For Zooplus shareholders who have so far retained their shares, the opportunity still exists from 9 to 22 November to tender their shares for 480 euros per share. Zooplus has announced that as a consequence of the takeover, one-off transaction costs running into the double-digit million range will be incurred. As a result, the board will lower its forecast for earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation of intangible assets (EBITDA) for fiscal 2021 as a whole.
Earnings of 20 to 35 mio euros are now expected instead of the 40 to 80 mio euros previously anticipated. The sales forecast for 2021, expected to be in a range between 2.04 bn and 2.14 bn euros, remains unchanged.