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      schrieb am 05.09.08 19:17:56
      Beitrag Nr. 1 ()
      Issue of Equity and Total Voting Rights

      2 September 2008

      The Company announces that it has issued and allotted, subject to Admission to trading on AIM, the following new ordinary shares of 7.5p each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) under the Company’s Savings Related Share Option Scheme (1996):
      Savings Related Share Option Scheme (1996) Price per share (pence)
      2,000 Shares 199.00

      The new Ordinary Shares will rank pari passu with the existing Ordinary Shares of the Company. Trading is expected to commence on AIM on 9 September 2008. Following the issue and allotment of the new Ordinary Shares the issued share capital of the Company will be 61,419,819 Ordinary Shares.

      The above figure of 61,419,819 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

      Enquiries to:

      Majestic Wine PLC
      Nigel Alldritt, Finance Director
      Tel: 01923 298200
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      schrieb am 05.09.08 19:20:18
      Beitrag Nr. 2 ()
      Transaction in own shares and total voting rights

      On 24 June 2008 the Company made on market purchases of 200,000 ordinary shares of 7.5 pence each in the Company (“Ordinary Shares”) at a price of 206 pence per Ordinary Share. These Ordinary Shares have been purchased for cancellation.

      Following the cancellation of these Ordinary Shares the Company's issued ordinary share capital with voting rights will be 61,413,019 Ordinary Shares.

      The above figure of 61,413,019 Ordinary Shares may be used by shareholders in the Company as the denominator for the calculations by which they will determine if they are required to notify their interest in, or a change in their interest in, the share capital of the Company under the FSA's Disclosure and Transparency Rules.

      Enquiries to:

      Majestic Wine PLC
      Nigel Alldritt, Finance Director
      Tel: 01923 298200
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      schrieb am 05.09.08 19:27:44
      Beitrag Nr. 3 ()
      Preliminary Results

      16 June 2008

      Majestic Wine PLC ("Majestic"), the UK’s largest wine warehouse chain, today announces its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 31 March 2008.

      Download the full statement (PDF format)
      Highlights

      * Profit before tax increased by 3.4% to £16.7m (2007: £16.2m).
      * Total sales up 3.1% to £197.0m (2007: £191.2m). On a comparable 52 week basis, total sales increased by 5.1%. Like for like UK sales up 2.4%.
      * Like for like UK sales up 0.8% in the first ten weeks to 9 June 2008. Since April, sales have been significantly stronger with like for like UK sales up 4.4% for the six weeks ending 9 June 2008.
      * Final dividend of 7.0p net per share, bringing the total dividend to 9.8p net per share, an increase of 15.3% on 2007.
      * Average bottle of wine purchased at Majestic is now £5.98 (2007: £5.75). Average spend per transaction has risen to £133 (2007: £123).
      * Good growth of fine wine, sales increased 25% on last year and now represent 4.2% of UK retail sales. 45 stores having a dedicated fine wine display area and plans to add a further 10 this year.
      * Continuing growth in internet sales, now representing 7.9% of UK retail sales.
      * Good progress made in increasing the rate of the store-opening programme with ten new stores opened during the financial year and three re-sites. Since the year end an additional store opening in Hereford, gives us 145 stores in the UK. Several more new stores in advanced stages of negotiation.

      Commenting on the results Tim How, Chief Executive of Majestic, said:

      "Although the consumer environment is challenging, Majestic has a clearly differentiated retail model and is well positioned for future growth in this highly competitive market."

      For further information, please contact:

      Tim How
      Majestic Wine PLC, Tel: 01923 298 200
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      schrieb am 10.09.08 14:38:51
      Beitrag Nr. 4 ()
      habe mir mal ein paar zugelegt und hoffe, daß die Banke in der city eher aus Frust trinken, als sparen...

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      schrieb am 11.11.08 00:59:12
      Beitrag Nr. 5 ()
      Not so bubbly at Majestic Wine

      By Lee Wild

      Mon 10 Nov 2008
      MJW - Majestic Wine
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      Majestic Wine 137.75p -6.93%

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      LONDON (SHARECAST) - Profit plunged by 25% at wine warehouse chain Majestic Wine during the first half as the threat of recession stopped companies splashing out on expensive champagne.

      The group blamed the increasingly uncertain economic climate for a plunge in pre-tax profit for the 26 weeks ended 29 September to £5.6m from £7.5m in 2007.

      Total sales rose 3.4% to £94.1m, but sales of champagne were down 6.4% on last year as business customers tightened their belts. UK sales grew 4.7% to £88.8m, but fell 2.1% on a like for like basis.

      Things have got worse since the end of the period, with like for like sales for the five weeks from 30 September to 3 November down 4.7%.

      In France, the strong euro and higher fuel costs caused like for like sales to drop 24.6% on a same currency basis and pre-tax profit to slump 54% to £414,000.

      “The business is very well prepared for the key Christmas trading period which we expect to be challenging,” said the group.

      The interim dividend stays at 2.8p per share.

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      schrieb am 13.12.08 18:12:15
      Beitrag Nr. 6 ()
      RNS Number : 7646H
      Majestic Wine PLC
      10 November 2008


      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 10 November 2008


      INTERIM RESULTS

      'Increase in sales to private customers, share of UK wine market maintained'

      'Decline in corporate sales, particularly Champagne'

      Majestic Wine PLC ("Majestic"), the UK's largest wine warehouse chain, today announces its interim results for the 26 weeks ended 29 September 2008.

      Highlights

      * Total sales up 3.4% to £94.1m (2007:£91.0m). UK sales grew by 4.7% to £88.8m with like for like sales declining 2.1%, a result that maintains our share of the UK wine market. Like for like sales for the five weeks from 30 September to 3 November 2008 were down 4.7%.

      * Profit before tax declined by 25.5% to £5.6m (2007:£7.5m).

      * Average bottle of still wine purchased at Majestic is now £6.19 (2007: £5.85). Average spend per transaction has increased to £135 (2007: £128).

      * Sales of fine wine continued to increase. Sales of wine priced at £20 and above increased by 10.7% on last year. There will be dedicated fine wine display areas in 53 stores by Christmas.

      * Sales to private customers up 2.9% in the period, decline in sales to business customers of 1.6%. Champagne sales declined by 6.4% on last year, particularly from business customers.

      * The value of orders placed via our website increased by 11.5% on last year.

      * During the period we opened two new stores in Hereford and Leatherhead and re-sited our stores in Kingston and Worcester. Since the end of the period we opened in Summertown in north Oxford and have re-sited our existing store in south Oxford. We will be opening in Finchley before Christmas bringing the total number of stores in the UK to 148.

      Commenting on the results Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "I am pleased that we have maintained our UK wine market share in such challenging conditions. I am confident that Majestic with its robust business model and highly differentiated customer proposition can maintain its market position going forward."

      High resolution images are available for the media to download free of charge from www.fovea.tv or call

      020 7089 2627

      For further information, please contact:
      Steve Lewis Tel: 01923 298200
      Majestic Wine PLC

      Tim Thompson / Jennie Spivey Tel: 020 7466 5000
      Buchanan Communications

      Majestic Wine PLC's nominated adviser is Teathers, a division of Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf of Berkeley Square House, Third Floor, Berkeley Square, London W1J 6BU

      Chairman's Statement

      During the six months ended 29 September 2008 we experienced challenging trading conditions arising from the increasingly uncertain economic climate. Against this backdrop profit before tax was £5.6m a decline of 25.5% and total sales were up 3.4% to £94.1m.

      UK Sales

      Total UK sales grew 4.7% to £88.8m with like for like sales declining 2.1%, a result that maintains our share of the UK wine market.

      Sales of still wine continued to show good growth, up 4.9%. Consumers took advantage of attractive pricing from the New World and we saw strong growth in wines from Argentina, Chile and New Zealand. Sales of Spanish wine also grew well on the back of a successful promotion we ran in September. The average bottle price of still wine purchased at Majestic is now £6.19, up from £5.85 last year. The average spend per transaction has increased to £135 from £128.

