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Cineworld - Sale and leaseback yields special dividend

July 2019

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The shares hit a new high of 321p after Cineworld announced a sale and leaseback transaction and special dividend. This came alongside an update for the period to 12th May and noted trading in line with expectations.Cineworld has announced a US$286m sale of 17 US based (former Regal) cinemas and leaseback under 15 year leases. These had a book value of US$240m, so achieved an uplift in value of US$46m. Half the proceeds will be returned to shareholders as a special dividend of c. 16p a share with the rest paying down borrowings. Leverage is expected to fall from 3.3x net debt / EBITDA to around 3x. It also said there’s scope for other similar sized transactions, in particular one involving a further 18 cinemas and 255 screens ...

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