Cobham to Raise GBP500 Million Via Rights Issue
March 02 2017 - 2:22AM
Dow Jones News
By Tapan Panchal
LONDON--Cobham PLC (COB.LN) Thursday said it will raise 500
million pounds ($617.36 million) via a rights issue as the
embattled defense contractor posted a sharp drop in 2016 adjusted
operating profit.
The maker of air-to-air refueling systems for Boeing Co. (BA)
and Airbus Group SE's (AIR.FR) military tanker planes said it
expects to complete its fully underwritten rights issue during the
second quarter of 2017. In June 2016, it raised GBP506.7 million
via a discounted share issue.
The second rights issue in less than a year comes after the
company issued a series of profit warnings due to setbacks on its
military programs. Adjusted operating profit for the year ended
Dec. 31, 2016, fell to GBP225 million from GBP332 million in the
year ago period. In February, Cobham said underlying operating
profit would total GBP225 million for 2016, down from previous
estimates of between GBP255 million and GBP275 million, due to
recognition of additional costs and charges.
Full-year reported loss before tax totaled GBP847.9 million,
versus a pretax loss of GBP39.8 million in 2015, on a revenue of
GBP1.94 billion and GBP2.07 billion, respectively.
Cobham said it has suspended its final dividend payment for 2016
and doesn't intend to declare a dividend in 2017.
Write to Tapan Panchal at tapan.panchal@wsj.com
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