      Sales of fine wine continued to grow with sales of still wine priced at £20 and above increasing by 10.7% on last year. We will have dedicated fine wine display areas in 53 stores by Christmas.

      Sales of Champagne declined 6.4% on last year. It was particularly noticeable that business customers reduced purchases of Champagne.

      Sales to private customers were up 2.9% in the period, however we have seen a decline in sales to business customers through the store network of 1.6%. These customers are predominately small owner operated restaurant, gastro pub and hotel businesses and many have seen their turnover slow in the current economic conditions.

      During the period we have raised the frequency of communication to our customers, using the full price list to cover the key promotional periods augmented by flyers supporting shorter term offers.

      Our Christmas price list was mailed to customers on 28 October and features over 60 new products. This Christmas we will focus on wines from Chile, New Zealand and Bordeaux and will have our largest range to date of exclusive parcels of claret.

      We are excited by our new in-store initiative - "Introduction to Wine". This is a short two hour informal introduction to wine held in our stores and delivered by our enthusiastic and knowledgeable store managers. Customers that have an interest in learning about wine from grape to glass can sign up for the next event in store. Initial customer feedback has been extremely favourable.

      Ecommerce

      The value of orders placed via our website has increased 11.5% on last year. We have recently trialled web exclusive offers which have proved effective in driving web traffic.


      New Stores

      During the period we opened two new stores in Hereford and Leatherhead and we re-sited our stores in Kingston and Worcester. Since the end of the period we have opened in Summertown in north Oxford and have re-sited our existing store in south Oxford. We will be opening in Finchley before Christmas bringing the total number of stores in the UK to 148. In 2009, we plan to open new stores in Southend and Edinburgh and re-site one of our stores in Glasgow. We have several more locations under negotiation.

      France

      Like for like sales in our stores in France declined 24.6% on a same currency basis. Profit before interest and tax for the period declined 53.7% to £414,000. From the beginning of autumn 2007 we have seen a marked decrease in sales due to the appreciation of the Euro against Sterling coupled with the increase in the cost of fuel. We have increased our marketing activity and have ensured we have compelling promotional offers for Christmas.

      Dividend

      We are maintaining our interim dividend at 2.8p net per share. The dividend will be paid on 9 January 2009 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 12 December 2008.

      Future Prospects

      Like for like UK sales for the five weeks from 30 September to 3 November 2008 were down 4.7%.

      The business is very well prepared for the key Christmas trading period which we expect to be challenging.

      Simon Burke

      Chairman

      10 November 2008
      Group Income Statement

      For the 26 weeks ended 29 September 2008

      26 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks
      ended ended ended
      29.09.08 01.10.07 31.03.08
      Note £000 £000 £000
      Revenue 94,117 91,005 197,026
      Cost of sales (74,567) (71,380) (155,018)
      Gross profit 19,550 19,625 42,008
      Distribution costs (8,872) (7,747) (16,336)
      Administrative costs (5,260) (4,786) (10,044)
      Other operating income 282 241 535
      Operating profit 5,700 7,333 16,163
      Profit on disposal of property - 74 341
      Profit before finance revenue and 5,700 7,407 16,504
      taxation
      Finance revenue 1 141 259
      Finance costs (85) (6) (61)
      Profit before taxation 5,616 7,542 16,702
      UK income tax 4 (1,556) (2,154) (4,977)
      Overseas income tax 4 (147) (290) (471)
      Profit for the period 3,913 5,098 11,254

      Earnings per share
      Basic 5 6.4p 8.0p 17.9p
      Diluted 5 6.3p 7.9p 17.7p

      Dividend per share 6 2.8p 2.8p 9.8p




      Group Balance Sheet

      As at 29 September 2008

      As at As at As at
      29.09.08 01.10.07 31.03.08
      £000 £000 £000
      Non current assets
      Goodwill and intangible assets 7,800 6,808 7,790
      Property, plant and equipment 44,889 36,982 42,759
      Prepaid operating lease costs 1,626 1,460 1,528
      Deferred tax assets 351 952 452
      54,666 46,202 52,529
      Current assets
      Inventories 35,165 33,951 34,601
      Trade and other receivables 8,835 9,303 6,973
      Financial instruments at fair value 288 486 307
      Cash and cash equivalents 747 1,141 2,626
      45,035 44,881 44,507
      Non current assets held for sale - 1,351 -
      Total assets 99,701 92,434 97,036

      Current liabilities
      Trade and other payables (38,362) (40,022) (41,176)
      Bank overdraft (9,931) (1,214) (2,735)
      Provisions (145) (112) (213)
      Deferred lease inducements (83) (116) (94)
      Financial instruments at fair value (90) - (10)
      Current tax liabilities (1,386) (2,119) (2,195)
      (49,997) (43,583) (46,423)
      Non current liabilities
      Provisions - (65) (19)
      Deferred lease inducements (783) (709) (749)
      Deferred tax liabilities (426) (377) (426)
      Total liabilities (51,206) (44,734) (47,617)

      Net assets 48,495 47,700 49,419

      Shareholders' equity
      Called up share capital 4,609 4,717 4,628
      Share premium account 10,518 9,852 10,359
      Capital reserve - own shares (105) (107) (105)
      Capital redemption reserve 363 226 333
      Currency translation reserve 1,208 122 1,217
      Retained earnings 31,902 32,890 32,987
      Equity shareholders' funds 48,495 47,700 49,419

      Group Cash Flow Statement

      For the 26 weeks ended 29 September 2008

      26 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks
      ended ended ended
      29.09.08 01.10.07 31.03.08
      £000 £000 £000
      Cash flows from operating activities:
      Profit for the period 3,913 5,098 11,254
      Adjustments to reconcile profit for the period
      to cash generated by operations:
      Income tax expense 1,703 2,444 5,448
      Net finance costs/(revenue) 84 (135) (198)
      Amortisation and depreciation 1,442 1,345 2,762
      Loss/(profit) on disposal of non current assets 2 (96) (351)
      Increase in inventories (564) (3,616) (4,266)
      Increase in trade and other receivables (1,861) (2,572) (242)
      (Decrease)/increase in trade and other payables (2,917) 6,362 7,514
      Increase in deferred lease inducements 23 27 45
      Change in fair value of derivative instruments 99 (421) (232)
      Decrease in provisions (87) (201) (146)
      Share based payments 167 233 498
      Cash generated by operations 2,004 8,468 22,086

      UK income tax paid (2,215) (1,330) (3,622)
      Overseas income tax paid (198) (169) (449)
      Net cash (utilised)/generated by operating (409) 6,969 18,015
      activities

      Cash flows from investing activities
      Interest received 1 147 265
      UK income tax paid (28) (62) (91)
      Overseas income tax paid (14) (10) (41)
      Purchase of non current assets (3,680) (3,250) (10,622)
      Receipts from sales of non current assets 34 28 58
      Receipts from sales of non current assets held - 526 2,190
      for sale
      Net cash utilised by investing activities (3,687) (2,621) (8,241)

      Cash (outflow)/inflow before financing (4,096) 4,348 9,774

      Cash flows from financing activities
      Interest paid (31) - (53)
      Issue of Ordinary Share capital 170 149 674
      Shares re-purchased (828) (5,168) (9,496)
      Equity dividends paid (4,293) (3,961) (5,702)
      Net cash used by financing activities (4,982) (8,980) (14,577)
      Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents (9,078) (4,632) (4,803)
      Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of (109) 4,484 4,484
      period
      Effect of foreign exchange differences 3 75 210
      Cash and cash equivalents at end of period (9,184) (73) (109)

      Reconciliation of cash and cash equivalents
      Cash and cash equivalents per Group balance 747 1,141 2,626
      sheet
      Bank overdraft per Group balance sheet (9,931) (1,214) (2,735)
      Cash and cash equivalents per Group cash flow (9,184) (73) (109)




