In the last few years, Elior Group has developed its two main activities in parallel, with the result that Areas is now the world number three in concession catering and Elior world number four in contract catering. Elior Group believes a separation of those two activities would allow to accelerate expansion in each by ensuring they have adequate resources. Elior Group emphasizes that this review of strategic options may or may not result in a transaction and that the Group remains fully focused on executing the Elior Group 2021 plan as a way of creating value, regardless of the outcome of this process. The Group does not intend to report on the progress of this review of strategic options before the Board of Directors has taken its decision either to approve a transaction or to end the process.

Elior Group confirms that preliminary results for its 2017-2018 financial year are in line with the Group’s full-year targets, with:

• organic growth of 3.0%;
• adjusted Ebita margin of 4.3%;
• capital expenditure of around €290 million.

The Group’s net debt was around €1.8 billion at September 30, 2018, resulting in gearing of 3.6x. Detailed results for the 2017-2018 financial year and guidance for 2018-2019 will be published on December 4, 2018 and management will comment on them in a press conference.