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RNS Number : 4031V  Creightons PLC  08 July 2024

08 July 2024

CREIGHTONS plc ("Creightons" or the "Company")

Update on Asset Impairment and Notice of 2024 Audited Preliminary Results

Creightons plc (LSE: CRL), the product developer, brand owner
and manufacturer of personal care, beauty, and fragrance products, today
announces an update on its annual impairment review of goodwill and brand
values, along with providing a date for the announcement of the 2024 audited
preliminary results.

Impairment of the Emma Hardie Intangible Asset valuation

Whilst the audit of the Company's consolidated accounts for the year ended 31
March 2024 ("Accounts") is still underway, the Company considers it
appropriate to announce now the results of its annual impairment review of
goodwill and brand values in relation to the acquired businesses and the
likely effect on the Accounts.

The Emma Hardie business was acquired on 28 July 2021 for a total
consideration of £6.2m. The annual review of the value-in-use of the Emma
Hardie brand, in accordance with the requirements of IAS36, will result in an
exceptional impairment charge of £4.45m. While non-cash in the current year,
this charge will materially adversely impact the reported pre-tax profit. The
remaining associated intangible asset value of £0.66m reflects an accounting
assessment of discounted future cash flows from Emma Hardie, based upon
current performance and an estimate of future sales and costs.

This impairment will also result in a derecognition of the goodwill value of
£1.28m, relating to the deferred tax associated with the Emma Hardie brand,
with consequential adjustments to the deferred tax accrual.  The net effect
of these will be a tax charge of £0.17m.

The net impact on the Accounts will be a non-cash post-tax charge of £4.62m.

Similar impairment exercises on the other acquired brands resulted in
value-in-use exceeding their carrying value, so no impairments will be
required.

The operational performance of the Group in the year to 31 March 2024, will
show improved underlying profit and cash generation in the second half of the
year in comparison to the first half.

Further details on the assumptions used and the brand performance will be
included in our forthcoming audited preliminary results announcement.

Notice of 2024 Audited Preliminary Results

Creightons plc intends to announce its audited preliminary results for the
year ended 31 March 2024 on Thursday 18 July 2024.

There will be a presentation at 11am 24(th) July for investors and analysts.
For details, please email creightons@piworld.co.uk
(mailto:creightons@piworld.co.uk) .

 

Creightons plc.

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Roland Cornish, Beaumont Cornish Limited               0207 628
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Beaumont Cornish Limited, which is authorised and regulated in the United
Kingdom by the Financial Conduct Authority, is Financial Adviser to the
Company in relation to the matters referred herein. Beaumont Cornish Limited
is acting exclusively for the Company and for no one else in relation to the
matters described in this announcement and is not advising any other person
and accordingly will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for
providing the protections afforded to clients of Beaumont Cornish Limited, or
for providing advice in relation to the contents of this announcement or any
matter referred to in it.

This announcement contains inside information for the purposes of Article 7 of
the Market Abuse Regulation (EU) 596/2014 as it forms part of UK domestic law
by virtue of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018 ("MAR"), and is
disclosed in accordance with the Company's obligations under Article 17 of
MAR.

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