      Statement of Changes in Equity

      For the 26 weeks ended 29 September 2008

      Capital
      Reserve Total
      Share Own Shares Capital Currency Share-
      Share Premium Held in Redemption Translation Retained holders'
      Capital Account ESOT Reserve Reserve Earnings Funds
      £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000 £000

      At 2 April 2007 4,803 9,518 (120) 125 (119) 37,118 51,325
      Currency translation
      differences
      on foreign currency net - - - - 241 - 241
      investments
      Tax debit on employee share - - - - - (217) (217)
      options
      Total income and expense for
      the period
      recognised directly in - - - - 241 (217) 24
      equity
      Profit for the period - - - - - 5,098 5,098
      Total income and expense for - - - - 241 4,881 5,122
      the period
      Share issue 11 138 - - - - 149
      ESOT share issue 4 196 (100) - - (100) -
      Shares vesting under deferred - - 113 - - (113) -
      bonus scheme
      Transfer to shareholders'
      funds - employee costs
      expected to be satisfied in - - - - - 233 233
      shares
      Purchase and cancellation of (101) - - 101 - (5,168) (5,168)
      share capital
      Equity dividends paid - - - - - (3,961) (3,961)
      At 2 October 2007 4,717 9,852 (107) 226 122 32,890 47,700
      Currency translation
      differences
      on foreign currency net - - - - 1,095 - 1,095
      investments
      Tax debit on employee share - - - - - (253) (253)
      options
      Total income and expense for
      the period
      recognised directly in - - - - 1,095 (253) 842
      equity
      Profit for the period - - - - - 6,156 6,156
      Total income and expense for - - - - 1,095 5,903 6,998
      the period
      Share issue 18 507 - - - - 525
      Shares vesting under deferred - - 2 - - (2) -
      bonus scheme
      Transfer to shareholders'
      funds - employee costs
      expected to be satisfied in - - - - - 265 265
      shares
      Purchase and cancellation of (107) - - 107 - (4,328) (4,328)
      share capital
      Equity dividends paid - - - - - (1,741) (1,741)
      At 31 March 2008 4,628 10,359 (105) 333 1,217 32,987 49,419
      Currency translation
      differences
      on foreign currency net - - - - (9) - (9)
      investments
      Tax debit on employee share - - - - - (44) (44)
      options
      Total income and expense for
      the period
      recognised directly in - - - - (9) (44) (53)
      equity
      Profit for the period - - - - - 3,913 3,913
      Total income and expense for - - - - (9) 3,869 3,860
      the period
      Share issue 11 159 - - - - 170
      Transfer to shareholders'
      funds - employee costs
      expected to be satisfied in - - - - - 167 167
      shares
      Purchase and cancellation of (30) - - 30 - (828) (828)
      share capital
      Equity dividends paid - - - - - (4,293) (4,293)
      At 29 September 2008 4,609 10,518 (105) 363 1,208 31,902 48,495
      Notes to the Group Interim Financial Statements

      1. General Information

      Majestic Wine PLC is a public limited company ("Company") incorporated in the United Kingdom under the Companies Act 1985 (registration number 2281640). The Company is domiciled in the United Kingdom and its registered address is Majestic House, Otterspool Way, Watford, WD25 8WW. The Company's Ordinary Shares are traded on the Alternative Investment Market ("AIM"). Copies of the Interim Report are being sent to shareholders. Further copies of the Interim Report and Annual Report and Accounts may be obtained from the address above.

      The Group's principal activity is the retailing of wines, beers and spirits.

      2. Basis of preparation
      The interim financial statements of the Group for the 26 weeks ended 29 September 2008, which are unaudited, have been prepared in accordance with the accounting policies set out in the annual report and accounts for the 52 weeks ended 31 March 2008, except as follows:-

      The Group has early adopted the revision to IAS 23 Borrowing Costs during the period. Adoption of this revised standard has resulted in the capitalisation of borrowing costs which relate to qualifying assets. A qualifying asset is an asset that necessarily takes a substantial period of time to get ready for its intended use or sale. In accordance with the transitional provisions in the standard, the Group has adopted this as a prospective change. No changes have been made to borrowing costs incurred prior to 1 April 2008. In the six months to 29 September 2008 borrowing costs of £48,000 have been capitalised.

      The financial information contained in the interim report does not constitute statutory accounts as defined in Section 240 of the Companies Act 1985. The financial information for the full preceding year is based on the statutory accounts for the 52 weeks ended 31 March 2008. Those accounts, upon which the auditors, Ernst & Young LLP, issued an unqualified audit opinion, have been delivered to the Registrar of Companies.

      As permitted, this interim report has been prepared in accordance with UK listing rules and not in accordance with IAS 34 "Interim Financial Reporting" - therefore it is not fully in compliance with IFRS.

      The interim financial statements are presented in sterling and all values are rounded to the nearest thousand pounds (£000) except when otherwise indicated.

      3. Segment reporting

      The Group's primary segmental reporting format is geographical, based on the Group's management and internal reporting structure. Secondary information is reported by a single business segment, retailing.

      26 weeks 26 weeks 52 weeks
      ended ended ended
      29.09.08 01.10.07 31.03.08
      £000 £000 £000

      Revenue
      Retailing - UK 88,772 84,783 185,283
      Retailing - France 5,345 6,222 11,743
      Total revenue 94,117 91,005 197,026
      Segment result
      Retailing - UK 5,286 6,513 15,098
      Retailing - France 414 894 1,406
      Finance revenue less finance costs (84) 135 198
      Profit before tax 5,616 7,542 16,702

      4. Taxation

      Taxation for the 26 weeks to 29 September 2008 has been calculated by applying the estimated tax rate for the current financial year ending 30 March 2009.

      5. Earnings per share

      Basic earnings per share is calculated on profit for the period attributable to equity shareholders of £3,913,000 (2007: £5,098,000) apportioned over the weighted average number of Ordinary Shares that were in issue for the period: 61,527,904 (2007: 63,590,078). The calculation of diluted earnings per share is in accordance with IAS 33 - Earnings Per Share. The weighted average number of Ordinary Shares in issue has been adjusted to take account of the effect of all dilutive potential Ordinary Shares. The number of shares used in the calculation was 61,690,751 (2007: 64,354,584).

      6. Dividend

      A dividend of 7.0p net per share was paid to shareholders on 15 August 2008. An interim dividend of 2.8p per share will be paid on 9 January 2009 to shareholders on the register at the close of business on 12 December 2008.

      This information is provided by RNS
      The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

      END
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      schrieb am 08.01.09 09:14:27
      Beitrag Nr. 7 ()
      08.01.2009 08:24
      BRIEF-Majestic Wine says underlying Xmas sales down

      LONDON, Jan 8 (Reuters) - Majestic Wine PLC: (News)

      * Like for like UK sales for Majestic were down 2.9% for the ten weeks of

      trading from 28 October 08 to 5 January 09.

      * Sales to businesses, especially of champagne, were down on last year.

      * Saw modest growth in sales to our private customers over the christmas period

      ((London Equities Newsroom; +44 20 7542 7717))
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      schrieb am 08.01.09 12:19:56
      Beitrag Nr. 8 ()
      08.01.2009 11:22
      Glance-STOCKS NEWS EUROPE-Majestic Wine slips on Xmas trading update

      STOCKS NEWS Reuters Results diary

      Stocks on the move Real-time Equity News

      10:03GMT 08Jan2009-Majestic Wine (News) slips on Xmas trading update

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      Shares in wine retailer Majestic Wine slip 3 percent after its

      Christmas trading update, with Altium Securities noting that while UK trading is

      in line with expectations, performance in France has remained difficult.

      'The strength of the euro versus sterling is clearly an impediment to the

      business's cross-channel custom, and lingering problems dating back to the fire

      in the channel tunnel are also unhelpful,' Altium says in a note.

      The broker cuts its EPS estimate for the year to March 2009 to 14.3 pence

      from 14.7 pence, and for the year to March 2010, to 13 pence from 13.5 pence,

      but keeps its 'buy' recommendation.

