RPC was established in 1991 following the management buyout of the plastic operations of Reedpack Ltd from SCA. Originally comprising five UK factories, the company today has over 55 operations in 19 countries and employs more than 11,100 people, with annual sales in excess of £1bn. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange in 1993 and entered the FTSE 250 in March 2011.

RPC is unique in offering products manufactured by the three main conversion processes – blow moulding, injection moulding and thermoforming, each technology producing different product characteristics that are suitable for specific packaging applications. It is structured along market and technological lines into six clusters which are aligned to these three processes.

Each cluster has on average seven manufacturing sites, operating across a wide geographical area for reasons of customer proximity, local market demand and manufacturing resource. Each plant is run autonomously.

This structure gives RPC a high degree of knowledge and expertise, along with the flexibility to deal with all types of sizes of businesses, and enables the company to deliver packaging solutions tailored each time to individual customer requirements, as well as the highest levels of service and support.


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Broker Forecast - Numis issues a broker note on RPC Group PLC
Numis today initiates coverage of RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) with a add investment rating and price target of 848p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Trading Statement
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RPC Group PLC
28 January 2016



28 January 2016



RPC Group



Trading Statement



RPC Group ("RPC Group" or "RPC"), a leading plastic products design and engineering company for packaging and non-packaging markets, today issues a trading statement for the period from 1 October 2015.



Trading performance third quarter 2015/16



Revenues for the Group in the third quarter of the financial year 2015/16 ("the period") increased significantly compared to the same period last year due to continued underlying organic growth and the contribution of acquisitions. The adjusted operating profit for the period was also significantly ahead of last year and in line with management's expectations. The period benefited from the time lag in passing through polymer price variations which partly compensated for the adverse effect of this in the first half of the year.



The Group achieved good cash flow development in the period and retains a robust financial position with significant headroom under its debt facilities.



Vision 2020 strategy



RPC announced the acquisition of Global Closure Systems ("GCS") in December 2015, a leading global manufacturer and provider of closures and dispensing systems, for an enterprise value of €650 million. RPC believes that GCS is an excellent fit with its Vision 2020 objectives and meets RPC's acquisition criteria. The completion of the acquisition is expected in March 2016 with the preparation planning for the integration currently underway.



The realisation of the Promens related synergies continues to progress well.



Pim Vervaat, RPC's Chief Executive, said:



"The Group performance in the quarter has been encouraging. Looking ahead, the addition of the GCS business will be another significant step in realising the Vision 2020 focused growth strategy."

28 Jan Numis 848.00 Add
28 Jan Panmure Gordon 870.00 Buy

Ouch. Drop today.

Where's this going DC?" any thoughts.

Baler, with the way the Ftse is performing of late (downward trend ) this company share is falling along with most others. A very good board of directors controlling the company, along with very good prospects from the recent takeovers. The sp has dropped from a high of about 850p to todays 680p, down about 170p or 20%. Hard to advise but there is a lot worse out there.

Broker Forecast - Canaccord Genuity issues a broker note on RPC Group PLC
Canaccord Genuity today reaffirms its buy investment rating on RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) and raised its price target to 815p (from 745p). Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

Hi dreamcatcher

If you took up your Rights when issued the picture is not as bad as you have painted.

Price when issued 820p times five plus one share at 460p equals 4560p divided by six is 760p.

So any comparison has to take account of the new circumstances.

Cheers churchill2, I don't think balerboy took up the Rights issue. As you correctly state, certainly a better picture for those that did.

Oh yes he did :))

:-))

8 Mar Jefferies... 900.00 Buy

Pre Close Trading Statement

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RPC Group PLC

31 March 2016




31 March 2016



RPC Group



Pre Close Trading Statement



RPC Group ("RPC" or the "Group"), a leading plastic products design and engineering company for packaging and non-packaging markets, today issues its pre close trading statement for the financial year ending 31 March 2016, ahead of its full year results announcement due to be published on 2 June 2016.





