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Published in House and Home on Wednesday, March 27th 2013 at 4:17 GMT by Market Wire🞛 This publication is a summary or evaluation of another publication
March 27, 2013 07:00 ET
Premium Brands Holdings Corporation Announces Closing of Freybe Transaction and Increase in Dividend
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - March 27, 2013) - Premium Brands Holdings Corporation (TSX:PBH), a leading producer, marketer and distributor of branded specialty food products, announced today that it has completed the purchase of Freybe Gourmet Foods Ltd.
Premium Brands is also pleased to announce that in conjunction with the closing of the Freybe transaction it will be increasing its quarterly dividend by 6.3% to $0.3125 per share from $0.294 per share. The increase will commence for the dividend period ended June 28, 2013 with the first dividend under the new rate being payable on July 15, 2013.
"Over the last seven years we have made significant progress towards achieving our goal of a 50% dividend payout ratio," said Mr. George Paleologou, President and CEO. "Last year our payout ratio was 52%. This compares to a payout ratio of over 100% when we first started to declare distributions to our shareholders in mid-2005.
"We expect the Freybe transaction to reduce our payout ratio to below our 50% target and, accordingly, we are pleased to be able to reward our shareholders with a dividend rate increase," added Mr. Paleologou.
About Premium Brands
Premium Brands owns a broad range of leading specialty food manufacturing and differentiated food distribution businesses with operations in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nevada and Washington State. The Company services over 22,000 customers and its family of brands and businesses include Grimm's, Harvest, McSweeney's, Bread Garden Go, Hygaard, Hempler's, Quality Fast Foods, Gloria's The Best of Fresh, Direct Plus, National Direct-to-Store Distribution (NDSD), Harlan Fairbanks, Creekside Bakehouse, Centennial Foodservice, B&C Food Distribution, Stuyver's Bakestudio, Shahir, Duso's, Maximum Seafood, SK Food Group, OvenPride, Hub City Fisheries, Audrey's, Deli Chef, Piller's and Freybe Gourmet Foods.
About Freybe
Freybe is a leading manufacturer and marketer of premium gourmet deli meats and high quality food products and is based in Langley, BC.
[ www.premiumbrandsholdings.com ]
FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS
This discussion and analysis contains forward looking statements with respect to the Company, including its business operations, strategy and financial performance and condition. These statements generally can be identified by the use of forward looking words such as "may", "could", "should", "would", "will", "expect", "intend", "plan", "estimate", "project", "anticipate", "believe" or "continue", or the negative thereof or similar variations.
Although management believes that the expectations reflected in such forward looking statements are reasonable and represent the Company's internal expectations and belief as of March 27, 2013, such statements involve unknown risks and uncertainties beyond the Company's control which may cause its actual performance and results in future periods to differ materially from any estimates or projections of future performance or results expressed or implied by such forward looking statements.
Factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from the Company's expectations include, among other things: (i) seasonal and/or weather related fluctuations in the Company's sales; (ii) changes in consumer discretionary spending resulting from changes in economic conditions and/or general consumer confidence levels; (iii) changes in the cost of raw materials used in the production of the Company's products; (iv) changes in the cost of products sourced from third party manufacturers and sold through the Company's proprietary distribution networks; (v) risks associated with the Company's conversion from a publicly traded income trust to a publicly traded corporation, including related changes in Canada's income tax laws; (vi) changes in the Company's relationships with its larger customers; (vii) potential liabilities and expenses resulting from defects in the Company's products; (viii) changes in consumer food product preferences; (ix) competition from other food manufacturers and distributors; (x) execution risk associated with the Company's growth initiatives; (xi) risks associated with the Company's business acquisition strategies; and (xii) new government regulations affecting the Company's business and operations. Details on these risk factors as well as other factors can be found in the Company's 2012 MD&A, which is filed electronically through SEDAR and is available online at [ www.sedar.com ].
Unless otherwise indicated, the forward looking information in this document is made as of March 27, 2013 and, except as required by applicable law, will not be publicly updated or revised. This cautionary statement expressly qualifies the forward looking information in this document.