      'When interest returns to the retail sector it seems reasonable to assume

      that investors will be attracted to stocks that have the financial strength to

      ride out what remains of the recession at that point and significant long-term

      growth potential,' Altium says.

      'Majestic fits that bill,' says the broker, noting that only about 60

      percent of the company's UK potential has been tapped to date.
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      Beitrag Nr. 9 ()
      Market sees sparkle in Majestic Wine performance


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      Published Date: 09 January 2009
      By PETER RANSCOMBE
      BUSINESS REPORTER
      THE fizz may have gone out of champagne sales but cava and other sparkling wines flew off the shelves at Majestic Wine over Christmas.
      Majestic, the UK's largest wine warehouse chain, yesterday confirmed that the slump in corporate champagne sales had continued over the festive season, as penny-pinching bosses continued to cut back on spending.

      Champagne sales to private customer
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      s also fell – by 5 per cent – but the drop was offset by a 25 per cent rise in sparkling wine sales, as customers traded down from French fizz to cheaper Spanish and new world wines.

      Overall, Majestic reported a 2.9 per cent fall in UK like-for-like sales for the ten weeks to 5 January.

      Steve Lewis, Majestic's chief executive, told The Scotsman that sales to private customers – which account for 80 per cent of the company's business – crept ahead by 0.2 per cent.

      But Lewis was realistic over the drop in corporate sales, saying: "Business custom didn't perform so well this Christmas because an awful lot of the corporate gifting that goes on at this time of year just wasn't there as businesses look to control costs.

      "I can understand that and I don't think this was the year to be seen buying champagne as gifts for people."

      Majestic – which sells wine in bundles of 12 bottles and above – has ten warehouses in Scotland and is on course to open a new "fine wine" store on Edinburgh's Leith Walk at the end of March.

      Throughout the UK, the company has 147 warehouses and about 850 staff.

      Lewis revealed that Majestic is due to relocate its Glasgow warehouse from Charing Cross to Dumbarton Road and will turn the outlet into another of its fine wine stores.

      The shift – which was prompted by a lease ending and is expected to happen in May or June – will put the Glasgow warehouse in closer competition with Oddbins' large store at the foot of Crow Road.

      Lewis said Majestic was also in "negotiations" about a further site in Edinburgh.

      Over Christmas, Spanish, Italian and sparkling wines sold well in Scotland, along with what Lewis called "branded" wines, such as Rioja.

      He added: "In terms of Scotland, it wasn't a universal story but, overall, I was pleased with the performance of the stores."

      Lewis said Majestic had coped with the weakness of sterling by hedging its currencies in the autumn and increasing its range of wines from countries outside the eurozone.

      He said sales of wine from Chile, New Zealand and South Africa had been especially strong over Christmas.

      James Wheatcroft, a broker at Evolution Securities, maintained his firm's "buy" recommendation on Majestic shares following the "Christmas cheer" in its trading update. Evolution trimmed its full-year pre-tax profits forecast from £13.5 million to £12.9m, compared with £16.4m the previous year.

      Shares in Aim-listed Majestic closed up 2.5p at 136p.
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      schrieb am 31.01.09 14:53:07
      Beitrag Nr. 10 ()
      Interessant:

      RNS Number : 5937M
      Majestic Wine PLC
      30 January 2009


      


      For filings with the FSA include the annex

      For filings with issuer exclude the annex


      TR-1: Notifications of Major Interests in Shares


      1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:


      Majestic Wine PLC



      2. Reason for notification (yes/no)


      An acquisition or disposal of voting rights


      x


      An acquisition or disposal of financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached




      An event changing the breakdown of voting rights




      Other (please specify):______________




      3. Full name of person(s) subject to notification obligation:


      Hawesko Holding AG



      4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3):


      N/A


      5. Date of transaction (and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached if different):


      27 January 2009


      6. Date on which issuer notified:


      30 January 2009


      7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:


      3%
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      schrieb am 07.03.09 10:51:08
      Beitrag Nr. 11 ()
      MAJESTIC WINE PLC


      ACQUISITION STATEMENT


      Majestic Wine acquires Lay & Wheeler, a leading fine wine specialist


      Majestic Wine PLC ('Majestic'), the UK's largest wine warehouse chain with 147 stores, is pleased to announce the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of Vinotheque Holdings Limited and WBI Holdco Limited (and its subsidiaries WBI Limited and Lay & Wheeler Limited), collectively known as Lay & Wheeler.


      The consideration is £4.75m in cash plus the assumption of approximately £1.0m in net debt. The consideration will be subject to an upward or downward revision depending on whether the aggregate net assets of the businesses exceed or are below £1.2m on completion. The maximum consideration is £6.0m inclusive of net debt.


      Lay & Wheeler made an aggregate profit before tax of £0.5m in the year to March 2008. The acquisition is expected to be earnings enhancing for Majestic in its first full year.


      The acquisition is being funded by a new term loan arranged with Barclays Bank. The loan facility is committed for three years.


      Lay & Wheeler, a family owned company, has been synonymous with high quality wines for over 150 years and has deep expertise in the specialist fields of fine wine sourcing, en primeur sales, portfolio management, cellarage and broking.


      As a fine wine specialist Lay & Wheeler offers the storage of customers' wines under bond. Wines are kept in optimum storage conditions with duty and VAT being deferred until the wines are removed from bond. As the fine wine industry deals predominantly in wines under bond, this gives Lay & Wheeler and its customers access to the wider market and strengthens customer relationships.


      Over recent years Majestic has successfully introduced fine wine display areas into over a third of its stores and has achieved strong growth in sales of wines, at £20 and above, that are ready to drink. The acquisition of Lay & Wheeler allows Majestic to offer its customers a complete fine wine service from the vineyard through to storage, cellar management and then secure delivery to their home, or sale within the wider fine wine market.


      Steve Lewis, Chief Executive of Majestic Wine PLC said;


      'Given the clear and continuing appetite of our customers for fine wine, Lay & Wheeler is an extremely good fit with Majestic. This acquisition will allow us to greatly extend this important offering and help continue the Majestic growth story.'


      Majestic Wine PLC

      Steve Lewis


      Tel: 01923 298200
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      schrieb am 15.06.09 15:52:04
      Beitrag Nr. 12 ()
      9:22am UK, Monday June 15, 2009
      A fall in sales to companies and a strong euro weakening trade on the Continent have taken a heavy toll on earnings at Majestic Wine.

      Investing In Fine Wine

      Customers were spending more per bottle, despite the overall sales drop

      The wine specialist recorded a 55.8% fall in full-year pre-tax profit, weighed down by a £5.3m writedown on the value of its French business, Wine and Beer World.

      Not including the impariment charge, the figure was more than a fifth down on the previous year.

      Chairman Simon Burke said: "Conditions in the economy have taken their toll, with the result that underlying pre-tax profit has declined by 22.3% to £12.7m.

      "Sales to private customers, which make up the core of our business, have held up well. In contrast, trading with our UK corporate customers has been poor.

      "Sales have also declined at our French business, which has been hit hard by the strength of the euro. This has discouraged customers from travelling to France."

      The average cost of a bottle of wine purchased at the chain jumped from £5.98 in 2008 to £6.35, and online sales were up 16%.

      The group was also encouraged by a pick-up in business in the new financial year, with like-for-like sales for the ten weeks to 10 June rising 2%.

