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Company update
M.P. Evans Group PLC has reported that while its North Sumatran estates were unaffected by recent severe flooding in Indonesia, its Simpang Kiri estate in Aceh experienced temporary operational disruptions due to flood waters. The company confirmed that all its workers are safe and that the flood waters have now subsided, with normal operations expected to resume in the coming weeks. Crucially, the flooding will not have a material impact on the Group's crop and production for the year. Disclaimer*
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n\n \nM.P. EVANS GROUP PLC\n(\"Company\", \"Group\" or \"M.P. Evans\")\n \nFLOODING IN INDONESIA\n \nFollowing a particularly severe cyclone in the region, the island of Sumatra in Indonesia has experienced significant flooding in several regions, particularly Aceh and North Sumatra.\n \nThe Group has estates in both Aceh and North Sumatra and, whilst the North Sumatran estates have been unaffected, the Simpang Kiri estate in Aceh has experienced some flooding. All the Group's workers have remained safe throughout this time. However, operations at the estate have been temporarily disrupted. The flood waters have now subsided, and normal operations will be resumed in the coming weeks. The flooding will not have a material impact on the Group's crop and production for the year.\n \nThe Group is providing support where possible to those affected in the local community around its estate, and its thoughts are with those who have suffered greater losses during this difficult time. Our condolences go to the families of those who have died in the flooding.\n \nEnquiries:\n \n\n\n\n\nM.P. Evans Group PLC\n\n\nTelephone: +44 (0) 1892 516333\n\n\n\n\nPeter Hadsley-Chaplin, chairman\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nMatthew Coulson, chief executive\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLuke Shaw, chief financial officer\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCavendish Capital Markets (Nomad and joint broker)\n\n\nTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7220 0500\n\n\n\n\nMatt Goode, George Lawson (Corporate finance)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTim Redfern, Harriet Ward (ECM)\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nCanaccord Genuity Limited (Joint broker)\n\n\nTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7523 4500\n\n\n\n\nHenry Fitzgerald-O'Connor, George Grainger\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nHudson Sandler (Financial PR)\n\n\nTelephone: +44 (0) 20 7796 4133\n\n\n\n\nCharlie Jack, Nick Moore, Francesca Rosser\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n \n \n\n","length":5299,"tagName":"div"}]