13th May 2014 07:00
News Release
13 May 2014
Consort Medical plc
King Systems Milestone Payment
Consort Medical plc ("Consort Medical") (LSE: CSRT), is pleased to announce that it has received the US$10.0 million (£5.9 million)1 milestone payment following the disposal of King Systems - an airway management company - to Ambu A/S in February 2013. Maximum consideration was agreed at up to US$170 million (£109.7 million)2 , of which Consort received net cash consideration of US$123.3 million (£79.6 million)2 at completion.
Contingent consideration payments were agreed as part of the disposal of King Systems, given the anticipated near term improvements in the financial performance of the business. The contingent payments included the payment of US$10.0 million announced today, to recognise the first commercial sale of the King Vision low-cost blade.
Jonathan Glenn, Consort Medical's Chief Executive commented: "We are pleased to see the launch of the King Vision low cost blade, which we expect to add further impetus to the sales of the King Vision products under Ambu's ownership."
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Notes
1. Translated using current exchange rate of £1:US$1.69516
2. Translated using historic disposal accounting exchange rate of £1:US$1.5498
Enquiries:
Consort MedicalJonathan Glenn - Chief Executive Richard Cotton - Finance Director | Tel: +44 1442 867920 |
Brunswick Group Jon Coles / Pip Green / Anna Carruth | Tel: +44 20 7404 5959
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Consort Medical plc is an international medical devices company, focused on developing and manufacturing disposable medical devices for drug delivery. The principal business of the Company is the management of Bespak, a global market leader in the manufacture of drug delivery devices for pharmaceutical partner companies, including respiratory, nasal, and injectables products, and the manufacture of devices for the point of care diagnostics market.
The Group has facilities in King's Lynn, Cambridge, Nelson, Milton Keynes and Hemel Hempstead in the UK. Consort Medical is a public company quoted on the full list of the London Stock Exchange (LSE: CSRT). The Group's website address is www.consortmedical.com.
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