Fortum To Sell Its Recycling And Waste Business To Summa Equity
July 18 (Reuters) -Fortum Oyj FORTUM.HE:
INSIDE INFORMATION: FORTUM TO SELL ITS RECYCLING AND WASTE BUSINESS TO SUMMA EQUITY FOR APPROXIMATELY EUR 800 MILLION
TOTAL CONSIDERATION ON A DEBT- AND CASH-FREE BASIS IS APPROXIMATELY EUR 800 MILLION
BASED ON BALANCE SHEET AVAILABLE AT SIGNING, FORTUM WOULD RECORD A TAX-EXEMPT CAPITAL GAIN OF APPROXIMATELY EUR 110 MILLION
INAL CAPITAL GAIN WILL DEPEND ON BALANCE SHEET VALUE AT CLOSING
TRANSACTION IS SUBJECT TO CUSTOMARY CLOSING CONDITIONS AND IS EXPECTED TO BE COMPLETED IN Q4 OF 2024.
BUSINESSES ARE LOCATED IN FINLAND, SWEDEN, DENMARK AND NORWAY AND CURRENTLY EMPLOY APPROXIMATELY 900 EMPLOYEES.
CONTINUES STRATEGIC REVIEW OF ITS REMAINING CIRCULAR SOLUTIONS' BUSINESSES
TRANSACTION WILL LOWER FORTUM'S GUIDANCE FOR CAPITAL EXPENDITURE. FROM 2025 ONWARDS
GROUP'S ANNUAL MAINTENANCE CAPITAL EXPENDITURE IS EXPECTED TO BE EUR 250 MILLION (PREVIOUSLY: 300 MILLION)
CAPITAL EXPENDITURE (EXCLUDING ACQUISITIONS) FOR 2024-2026 IS EXPECTED TO BE UP TO EUR 1.6 BILLION (PREVIOUSLY: UP TO EUR 1.7 BILLION).
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(Gdansk Newsroom)
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