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.


http://www.rpc-group.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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RNS Number : 6121T

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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8 Jul JP Morgan... 978.00 Overweight

Trading Statement

RNS


RNS Number : 7289D

RPC Group PLC

11 July 2016






11 July 2016

RPC GROUP PLC



Trading Update



RPC Group Plc ("the Group" or "RPC"), a leading international plastic products design and engineering company for both packaging and non-packaging markets, issues a trading update for the period from 1 April 2016 to 30 June 2016 ("first quarter") ahead of its Annual General Meeting being held on 13 July.





Trading performance



Revenues in the first quarter were significantly higher than the same period last year due to continued underlying organic growth and the contribution of acquisitions. Adjusted operating profit for the period, at constant currencies, was also significantly ahead of last year and ahead of management's expectations driven by increased sales volumes, the realisation of synergies, a reversal of last year's polymer headwind and a better than anticipated contribution from Global Closure Systems ("GCS"), whose acquisition was completed at the end of March. The Group's results also benefited from a favourable currency translation impact from a weaker sterling versus the euro and US$ as c.75% of the Group's revenues are generated outside the UK.



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





Other key developments



The organisational integration of GCS into RPC's Bramlage division is progressing well and is substantially complete. The realisation of the anticipated €80m of total steady state synergies associated with the acquisition of GCS and Promens remains on track.



On 9 June, RPC announced a recommended cash and share offer for the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of British Polythene Industries Plc ("BPI"). BPI shareholders will vote on the proposal on 25 July and, subject to their approval, the acquisition which has already received unconditional merger clearance from the European Commission is expected to complete early August.





Pim Vervaat, RPC's Chief Executive, said:



"The Group's overall performance in the quarter was encouraging with GCS performing ahead of expectations. The anticipated addition of the BPI business will be another significant step in realising our Vision 2020 focused growth strategy. RPC is generally well placed to operate in periods of macro-economic uncertainty, including that which may be caused by the outcome of the UK referendum on the EU, as it has robust market positions in relatively defensive end-markets, particularly in the UK. The weakening of sterling enhances the competitiveness of the UK operations due to the higher cost of imports from mainland Europe, and the Group's position as a modest net exporter from the UK may incrementally benefit its performance."

Broker Forecast - Credit Suisse issues a broker note on RPC Group PLC

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Credit Suisse today initiates coverage of RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) with a outperform investment rating and price target of 1025p.

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RPC Group PLC (RPC:LSE) set a new 52-week high during today's trading session when it reached 884.50. Over this period, the share price is up 44.35%.

Broker Forecast - Panmure Gordon issues a broker note on RPC Group PLC

Panmure Gordon today reaffirms its buy investment rating on RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) and set its price target at 1156p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com

17 Aug Deutsche Bank 970.00 Buy

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

Berenberg today initiates coverage of RPC Group PLC (LON:RPC) with a buy investment rating and price target of 1050p. Story provided by StockMarketWire.com