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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| LSE: PUB | |
| Industry | Pubs |
| Founded | August 2011 |
| Defunct | June 2015 |
| Headquarters | Burton upon Trent, England, UK |
Key people |
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| Revenue | £ 800.9 million (2014) [1] |
| £ 121.2 million (2014) [1] | |
| £ 99.4 million (2014) [1] | |
Spirit Pub Company plc (Spirit) was a pub and restaurant company in the United Kingdom based in Burton upon Trent and originally formed by Punch Taverns. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acquired by Greene King in June 2015. [2]
Spirit Group was originally formed by Punch Taverns in February 1999 to operate its managed pub estate including pubs acquired from Allied Domecq. [3] Spirit Group was demerged by Punch in February 2002. [3] Spirit Group then acquired Scottish & Newcastle’s retail business, before itself being re acquired by Punch in May 2006. [3] Spirit was demerged from Punch Taverns for a second time in August 2011. [4]
The shareholders accepted a takeover offer from Greene King in January 2015. The takeover was completed in June 2015. [5]
Spirit had seven hundred and seventy seven branded managed pubs throughout the United Kingdom in August 2013, and a further 452 leased pubs. [6] Spirit employed an average of 16,800 people in 2013. [7]
Its properties were valued at £1,375m by August 2013. It had net debt of £891m including £147m of interest rate swap obligations. [6] It proposed a restructuring of its bond obligations. [8]
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