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Disposal of the Dolfinarium Harderwijk completed and sale of Walibi Sud-Ouest
initiated
Boulogne, January 8, 2015 - Today, Compagnie des Alpes (CDA) completed the
sale of the Dolfinarium, located in Harderwijk, Netherlands, to Continental
Leisure Projects SARL, an affiliate of Aspro Group, which will also purchase the
Walibi Sud-Ouest Leisure park, located close to Agen, France, by the end of
January. Employee representation bodies have just issued a positive opinion
regarding this initiative.
These two transactions are in line with CDA's strategy of refocusing its Leisure
park portfolio, announced a year ago and confirmed on December 18, 2014 during
the release of the Group's annual results. Those results illustrated strong
growth in Leisure destinations.
The transaction represents a total value of EUR37.5 million, paid in cash. In FY
2013-2014, the two sites concerned generated sales of EUR22.5 million and
approximately 6% of EBITDA in the Leisure destination business unit.
Walibi Sud-Ouest will maintain its brand identity for at least three years.
Dominique Marcel, Chairman and CEO of Compagnie des Alpes, declared: "This
transaction highlights the intrinsic value of CDA's sites, particularly those at
the heart of our strategy."
www.compagniedesalpes.com
About Compagnie des Alpes
With more than 23 million visitors and EUR693 million in sales (financial year
ended 09/30/14), Compagnie des Alpes is an international top name in the leisure
industry. The world leader in Ski areas, CDA is active in 15 of the world's most
prestigious ski resorts, including Tignes, Val d'Isère, Chamonix and Méribel,
as well as in Japan.
Ranked among the Top 10 worldwide players in the leisure industry, it operates
16 parks throughout the world, including two of the 10 most visited Leisure
parks in Europe, Futuroscope (1.6 million visitors) and Parc Astérix (1.7
million visitors), as well as Walibi parks in France, the Netherlands and
Belgium. CDA is also piloting development of the Grévin brand (wax museums) all
over the world (Paris, Montreal, Prague, Seoul (2015), Vevey-Switzerland
(2016).
Based in Boulogne Billancourt, France, Compagnie des Alpes has 5,000 employees
around the world. CDA has been listed on Euronext Paris since 1994.
CDA is in the indices CAC All-Shares, CAC All-Tradable, CAC Mid & Small, and CAC
Small.
ISIN: FR0000053324; Reuters: CDAF.PA; FTSE: 5755 Recreational Services.
Contacts:
Compagnie des Alpes:
Victoire Aubry +33 1 46 84 88 97 victoire.aubry@compagniedesalpes.fr
Sandra Picard +33 1 46 84 88 53 sandra.picard@compagniedesalpes.fr
Alexis d'Argent +33 1 46 84 88 79 alexis.dargent@compagniedesalpes.fr
Les Ateliers Corporate:
Xavier Yvon +33 1 84 16 02 08 xavier.yvon@lesatelierscorporate.com
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