Trading Performance



Revenues for the financial year 2015/16 are anticipated to be significantly ahead of last year benefiting from continued organic growth throughout the year and the contribution from acquisitions. The adjusted operating profit is also expected to be significantly higher than last year and in line with management expectations as the first phase of Promens related synergies have been fully realised.



The Group's financial position remains robust with good cash flow development projected for the year and significant headroom remaining under the Group's debt facilities.





Vision 2020 Strategy



The Group continues to make good progress in implementing the Vision 2020 focused growth strategy by growing organically and through acquisitions. The acquisition of Global Closure Systems ("GCS"), a leading global manufacturer and provider of closures and dispensing systems, was completed on 29 March and preparations for its integration into RPC are well advanced.



The Group also completed the acquisition of JP Plast on 8 March 2016. The JP Plast acquisition meets all of the Group's strict acquisition criteria and had sales of €13.5m during 2015 operating from two well-invested locations in the Czech Republic and Slovakia where it has market leading positions.



The second phase of the realisation of the Promens related synergies is progressing in line with plan, with the work force consultation of various foreseen plant closures either concluded or well advanced.





Pim Vervaat, RPC's Chief Executive, said:



"I am pleased with the Group's performance during the year and the continued implementation of the Vision 2020 growth strategy. I am looking forward to further growth in 2016/17 with GCS adding high added value product ranges to the Group's overall product offering and further extending our global reach."

Final results

Key developments

· The Vision 2020 strategy continues to drive significant growth both organically and through acquisitions with the Global Closures Systems Group (GCS) acquisition completed (29 March 2016) and four further acquisitions made during the year;

· Revenues increased by 34% reflecting the contribution from recent acquisitions and a 4% like-for-like growth in packaging sales;

· The integration of GCS and the second phase of the realisation of the Promens related synergies are progressing well. The steady state cost synergies associated with these two acquisitions are now projected to be €80m per annum, €15m higher than previously estimated;

· Adjusted EPS improved by 14% to 43.3p (2015 restated: 38.0p) with good cash generation and net cash flow from operating activities at £150.9m (2015: £92.7m);

· Final dividend of 12.3p recommended giving a total year dividend of 17.1p (restated and 2015 restated: 14.3p) representing a 20% increase over the previous year and in line with our progressive dividend policy

3 Jun JP Morgan... N/A Overweight
3 Jun Jefferies... 950.00 Buy
3 Jun Deutsche Bank 870.00 Buy

Recommended offer

RPC's BPI offer recommended

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RPC Group's 470p-a-share, plus 0.60141 of a new RPC share, offer for British Polythene Industries has been recommended.

RPC is also raising �90m gross via a placing to part finance the cash consideration element of the deal.

The acquisition offer valued the issued share capital of BPI at about �261m on a fully diluted basis.

Based on the closing price of 815.5p per RPC share on June 8, the offer represents a value of about 960.4p per BPI Share and a premium of about 32% to the closing price of 725p per BPI share.

RPC's CEO, Pim Vervaat, said:

"With today's announcement, RPC is taking another important step in delivering its Vision 2020 strategy.

"The proposed Offer for BPI represents a compelling strategic opportunity for RPC to enter the European polythene films market through an established platform.

"BPI has a strong product portfolio with attractive market positions in its core markets in Europe.

"The combination will further broaden RPC's range of polymer conversion technologies in line with global peers, establish a new growth platform with a strong cost synergy potential whilst enhancing the Group's overall polymer buying capability.

"I believe the combination of RPC and BPI is an excellent strategic fit and look forward to growing the enlarged platform to continue generating value for our customers and our shareholders."

Broker Forecast - Numis issues a broker note on RPC Group PLC

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Numis today reaffirms its add investment rating on RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) and set its price target at 900p.

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Broker Forecast - JP Morgan Cazenove issues a broker note on RPC Group PLC

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JP Morgan Cazenove today reaffirms its overweight investment rating on RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) and raised its price target to 1004p (from 923p).

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Broker Forecast - Jefferies International issues a broker note on RPC Group PLC

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Jefferies International today reaffirms its buy investment rating on RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) and raised its price target to 1000p (from 950p).

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