Disposal of Zendor

Brown (N.) Group PLC 30 November 2007 Disposal of Zendor N Brown Group plc, the leading direct home shopping group announces that it has entered into a contract to dispose of Zendor.com Ltd, its fulfilment subsidiary to GSI Luxembourg S.a.r.l., a subsidiary of GSI Commerce Inc., a leading US based end-to-end, e-commerce solutions provider. The proceeds in cash, including the repayment of inter company loans, are expected to amount to £3.83m subject to normal adjustments on completion. Completion is expected to take place on 14th December 2007 following a period of consultation with the staff. This satisfactorily completes the planned disposal of all non-core activities. The group is also pleased to announce the acquisition on 31st October 2007 of the business, assets and goodwill of Nightingales Ltd from the Administrator for a consideration of £0.77m in cash. As a result of this transaction the group has acquired over 150,000 customer names and a premium brand within the upmarket ladies clothing sector. Alan White, N Brown Group Chief Executive, said: 'The sale of Zendor will successfully complete our disposal programme of non-core activities and enables us to concentrate on our core strategy of growth in the Catalogue and internet retail market. The acquisition of Nightingales will complement our other brands in the upmarket ladies wear sector.' All enquiries should be addressed to: N Brown Group Plc: Alan White, Chief Executive Tel : +44 (0) 161 238 2202 Dean Moore, Group Finance Director Tel : +44 (0) 161 238 2208 Gavin Anderson & Co Fergus Wylie / Clotilde Gros / Paula McBride Tel : +44 (0) 207 554 1400 This information is provided by RNS The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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