      Mr Burke added: "Whilst short-term performance has been affected by wider market conditions, we are confident that the business remains well positioned and that we will be able to capitalise on our underlying strengths as the economic backdrop improves."
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      schrieb am 07.07.09 18:45:03
      Beitrag Nr. 13 ()
      RNS Number : 2838V
      Majestic Wine PLC
      07 July 2009


      


      Majestic Wine PLC


      Option Extension





      Majestic Wine PLC, the UK's largest wine specialist, announces that the Remuneration Committee have approved the extension of the options granted to the Executive Directors, on 9 July 2002 under the Majestic Wine PLC Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme (1996). The options, which were due to expire on 8 July 2009, have been extended for a further three years to 8 July 2012. All other terms relating to such options remain the same.
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      schrieb am 17.07.09 12:27:07
      Beitrag Nr. 14 ()
      RNS Number : 8596V
      Majestic Wine PLC
      17 July 2009

      

      Majestic Wine PLC



      Director's Dealings





      Majestic Wine PLC ('the Company') announces that it has issued and allotted 4,500 Ordinary Shares of 7.5p pence each in the Company ('Ordinary Shares') as a result of the exercise of options under the Company's Unapproved Executive Share Option Scheme (1996) by the following Director:


      Director


      Exercise price


      Number of options exercised


      Resultant holding of Ordinary Shares post exercise


      Percentage of Issued Share Capital

      Steve Lewis


      114.50p


      4,500


      58,305


      0.09%


      Application for admission of the 4,500 Ordinary Shares has been submitted to the London Stock Exchange and it is expected that trading in the shares will commence on 22 July 2009. Following the issue and allotment of the new Ordinary Shares the issued share capital of the Company will be 61,462,903 Ordinary Shares.

      Enquiries:
      Majestic Wine PLC 01923 298200
      Nigel Alldritt
      Finance Director



      This information is provided by RNS
      The company news service from the London Stock Exchange

      END
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      schrieb am 14.11.09 09:07:18
      Beitrag Nr. 15 ()
      RNS Number : 4839C
      Majestic Wine PLC
      13 November 2009
      
      TR-1: NOTIFICATION OF MAJOR INTEREST IN SHARES

      1. Identity of the issuer or the underlying issuer of existing shares to which voting rights are attached:

      Majestic Wine Plc

      2 Reason for the notification (please tick the appropriate box or boxes):

      An acquisition or disposal of voting rights

      X

      An acquisition or disposal of qualifying financial instruments which may result in the acquisition of shares already issued to which voting rights are attached

      An acquisition or disposal of instruments with similar economic effect to qualifying financial instruments

      An event changing the breakdown of voting rights

      Other (please specify):

      3. Full name of person(s) subject to the notification obligation:

      FIL Limited

      4. Full name of shareholder(s) (if different from 3.):

      See attached schedule

      5. Date of the transaction and date on which the threshold is crossed or reached:

      10 November 2009

      6. Date on which issuer notified:

      12 November 2009

      7. Threshold(s) that is/are crossed or reached:

      5%

      8. Notified details:

      A: Voting rights attached to shares

      Class/type of
      shares


      if possible using
      the ISIN CODE


      Situation previous
      to the triggering
      transaction


      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction

      Number
      of
      Shares


      Number
      of
      Voting
      Rights


      Number
      of shares


      Number of voting
      rights


      % of voting rights

      Direct


      Direct


      Indirect


      Direct


      Indirect




      3,151,849


      3,151,849


      2,996,546





      2,996,546





      4.87

      GB00B021F836


      B: Qualifying Financial Instruments

      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


      Type of financial
      instrument


      Expiration
      date


      Exercise/
      Conversion
      Period


      Number of voting
      rights that may be
      acquired if the
      instrument is
      exercised/ converted.




      % of voting
      rights











      C: Financial Instruments with similar economic effect to Qualifying Financial Instruments

      Resulting situation after the triggering transaction


      Type of financial
      instrument


      Exercise
      price


      Expiration
      date


      Exercise/
      Conversion
      period


      Number of voting
      rights instrument
      refers to


      % of voting rights

















      Nominal


      Delta








      Total (A+B+C)


      Number of voting rights


      Percentage of voting rights

      2,996,546


      4.87


      9. Chain of controlled undertakings through which the voting rights and/or the
      financial instruments are effectively held, if applicable:



      See attached schedule


      Proxy Voting:


      10. Name of the proxy holder:




      FIL Limited

      11. Number of voting rights proxy holder will cease to hold:




      155,303

      12. Date on which proxy holder will cease to hold voting rights:




      10 November 2009


      13. Additional information:




      None

      14. Contact name:




      Amanda Chana

      15. Contact telephone number:




      fil-regreporting@fil.com


      FIL



      Issuer name: MAJESTIC WINE PLC



      Current ownership percentage: 4.87%



      Total shares held: 2,996,546



      Issued share capital: 61,462,903



      SHARES HELD NOMINEE

      MANAGEMENT
      COMPANY
      FIL Limited (FIL) is the parent holding company for various direct and indirect subsidiaries, including FIL Fund Management Limited (FFML), FIL Investment Services Ltd (FISL), FIL Gestion (FIGEST), FIL Asset Management (Korea) Limited (FIAKL), FIL Investments Management (Hong Kong) Limited (FIMHK), FIL Pension Management (FPM), Fidelity Investments Japan (FIJ) and FIL Investments International (FII), investment managers for various non-US investment companies and institutional clients.
      1,056,983 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FIL
      1,518,946 JP MORGAN, BOURNEMOUTH FISL
      420,617 NORTHERN TRUST LONDON FPM

      This information is provided by RNS
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      schrieb am 16.11.09 15:42:52
      Beitrag Nr. 16 ()
      Majestic Wine benefits from increased consumer sales


      In the current climate, it's not the done thing for businesses to be spending as much on booze for corporate entertaining, but stay at home consumers are still splashing out on wine, according to retailer Majestic Wine.

      The company - which is expected to benefit from the recent administration of rival First Quench, the owner of Threshers and Wine Rack - reported half year profits up 9%, with like for like sales 5.4% higher. Online sales climbed 24.6% on last year, and the company has launched a new blog where customers can provide their own wine reviews. It has also begun a seasonal guide to wine, and free wine courses held in its stores.

      In September it reduced the mininmum purchase from twelve bottles to six, which has reduced the average spend but increased the number of transactions. The trend for lower business sales but higher consumer volumes has also helped cut the average spend from £135 to £133.

      Majestic's shares are up 8p to 253p on the news, and analysts at Investec have moved their recommendation from hold to buy. They said:

      We see scope for further sales and earnings growth, as we expect the enhanced multichannel proposition and lower minimum purchase requirements to become customer acquisition drivers. Majestic remains well capitalised and well placed for further expansion, which warrants a higher valuation in our view. We are raising our price target to 280p [from 230p].

      Altium, however, kept its hold rating. Analyst David Stoddart said:

      We had anticipated a benefit from the best UK summer for several years but had materially under-estimated the extent of the uplift. It is clear that our forecasts need to increase to reflect the better than expected interims and the strong start to the second half.

      Importantly, although we are increasing our 2010 pretax profit forecast substantially, we are increasing our 2011 forecast simply to reflect the higher 2010 base. By the end of Majestic's first half in 2011, a new government might already have increased VAT and alcohol duties. It would be surprising if that had not happened by the end of 2011. We therefore err on the side of caution in modelling sales growth beyond the current year. The shares
      have appreciated around 15% since the end of the first half. In the process they have priced in much of today's positive news which we foreshadowed a week ago. Indeed, the share price has risen around 8% in the past week alone. Although we have increased our target price to reflect our higher forecasts, it remains too close to the share price to justify any more
      than a hold recommendation.
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      schrieb am 30.01.10 17:30:44
      Beitrag Nr. 17 ()
      06 January 2009

      Like for like UK sales for Majestic were up 11.7% for the nine weeks of Christmas trading from 3 November 2009 to 4 January 2010.

      Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "We are delighted with the growth in sales over the Christmas period. We are encouraged by our customers' response to the reduction in our minimum purchase to six bottles. Transaction volumes are up and we have seen a substantial increase in the number of customers trying Majestic for the first time."
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      schrieb am 01.04.10 13:44:55
      Beitrag Nr. 18 ()
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      schrieb am 24.06.10 18:27:09
      Beitrag Nr. 19 ()
      und jetzt Hawesko:

      Published: 14:06 CEST 24-06-2010 /Thomson Reuters /Source: HAWESKO Holding AG /XFRA: TICKER HAW /ISIN: DE0006042708
      Ad hoc: Hawesko verkauft Finanzbeteiligung an der Majestic Wine plc


      Hamburg, 24. Juni 2010. Die Weinhandelsgruppe Hawesko Holding AG (HAW, HAWG.DE, DE0006042708) hat am 23. Juni 2010 ihre 3,4%ige Beteiligung, entsprechend 2.083.047 Aktien, an der Majestic Wine plc über die Londoner Börse verkauft. Dadurch wurde ein Erlös von umgerechnet € 7,4 Mio. erzielt. Für die Finanzinvestition in Majestic Wine plc waren Ende 2008 bis Anfang 2009 insgesamt € 4,1 Mio. ausgegeben worden. Der Gewinn von € 3,3 Mio. wird im Halbjahresbericht 2010 erfolgswirksam im Finanzergebnis erfasst. Die Trennung von dieser Finanzinvestition bedeutet keine Abkehr der strategischen Ausrichtung der Hawesko Holding AG, grundsätzlich im Ausland expandieren zu wollen.

      Der Hawesko-Vorstand geht nunmehr in seiner Prognose für das Gesamtjahr 2010 davon aus, dass für das Finanzergebnis ein Nettoertrag in einer Bandbreite von € 1-3 Mio. statt eines Nettoaufwands von rund € 1 Mio. auszuweisen sein wird. Die bisherige Prognose für den Umsatz und für das operative Ergebnis bleibt hiervon unberührt: Der Vorstand geht weiterhin von einem moderaten Umsatzanstieg (Konzernumsatz 2009: € 339 Mio.) und von einem EBIT in der Größenordnung des Vorjahres (d.h. € 22-23 Mio.) aus. Die Schätzung für den Free-Cashflow wird nunmehr auf eine Größenordnung von voraussichtlich € 22 Mio. (bisherige Prognose: ca. € 15 Mio.) angehoben.
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      schrieb am 30.06.10 14:18:15
      Beitrag Nr. 20 ()
      läuft gut:

      14 June 2010

      Majestic Wine PLC (“Majestic”), the UK’s largest wine warehouse chain, today announces its preliminary results for the 52 weeks ended 29 March 2010.


      Highlights
      Financial

      * Profit before tax increased by 117% to £16.0m (2009: £7.4m).
      * Underlying profit growth of 26% after adjusting for last year’s £5.3m reduction in the carrying value of our French business.
      * Total sales up 15.6% to £233.2m (2009: £201.8m), now including £12.4m from Lay & Wheeler, the fine wine specialist we acquired in March 2009.
      * Like for like sales in UK retail stores up 8.4%.
      * Final dividend of 7.5p net per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 10.3p, an increase of 5.1% on last year (2009: 9.8p)

      Key Metrics

      * The move to a six bottle minimum purchase (from twelve bottles) has resulted in a substantial increase in the number of customers who have made purchases in the last twelve months, up 54,000 to 472,000.
      * Average spend per transaction is just 4% down at £129 but strong growth in transaction numbers, up 14.6% to 1.7m.
      * Average bottle of still wine purchased at Majestic is now £6.56 (2009: £6.35).
      * Online sales increased 19.7% on last year and now represent 10.0% of UK retail sales.
      * Sales of fine wine (priced at £20 per bottle and above) increased by 22.7% on last year, representing 5.1% of UK store sales.

      Stores

      * During the period we opened six new stores in Shrewsbury, Southend, Leith Walk in Edinburgh, Market Harborough, Abingdon and Sale. Since the year end we opened in Redhill.
      * We now operate from 153 stores in the UK and are encouraged by an increase in the level of opportunities for new sites appearing on the market.
      * We will roll out fine wine display areas to all stores over the next two years.
      * Like for like sales in UK retail stores up 8.4%.

      Current Trading

      * In the ten weeks from 30 March to 7 June 2010, like for like sales up 7.3%.

      Commenting on the results Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "We are very encouraged by our ability to attract new customers which will allow us to continue to grow our market share. While the UK economic outlook remains uncertain, we believe that Majestic is well positioned for future growth."
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      schrieb am 29.11.10 17:29:32
      Beitrag Nr. 21 ()
      zum HJ:

      Highlights

      * Profit before tax increased by 20.0% to £7.3m (2009: £6.1m).
      * Interim dividend increased 17.9% to 3.3p net per share.
      * Total sales up 10.2% to £117.6m (2009: £106.7m).
      * Like for like sales in UK retail stores up 7.6%.
      * Substantial increase in active customers, up 14.0% to 496,000.
      * Online sales increased 8.3% on last year and now represent 9.1% of UK retail sales.
      * Sales of fine wine continued to increase, with sales of still wine priced at £20 and above increasing by 20.2% on last year.
      * Two new stores in Redhill and Windsor. Since the end of September we have opened in Totnes, Ashbourne, Bracknell, Canterbury, Cobham and a second store in Cardiff.
      * We now operate from 160 stores in the UK and aim to enlarge Majestic to at least 250 locations.
      * Lay & Wheeler, our fine wine specialist, enjoyed considerable success selling en primeur wines from the highly regarded 2009 Bordeaux vintage.
      * Wine and Beer World in France recorded sales growth of 22.9% on constant currency basis.
      * In the six weeks from 28 September to 8 November 2010, like for like sales in our UK stores up 7.4%.

      Commenting on the results Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "I am delighted that Majestic has achieved profit growth of 20.0% in the half year and I am very encouraged that we have been able to attract so many new customers."
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      schrieb am 11.01.11 12:41:46
      Beitrag Nr. 22 ()
      Christmas Trading Statement

      Majestic Wine PLC

      06 January 2011

      Total UK store sales, excluding VAT, were up 6.4% for the nine weeks of Christmas trading from 2 November 2010 to 3 January 2011. Over the same period, like for like UK store sales growth, excluding VAT, was 3.7%.

      Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "We are very pleased with our sales growth over the Christmas period. I would like to thank our loyal customers for battling through December's dreadful weather conditions to purchase their wine from Majestic."
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      schrieb am 15.06.11 19:15:14
      Beitrag Nr. 23 ()
      Divi hike:

      Highlights

      Group profit before tax increased by 26.6% to £20.3m (2010: £16.0m).
      Total sales up 10.3% to £257.3m (2010: £233.2m).
      Like for like sales in UK retail stores up 5.3%.
      Final dividend of 9.7p net per share, bringing the total dividend for the year to 13.0p, an increase of 26.2% on last year (2010: 10.3p).
      Lay & Wheeler: Profit before interest and tax at £701k (2010: £23k).
      Wine and Beer World: Like for like sales grew 23.6% with profit before interest and tax at £1.0m (2010: £0.4m).
      Key Metrics
      A continued increase in the number of customers who have made purchases in the last twelve months, up 8.2% to 511,000.
      Average spend per transaction declined just 2.5% down at £126 but strong growth in transaction numbers, up 12.5% to 2.0m.
      Average bottle of still wine purchased at Majestic is now £6.94 (2010: £6.56).
      Online sales increased 9.6% on last year and now represent 10.2% of UK retail sales.
      Majestic Commercial: Sales to business customers grew 17.2% on last year and now represent 24.2% of total UK sales.
      Sales of fine wine (priced at £20 per bottle and above) increased by 23.7% on last year, representing 6.0% of UK store sales.
      Stores
      Accelerated number of new store openings during the period, to twelve from six in the previous year. Redhill, Windsor, Totnes, Ashbourne, Bracknell, Canterbury, Cardiff (a second site), Cobham, Newmarket, Yeovil, Chiswick and the Isle of Wight. With a resite in Ipswich.
      Since the year end, we have opened in Evesham and Weston-Super-Mare, giving us 165 stores in the UK.
      Due to our reduction in minimum purchase requirements and following a detailed mapping exercise, we are confident of being able to expand Majestic to an estate of at least 330 stores.
      Current Trading
      In the ten weeks from 29 March to 6 June 2011, UK like for like sales up 4.4%.
      Commenting on the results Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "We are delighted that so many new customers have chosen to shop with Majestic and are encouraged that all parts of the business are showing strong progress."
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      schrieb am 14.11.11 14:09:36
      Beitrag Nr. 24 ()
      14.11.2011 Aktionäre des Weinhändlers Majestic Wine erhalten 15 Prozent mehr Dividende


      Der britische Weinhändler Majestic Wine (ISIN: GB00B021F836) hebt die Zwischendividende für das erste Halbjahr zum 26. September 2011 um 15,2 Prozent auf 3,8 Pence (ca. 4,4 Cent) je Aktie an. Im Vorjahr wurde eine Zwischendividende von 3,3 Pence ausgeschüttet. Die Gesamtausschüttung betrug im vergangenen Jahr 16,3 Pence (ca. 0,19 Euro).

