Brambles Limited
ABN 89 118 896 021
Level 10, Angel Place, 123 Pitt Street
Sydney NSW 2000 Australia
GPO Box 4173 Sydney NSW 2001
Tel +61 2 9256 5222 Fax +61 2 9256 5299www.brambles.com
15 February 2018
The Manager - Listings
Australian Securities Exchange Limited Exchange Centre
20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
Via electronic lodgement
Dear Sir/Madam
Brambles Limited Announces Completion of its Recycled Whitewood Pallets Business in North America
Please see the attached announcement relating to the above.
Yours faithfully
Brambles Limited
Robert Gerrard Company Secretary
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ASX & Media Release
Brambles announces completion of the sale of its recycled whitewood pallets business in North America
Sydney - 15 February 2018: Brambles refers to its announcement on 9 January 2018 that it had entered into an agreement to sell its non-core North American recycled whitewood pallet business, CHEP Recycled, to Grey Mountain Partners for an enterprise value of US$115 million.
Brambles announces today that, following the necessary regulatory approvals, the completion of the sale took place on 14 February 2018 in New York.
Proceeds of the sale were broadly in line with carrying value of the CHEP Recycled business. The related cash inflow will be reported in Brambles' full-year results for the 2018 financial year in August 2018.
For further information, please contact:
Investors | Investors | Media |
Sean O'Sullivan | Raluca Chiriacescu | James Millard |
Vice President, Investor Relations | Director, Investor Relations | Director, Corporate Communication, |
+61 2 9256 5262 | +44 20 3880 9412 | Group & Asia Pacific |
+61 412 139 711 | +44 78 1065 8044 | +61 414 777 680 |
sean.osullivan@brambles.com | raluca.chiriacescu@brambles.com | james.millard@brambles.com |
Brambles Limited (ASX:BXB) is a supply-chain logistics company operating primarily through the CHEP and IFCO brands. Brambles enhances performance for customers by helping them transport goods through their supply chains more efficiently, sustainably and safely. The Group's primary activity is the provision of reusable unit-load equipment such as pallets, crates and containers for shared use by multiple participants throughout the supply chain, under a model known as "pooling". Brambles primarily serves the fast-moving consumer goods (e.g. dry food, grocery, and health and personal care), fresh produce, beverage, retail and general manufacturing industries, counting many of the world's best-known brands among its customers. The Group also operates specialist container logistics business serving the automotive sector. Brambles operates in more than 60 countries, with its largest operations in North America and Western Europe. Brambles employs approximately 14,000 people and owns approximately 590 million pallets, crates and containers through a network of more than 850 service centres. For further information, please visitwww.brambles.com.
Grey Mountain Partners Grey Mountain Partners is a Boulder, Colorado-based private equity firm that focuses on partnering with management to create lasting value through operational improvements and strategic growth initiatives. Grey Mountain invests in middle-market companies across a wide range of industries, manages approximately US$700 million of assets, and is currently investing from its third fund, which was raised in 2013. For further information, please visitwww.greymountain.com
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