March 20, 2018
HelloFresh SE: HelloFresh acquires Green Chef Corporation
HelloFresh SE: HelloFresh acquires Green Chef Corporation
HelloFresh SE / Key word(s): Takeover
HelloFresh SE: HelloFresh acquires Green Chef Corporation
20-March-2018 / 19:49 CET/CEST
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HelloFresh acquires Green Chef Corporation
International Securities Identification Number (ISIN): DE000A161408
German Securities Code (WKN): A16140
Ticker Symbol: HFG
LEI: 391200ZAF4V6XD2M9G57
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt am Main (Prime Standard)
Berlin, 20 March 2018 - US subsidiaries of HelloFresh SE ("Company"), the world's leading meal kit company, have entered today with the consent of the Company's management and supervisory board into an agreement on the basis of which one of these US subsidiaries will acquire all shares in Green Chef Corporation. Green Chef Corporation is an American competitor that provides meal kits with organic ingredients.
The acquisition of Green Chef Corporation is expected to contribute approx. USD 15 million per quarter to the Company's revenues starting in the second quarter of 2018 and to decrease the Company's adjusted EBITDA margin ("AEBITDA Margin") by approx. 2% points per quarter in 2018 (starting in the second quarter of 2018) and to be broadly neutral to AEBITDA Margin in 2019. The closing of the transaction is subject to conditions precedent, but the closing of the transaction is expected to occur shortly.
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Dr. Christian Ries
General Counsel
HelloFresh SE, Saarbrücker Straße 37a, 10405 Berlin +49 (0) 160 96382504
www.hellofreshgroup.com
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Global Head of PR
HelloFresh SE, Saarbrücker Straße 37a, 10405 Berlin +49 (0) 160 98 082 688
www.hellofreshgroup.com
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Company: HelloFresh SE
Saarbrücker Straße 37a
10405 Berlin
Germany
E-mail: [email protected]
Internet: www.hellofreshgroup.com
ISIN: DE000A161408
WKN: A16140
Indices: SDAX
Listed: Regulated Market in Frankfurt (Prime Standard); Regulated Unofficial Market in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Hamburg, Munich, Stuttgart, Tradegate Exchange
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