      Damit beträgt die Dividendenrendite beim aktuellen Börsenkurs von 393 Pence (ca. 4,58 Euro) 4,14 Prozent. Im erstem Halbjahr kletterte der Umsatz um 8,7 Prozent auf 127,8 Millionen Pfund. Der Vorsteuergewinn stieg von 7,3 auf 8,8 Millionen Pfund. Majestic Wine betreibt insgesamt 174 Filialen in Großbritannien. Der Konzern plant langfristig einen Ausbau des Filialnetzes auf insgesamt rund 330 Niederlassungen.
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      schrieb am 18.06.12 18:10:40
      Beitrag Nr. 25 ()
      lecker :lick::lick::lick:

      Weinhändler Majestic Wine steigert die Dividende um 20 Prozent

      Der britische Weinhändler Majestic Wine (ISIN: GB00B021F836) steigert die Dividende für das Gesamtjahr (2. April 2012) um 20 Prozent auf 15,6 Pence (ca. 19,3 Eurocent) je Aktie. Aktionäre erhalten eine Schlussdividende von 11,8 Pence (ca. 14,6 Eurocent). Als Zwischendividende wurden bereits 3,8 Pence ausgeschüttet. Damit beträgt die Dividendenrendite beim aktuellen Börsenkurs von 412 Pence (ca. 5,11 Euro) 3,78 Prozent. Im Vorjahr wurden insgesamt 13 Pence ausgeschüttet.

      Im vergangenen Jahr kletterte der Umsatz um 8,9 Prozent auf 280,3 Millionen Pfund (ca. 348 Mio. Euro). Der Vorsteuergewinn der Gruppe stieg um 14,5 Prozent auf 23,2 Millionen Pfund (ca. 28,8 Mio. Euro). Majestic Wine betreibt insgesamt 181 Filialen in Großbritannien. Der Konzern plant langfristig einen Ausbau des Filialnetzes auf insgesamt rund 330 Niederlassungen.

      Werner W. Rehmet - MyDividends.de
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      schrieb am 19.11.12 09:49:47
      Beitrag Nr. 26 ()
      Weinhändler Majestic Wine steigert die Dividende um 5,3 Prozent

      Der britische Weinhändler Majestic Wine (ISIN: GB00B021F836) steigert die Zwischendividende für das erste Halbjahr zum 1. Oktober 2012 um 5,3 Prozent auf 4 Pence (ca. 4,98 Eurocent) je Aktie. Im Vorjahr wurde eine Zwischendividende von 3,8 Pence ausgeschüttet. Insgesamt kamen im letzten Jahr 15,6 Pence (ca. 19,4 Eurocent) zur Auszahlung. Damit beträgt die Dividendenrendite beim aktuellen Börsenkurs von 465,5 Pence (ca. 5,81 Euro) 3,35 Prozent.

      In den letzten sechs Monaten fiel der Gesamtumsatz um 1,4 Prozent auf 126 Millionen Pfund (ca. 348 Mio. Euro). Der Vorsteuergewinn der Gruppe stieg um 3,9 Prozent auf 9,2 Millionen Pfund (ca. 28,8 Mio. Euro). Majestic Wine betreibt insgesamt 189 Filialen in Großbritannien. Der Konzern plant langfristig einen Ausbau des Filialnetzes auf insgesamt rund 330 Niederlassungen.
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      schrieb am 17.06.13 14:03:08
      Beitrag Nr. 27 ()
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      schrieb am 19.03.14 12:18:25
      Beitrag Nr. 28 ()
      Christmas Trading Statement
      Majestic Wine PLC

      8 January 2014

      Total UK store sales, for the 10 weeks of Christmas trading from 29 October to 6 January 2014, were up 5.9%. Over the same period like for like UK store sales growth was 2.8%. This result brings the like for like UK store sales growth to 0.8% for the first 40 weeks of the financial year.



      Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:



      “I am pleased to say that recently we opened our 200th store enabling more and more people to shop locally with Majestic. This Christmas, helped by our knowledgeable staff, customers chose to treat themselves and we saw strong growth in sales of fine wine above £20 per bottle. Thank you to all our customers for continuing to choose Majestic.”
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      schrieb am 20.03.14 09:54:42
      Beitrag Nr. 29 ()
      upps:


      For Immediate release
      20 March 2014


      Majestic Wine PLC
      Trading Statement


      Majestic Wine PLC ("Majestic" or the "Company") the UK's largest wine specialist, today announces a trading update.

      On 16 June 2014 the Company will announce its results for the year ending 31 March 2014 and the Board now expects to report that profit before tax will be broadly in line with the previous financial year.

      Although the 10 week Christmas trading period was satisfactory and we achieved like for like sales growth of 2.8%, we have experienced challenging trading conditions since the start of the 2014 calendar year. With two weeks to go until our year end we now expect like for like sales to be flat for the financial year as a whole. The latest market data published by Nielsen indicates that we have maintained our market share at 4.1%.

      Furthermore, as part of our longer term growth strategy to increase the store footprint to over 300 and expand our e-commerce operations, the Board has decided to invest in the necessary infrastructure enhancements to underpin our future growth plans. These include new office space, a larger and more efficient distribution facility to handle higher volumes, establishing our own in-house e-commerce development team and increasing the size of our Commercial sales team. Building on our strong customer service ethos we are also increasing our investment in both staff training and in our CRM and data analytics capabilities. These investments are necessary to ensure that we can drive further growth although the costs in the short term mean that the Board now anticipates a flatter profit growth profile in the 2015 financial year.

      Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "The Majestic proposition remains compelling to the consumer and our future growth prospects remain bright. I am confident that the investments we are making over the course of the next twelve months will drive future shareholder value."
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      schrieb am 20.03.14 09:55:48
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 46.664.297 von R-BgO am 20.03.14 09:54:42so'ne Meldung ist gut für -18%?

      Kaufgelegenheit?
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      schrieb am 07.01.15 09:37:35
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      diesmal sind es minus 10%
      Christmas Trading Statement


      Majestic Wine PLC, the UK's largest wine specialist announces that, total UK store sales for the 10 weeks of Christmas trading from 28 October to 5 January 2015, were up 3.7%. Over the same period like for like UK store sales growth was 1.1%. This performance brings the like for like UK store sales growth to 2.0% forthe first 40 weeks of the financial year.

      The Christmas trading period was particularly challenging characterised by increased levels of competitive promotional activity to attract customers into store and online. Whilst Majestic traded effectively over the period the Company invested 50 basis points of gross margin ensuring pricing remained competitive in this more promotional environment.

