PPHE Hotel Group Limited Exercise of Sugarhill Option (1414J)
June 26 2017 - 5:15AM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 1414J
PPHE Hotel Group Limited
26 June 2017
26 June 2017
PPHE Hotel Group Limited
("PPHE Hotel Group")
Exercise of Sugarhill Option
PPHE Hotel Group which together with its subsidiaries (the
"Group") owns, leases, develops, operates and franchises full
service upscale, upper upscale and lifestyle hotels in major
gateway cities, regional centres and select resort destinations,
predominantly in Europe, announces that it has today sold its
remaining 12% interest in Sugarhill Investments B.V. ("Sugarhill")
to its non-wholly owned subsidiary Arena Hospitality Group d.d.
("Arena") for an amount of EUR8.33 million.
Background
As announced on 21 and 23 December 2016, PPHE Hotel Group
contributed 88% percent of its interest in Sugarhill, which,
together with its subsidiaries ("Sugarhill Group"), comprised the
Group's German and Hungarian assets and operations, in exchange for
1,091,250 new shares in Arena. Following such contribution, the
Group continued to hold 12% of the shares in Sugarhill ("Sugarhill
Shares"). PPHE Hotel Group also granted an option to Arena to
acquire the Sugarhill Shares for an amount of EUR8.33 million (the
"Option") at any time during the following 18 month period.
Arena has exercised that Option and the Sugarhill Shares have
been sold pursuant thereto.
Enquiries:
PPHE Hotel Group Limited
Chen Moravsky, Deputy Chief
Executive Officer and Chief Tel: +44 (0)20 7034
Financial Officer 4800
Hudson Sandler Financial Public
Relations
Tel: +44 (0)20 7796
Wendy Baker / Jocelyn Spottiswoode 4133
Notes to editors
PPHE Hotel Group is a Guernsey registered company and through
its subsidiaries, jointly controlled entities and associates, owns,
leases, operates, franchises and develops full-service upscale,
upper upscale and lifestyle hotels in major gateway cities,
regional centres and select resort destinations, predominantly in
Europe.
The majority of the Group's hotels operate under the Park
Plaza(R) Hotels & Resorts or art'otel(R) brands. The Group has
an exclusive licence from Carlson Hotels Worldwide Inc., one of the
world's largest hotel groups, to develop and operate Park Plaza(R)
Hotels & Resorts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
The art'otel(R) brand is wholly owned by the Group.
The Group has a controlling ownership interest (51.97% of the
share capital) in Arena Hospitality Group, one of Croatia's
best-known hospitality groups.
The Group's portfolio of owned, leased, managed and franchised
hotels comprises 39 hotels offering a total of approximately 9,000
rooms. The Group's development pipeline includes two new hotels
which are expected to add an additional 500 rooms by the end of
2019.
Company websites:
www.pphe.com
www.arenahospitalitygroup.com
For reservations:
www.parkplaza.com
www.artotels.com
www.arenaturist.com
For images and logos visit www.vfmii.com/parkplaza
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