTAIN to Stonegate Pub Company Limited
Better Capital PCC Limited (the "Company") is pleased to announce that BECAP12 Fund LP (the "2012 Fund") has exchanged contracts on the disposal of its interests in iNTERTAIN Limited ("iNTERTAIN") to Stonegate Pub Company Limited ("Stonegate") at an enterprise value of £39.5m. Formal completion is unconditional and is anticipated to happen later this week.
iNTERTAIN owns and operates a national chain of bars trading principally under the Walkabout brand. The 2012 Fund invested in the business in November 2014, and has successfully restructured and invested in the business, returning it to a profitable and cash generative group.
Stonegate is one of the UK's largest managed pub companies, with 662 sites nationwide.
The sale of iNTERTAIN is expected to realise net proceeds to the 2012 Fund of £33.7 million at completion, with the remaining proceeds deferred pending the resolution of certain legacy matters. Overall estimated net proceeds from the transaction will be a little below the valuation published in the 2016 Interim Report of £38.0 million. The 2012 Fund GP Company has informed the Board that it anticipates returning the bulk of the immediate cash proceeds to the 2012 Cell.
The Board intends thereafter to distribute £34.0m from the 2012 Cell to the 2012 Shareholders as soon as practicable. This distribution will amount to 9.8 pence per share at the current level of issued share capital, or 10.7 pence per share following the share buy-back and cancellation as proposed in the circular issued by the Company on 25 November 2016 if this is approved.
The Company wishes iNTERTAIN's ongoing team and new shareholders success in the business's next phase.
Enquiries:
Better Capital PCC Limited +44 (0) 1481 716 000
Laurence McNairn (Administrator and Company Secretary)
Better Capital LLP +44 (0) 20 7440 0840
Simon Pilling (Chief Executive)
Bonnie Kraus (Director of Finance and Investor Relations)
Powerscourt +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
Justin Griffiths
Peter Ogden
Numis Securities +44 (0) 20 7260 1426
Nathan Brown