Smith & 甥's £235m sell-off
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Healthcare and 医療の 製品s group Smith & 甥 is selling off its Elastoplast and Lil-lets 消費者 製品s 操作/手術s for a total of £235m and says it will return £415m to its 株主s through a special (株主への)配当.
The 処分s 示す the 変形 of the group into a hi-tech, high-growth 医療の 装置s company and is the culmination of an 18-month 再編成 programme under 長,指導者 (n)役員/(a)執行力のある Chris O'Donnell. 同様に as the 処分s, the group 明らかにする/漏らすd it is in '前進するd 交渉' with the 負傷させる-care 商売/仕事 of Germany's Beiersdorf and in 共同の 投機・賭ける 会談 with the group over 連合させるing 伝統的な 負傷させる-care and 包帯ing 操作/手術s.
Smith & 甥's feminine hygiene and toiletries 分割 is 存在 bought out by its 管理/経営 team, 支援するd by ABN Amro 資本/首都, for £140m in cash. Its brand 指名するs 含む Lil-lets and the Simple toiletries 範囲 and the 商売/仕事 had a turnover of £89m in 1999, producing operating 利益(をあげる)s of £18m. It has factories in Birmingham and Corby and the new company is to be called Accantia Health & Beauty. Beiersdorf is also to buy S&N's Elastoplast first 援助(する) dressings 商売/仕事 for £80m.
O'Donnell said: 'These are 重要な steps in the 根底となる reshaping of our 商売/仕事. The 目的(とする) is for Smith & 甥 to 焦点(を合わせる) on faster-growing and technologically 前進するd 製品s in the 医療の 装置 areas of orthopaedics, endoscopy and 負傷させる 管理/経営. These are areas of かなりの 可能性のある and growth.'
The Elastoplast 分割 含むs 配当 of the Nivea 範囲, which is made by Beiersdorf, in Britain and the 連邦/共和国. S&N's 配当 協定 was 予定 for 再開 in most markets at the end of next year. The Elastoplast first 援助(する) dressings 商売/仕事 had a turnover of £32m in 1999 and Nivea 配当 had sales of £67m. The 商売/仕事s, which 雇う a total of 240 people, made a 連合させるd 利益(をあげる) of just £9m last year.
On the 共同の 投機・賭ける with Beiersdorf, O'Donnell said each group 計画(する)s to 注入する £150m into the 投機・賭ける, which will 伴う/関わる their '円熟した' 負傷させる-care 操作/手術s, such as 伝統的な 包帯s and compression hosiery. The combination of the two should bring 重要な rationalisation 利益s, he said.
The 前進するd woundcare 味方する likely t o be sold to S&N has sales of £33m last year. The special (株主への)配当 will be 価値(がある) 37.14p. S&N 株 追加するd 7 3/4p to 214p.
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