      Steve Lewis, Chief Executive, said:

      "Majestic delivered like for like sales growth of 1.1% in a difficult Christmas trading period characterised by promotional activity and we are now focused on delivering our final quarter's trading. We anticipate this competitive pricing environment will continue throughout much of 2015."
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      schrieb am 07.01.15 17:30:09
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 48.712.958 von R-BgO am 07.01.15 09:37:35inzwischen minus 16%
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      schrieb am 08.05.15 17:14:41
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      Acquisition, CEO appointment and trading update
      Majestic to acquire Naked Wines, a customer funded international online wine business to create an international, multi-channel specialist wine retailing group

      The transaction creates a significant strategic opportunity for both businesses by sharing complementary strengths: Naked Wines' online and e-commerce skills and Majestic's national store network. The transaction also opens up attractive international growth in the USA and Australia. Majestic and Naked Wines will continue to operate as independent brands

      Total consideration of up to £70 million, which includes approximately £50 million payable on completion in cash, plus up to £20 million contingent consideration payable in Majestic's ordinary shares. Cash consideration is being funded by new debt facilities

      The transaction is expected to be enhancing to fully diluted earnings per share in FY 2017

      Naked Wines has an excellent growth track record. For the year ended 31 December 2014 sales of £74 million, were up 40% year on year, with an EBITDA loss of £3.3 million. It currently has over 300,000 customers funding over 130 winemakers, underpinned by large and growing wine markets

      The Naked Wines senior team will remain with the business and will receive over 70% of their potential consideration in Majestic's ordinary shares, which will all be subject to performance criteria

      Rowan Gormley, founder and CEO of Naked Wines has been appointed as CEO of the enlarged Majestic

      Majestic expects to announce adjusted pre-tax profit of approximately £21 million for the year ended 31 March 2015
      The final dividend for FY 2015 and the interim dividend for FY 2016 will be withheld, with future dividends to be progressively re-instated by FY 2018


      Phil Wrigley, Majestic's Chairman, commented:

      "The acquisition of Naked Wines represents a transformational deal. The two businesses have significant strengths which are very complementary. Majestic's distribution skills, a nationwide UK store network and customer service orientated knowledgeable staff, are a perfect fit with Naked Wines' unique sourcing and selling model. This acquisition will significantly accelerate the planned development of Majestic's online capabilities whilst providing Naked Wines with a nationwide store network to allow a Click & Collect delivery option for its customers. In addition, this acquisition opens up attractive international markets, increasing our potential customer reach eightfold.

      I am delighted that Rowan has agreed to be the new CEO for the enlarged Majestic. He has a fantastic track record as a successful businessman, innovator and entrepreneur in the wine industry and beyond. He has also assembled a deep pool of talent at Naked Wines with a similar culture to Majestic."

      Rowan Gormley, Majestic's CEO, commented:

      "The combination of Naked Wines and Majestic provides the very exciting opportunity to build a world class wine retailer, serving customers who are looking for inspiration that the supermarkets cannot provide. This is great news for the customers, staff and suppliers of both businesses and will ultimately create significant shareholder value."
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      schrieb am 15.06.15 12:08:09
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      schrieb am 15.06.15 12:14:24
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 49.975.005 von R-BgO am 15.06.15 12:08:09
      sind bisher nur vorläufig,
      es gibt aber keine Divi mehr und ich rechne mit Nettogewinn von rund 15'' GBP nach fast 18 im VJ;

      jetzt ist Geduld gefragt...
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      schrieb am 14.03.16 12:01:17
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 49.742.433 von R-BgO am 08.05.15 17:14:41
      habe mir heute zum ersten Mal diese "naked wine" Sache näher angeschaut:
      http://investors.majestic.co.uk/system/files/press/Naked%20W…

      sieht potentiell nach einem Rule Breaker aus;

      im Erfolgsfall kann das Auswirkungen auf die komplette Wertschöpfungskette haben...


      versuche mal, wieder öfter hier reinzuschauen
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      schrieb am 20.06.16 13:19:24
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 51.974.577 von R-BgO am 14.03.16 12:01:17
      Zahlen sind da,
      Gewinn "erfolgreich" nahezu vernichtet....


      Das Problem scheint vor allem bei ausufernden Kosten für Retail in UK zu liegen.


      NakedWines scheint super zu laufen, immerhin schon ein gutes Viertel Umsatzanteil bei mid-twenties Wachstum...

      Ursprünglich wohl in OZ gestartet, Wachstum kommt jetzt aus USA und UK.
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      schrieb am 21.09.16 11:01:35
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      minus 27% heute
      21 September 2016


      Majestic Wine PLC

      Trading Update

      Majestic announces profits below expectations in 2017, but remains on track to hit 3 year plan of £500m in sales by 2019

      Majestic Wine PLC (the "Group") today announces that despite;
      - Majestic Retail trading on track and making good progress on the transformation plan
      - Naked Wines UK and Australia are performing well and on plan
      - A return to growth for Lay & Wheeler
      EBIT for the current financial year ending 3 April 2017 is expected to fall below current market expectations1. This is because:

      1. Majestic Commercial

      As detailed in our annual results for the year ended 31 March 2016, the Commercial business was not growing sales at the level to which we aspire and that necessary investment in new business development and the store network had reduced our profit growth to just 1% for the year.

      The first half of the current financial year has proved to be even more challenging with the result that Commercial sales growth is flat year on year and the gross margin percentage achieved on those sales has declined by around 200 basis points. Assuming these negative trends persist through to the end of this financial year, and with the balance of the year being seasonally significant, the Commercial division's EBIT performance could be around £2m lower than expectations.

      We need to find a better, more profitable approach for our Commercial operations as part of the Group and as a result an internal review is now underway.

      2. Naked Wines USA

      In our annual results we also explained that Naked Wines had made an 'unscheduled' maiden profit last year following a decision to reduce marketing in the USA whilst low stock levels were replenished. During the first half of the current financial year, improved stock levels have meant that we were able to resume our investment in acquiring new customers ("Angels") in this region.

      The decision was taken to accelerate a number of initiatives, including testing a significant new direct mail campaign. It is now clear that, whilst most initiatives were successful, the direct mail campaign was not. We have now stopped this investment, but the short term impact will be higher costs in the first half of the year, with fewer new Angels acquired than hoped also impacting profits over the next 12 months. Accordingly, we now anticipate that the Naked Wines business will move back into making a small loss for the current financial year with an EBIT performance also approximately £2m lower than expectations.

      Whilst it is disappointing that the direct mail channel has not proved to be as viable as early tests suggested, we are getting very encouraging returns from other channels, and are ready to scale them when we are confident that the returns are sustainable.

      Rowan Gormley, Chief Executive commented:

      "It is very disappointing that two isolated factors are distracting from the great progress across the rest of the Group. We have always said that we would adopt a test and learn approach, and be quick to redeploy capital from underperforming areas, which is exactly what we are doing. While, this approach is delivering good results in the other business units the scale of the US market means that even a test can have a material effect on profits.

      The turnaround plan in Majestic Retail is progressing well, the key initiatives are on track to be delivered on time and on budget, and preparations for peak Christmas trading are well in hand. Naked Wines UK, Australia and the underlying US business continue to trade well, and we have managed to restore Lay and Wheeler to growth.

      Despite these two factors, I am pleased to say we are still on track to resume dividend payments this year and to deliver our goal of £500m sales by 2019. We look forward to giving more details at our Interim results in six weeks time."

      A further update will be given at the time of the Group's Interim Results on 17 November 2016.
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      schrieb am 20.12.16 10:49:33
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      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 53.317.425 von R-BgO am 21.09.16 11:01:35
      Die Halbjahreszahlen waren rot,
      aber m.E. trotzdem encouraging:

      -sie zahlen wieder Divi
      -NW wächst weiter mit 26,7%, macht bereits mehr als ein Viertel des Umsatzes aus => 6% für den gesamten Laden nur daher
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      schrieb am 26.01.17 14:47:19
      Beitrag Nr. 40 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 53.922.617 von R-BgO am 20.12.16 10:49:33ein bißchen nachgelegt
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      schrieb am 24.11.17 22:11:30
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      die heutigen Halbjahreszahlen kamen ziemlich gut an
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      schrieb am 24.11.17 22:14:36
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      vielleicht macht ein
      Thread: Majestic Wine


      mit Bezug zur WKN mehr Sinn...
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      schrieb am 25.11.17 12:47:31
      Beitrag Nr. 43 ()
      Antwort auf Beitrag Nr.: 36.487.614 von meinolf67 am 31.01.09 14:53:07Wieder so ein Steuersparmodell.:confused::confused::confused:


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