Dairy Crest Group PLC CMA proposes to accept Müller's undertakings (6238V)
August 10 2015 - 10:41AM
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RNS Number : 6238V
Dairy Crest Group PLC
10 August 2015
10 August 2015
Dairy Crest Group plc ("Dairy Crest")
CMA proposes to accept Müller's undertakings - Sale of Dairy
Crest's Dairies operations on track to complete in 2015
On 6 November 2014 Dairy Crest announced that it had agreed to
sell the assets of its Dairies operations to Muller UK &
Ireland Group LLP ("Müller"). The sale has already received the
approval of Dairy Crest shareholders.
On 26 June 2015 the Competition and Markets Authority ("CMA")
announced that there were reasonable grounds for believing that
undertakings offered by Müller may address the CMA's competition
concerns.
In a notice posted on its website today the CMA has indicated
that it proposes to accept Müller's undertakings and has invited
comments from third parties on its proposal to accept.
The CMA has also announced an extension of its deadline for
consideration of the undertakings by the statutory 40 days from 21
August to 19 October although it has also said that it may reach a
final decision before that date.
Dairy Crest continues to anticipate that the sale will complete
before the end of 2015 should the CMA accept the undertakings.
Mark Allen, Chief Executive of Dairy Crest, commented:
"We have always believed the sale of our Dairies operations is
good news for the whole UK dairy sector which is currently facing
significant challenges arising from low dairy commodity returns. It
will deliver economies of scale and cost efficiencies that will
underpin investment and help the UK compete more successfully in
global markets.
Today's announcement that the CMA proposes to accept Müller's
undertakings is a positive step forward and the extended timetable
still allows us to complete the sale in 2015."
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For further information, please
contact:
Dairy Crest Group plc
Arthur Reeves 01372 472236
Brunswick Max McGahan / Rebecca
Lum 020 7404 5959
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