7th Apr 2015 10:11
To: Business Editor For immediate release
DAIRY FARM COMPLETES INVESTMENT IN YONGHUI SUPERSTORES
7th April 2015 - Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is pleased to confirm the completion today of its investment to acquire a 19.99% interest in Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd by the subscription of 813,100,468 new shares in Yonghui Superstores at a price of RMB7 per share, for a total consideration of RMB5.69 billion (approximately US$909 million).
Dairy Farm announced on 11th August 2014 that its wholly-owned subsidiary, The Dairy Farm Company, Limited, had entered into a conditional agreement to acquire a 19.99% interest in Shanghai-listed Yonghui Superstores Co., Ltd by way of a subscription of new shares. On 13th March 2015, Dairy Farm advised that this investment had received final regulatory approval.
Dairy Farm is a leading pan-Asian retailer. The Group, together with its associates and joint ventures, operates over 6,100 outlets - including supermarkets, hypermarkets, convenience stores, health and beauty stores, home furnishings stores and restaurants - employing over 100,000 people, and had total annual sales in 2014 exceeding US$13 billion. Dairy Farm International Holdings Limited is incorporated in Bermuda and has a standard listing on the London Stock Exchange as its primary listing, with secondary listings in Bermuda and Singapore. It is a member of the Jardine Matheson Group.
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For further information, please contact:
Dairy Farm Management Services Limited
Lancy Ng (852) 2299 3011
Brunswick Group Limited
Siobhan Xiaohui Zheng (852) 3512 5044
This and other Group announcements can be accessed through the Internet at 'www.dairyfarmgroup.com'.
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