Subsid's Disposal

Quadrant Group PLC 11 August 2000 Quadrant Group plc Quadrant Group plc ('Quadrant') announces that its subsidiary Quadrant Video Systems plc ('QVS') has reached conditional agreement for the disposal of QVS' audio visual equipment systems and services business ('the AV Business') to members of the AV Business' management team ('the Purchasers'). The AV Business was transferred into a subsidiary company, Quadrant Visual Solutions Limited ('VSL') with effect from 1 June 2000, and QVS is now selling 80.65% of the issued share capital of VSL for £100,000, which is approximately equal to the current net asset value attributable to these shares. In addition, VSL has issued to QVS £200,000 of 7% secured loan notes (repayable over 5 to 7 years) and will retain an amount of debt at completion estimated to be £500,000. Following the disposal, QVS will retain a 19.35% share holding in VSL, which the Purchasers will have the option to acquire at fair value in certain circumstances. The proceeds of the disposal will be used to provide additional funds for the Group's working capital requirements. Because one of the Purchasers, Mr Paul Gregory, is a director of QVS, the disposal is conditional on approval by Quadrant's shareholders. A circular setting out full details of the proposed transaction and giving notice of an extraordinary general meeting of shareholders will be posted shortly. In the year to 31 May 1999, the AV Business made an operating loss of £281,000 on sales of £6.1 million, and in the half year to 30 November 1999 made an operating loss of £78,000 on sales of £2.8 million. Including the effect of asset write-downs in QVS, which have no cash impact, the proposed disposal is expected to generate a loss on disposal of approximately £450,000 (including costs) within Quadrant's consolidated accounts. David Coghlan, Chief Executive of Quadrant, said 'As set out in the Company's recent annual reports, the performance of the AV Business has been unsatisfactory for some time. Whilst major restructuring has considerably improved its position and prospects, the AV Business has continued to divert management attention from the profitable CCTV security core business within QVS. The Board believes that this transaction will allow Quadrant to capitalise more rapidly on the potential for growing profits in its CCTV activities'.

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