PERTH, Australia, 2016-Mar-03 — /EPR Retail News/ — Wesfarmers’ acquisition of the Homebase business from Home Retail Group plc (LSE:HOME) has been completed.
Wesfarmers Managing Director Richard Goyder welcomed the completion of the acquisition which will add 15,000 new employees in the United Kingdom and Ireland to the Wesfarmers Group this week. “We welcome our new employees and are excited about the opportunity to bring the best of Bunnings to the UK and Ireland,” Mr Goyder said.
Wesfarmers announced on 18 January 2016 that it had entered into an agreement to acquire Homebase from Home Retail Group for £340 million (A$658 million)1. The transaction received approval from Home Retail Group’s banking syndicate in early February and from a general meeting of its shareholders on 25 February 2016.
For more information:
Investors
Mark Scatena
General Manager, Investor Relations
(+61) 8 9327 4416 or (+61) 439 979 398
mscatena@wesfarmers.com.au
UK Media
Philip Gawith
Managing Partner, Teneo Strategy
+44 (0)20 7240 2486
philip.gawith@teneostrategy.com
Media – Wesfarmers
Cathy Bolt
Media and External Affairs Manager
(+61) 8 9327 4423 or (+61) 417 813 804
cbolt@wesfarmers.com.au
Media – Bunnings
Kate Inverarity
Partner, Nightingale Communications
(+61) 3 9670 4373 or (+61) 413 163 020
kate@nightingalecommunications.com.au
1£:A$ of 0.5170 at 26 February 2016 (Reserve Bank of Australia)