524: Steve McQuillan of Avingtrans discusses how business remained strong in H1 & their increased strategic investment

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Steve McQuillan, CEO of Avingtrans #AVG describes how business has remained strong in H1, trading in line with market expectations and why they have increased their strategic investment in the emerging Medtech 3D X-ray business, Adaptix.

Trading Update, Notice of Results and Strategic Investment

Avingtrans PLC (AIM: AVG), which designs, manufactures and supplies critical components, modules, systems and associated services to the energy, medical and industrial sectors, is pleased to announce business in the first half of the financial year has remained strong and the Company is trading in line with market expectations. At the end of the first half, Avingtrans had net cash (pre IFRS 16) in excess of £22.5m (31 May 2021: £23.3m).

Notice of Results

Avingtrans will publish its results for the six months ended 30 November 2021 on 23 February 2022, at which point it will provide a further update on performance.

Strategic Investment

Furthermore, Avingtrans is pleased to announce that it has increased its shareholding in the emerging Medtech 3D X-ray business, Adaptix Limited ("Adaptix"), by another 150,000 shares, for a total consideration of £1.5m. Avingtrans now owns 400,000 Adaptix shares, representing 11.9% of the current issued share capital.

In the year to 31 March 2021, Adaptix made a loss after tax of approximately £1.1m. Further details on Adaptix can be found in the announcement released by the Company on 13 October 2021.

About Avingtrans plc:
Avingtrans designs, manufactures and supplies original equipment, systems and associated aftermarket services to the energy, medical and industrial markets worldwide.

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