EANS-Adhoc: gategroup Announces Contract Extensions with American Airlines
23.10.2012 – 08:31
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ad-hoc disclosure transmitted by euro adhoc with the aim of a Europe-wide distribution. The issuer is solely responsible for the content of this announcement. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Contracts 23.10.2012 Agreements include Gate Gourmet, Gate Safe and Pourshins ZURICH, Oct. 23, 2012 -- gategroup announced it has reached agreement with American Airlines to extend several contracts involving its Gate Gourmet, Gate Safe and Pourshins member companies. The value of these extensions over their five-year term is estimated to total over CHF 550 million. Under the extended contract, Gate Gourmet will provide catering and provisioning services for American at 22 markets worldwide, including hub locations Los Angeles and Chicago. All gategroup contracts with American Airlines remain subject to approval by the U.S. Court in American Airlines' Chapter 11 reorganization. About gategroup gategroup is the leading independent global provider of products, services and solutions related to a passenger's onboard experience. gategroup comprises the following brands: deSter, eGate Solutions, Gate Aviation, Gate Gourmet, Gate Retail Onboard, Gate Safe, Harmony, Performa, potmstudios, Pourshins and Supplair. Shares of Zurich-based gategroup are traded on the SIX Swiss Exchange under the symbol GATE. Please visit www.gategroup.com. Further inquiry note: CONTACT: Media, Jean-Luc Ferrazzini, Head of Corporate Communications, communications@gategroup.com, +41 43 812 9128; Investors, Dagmara Robinson, Director Investor Relations, drobinson@gategroup.com, +41 43 812 5496 end of announcement euro adhoc -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- issuer: gategroup Holding AG Balz-Zimmermannstrasse 7 CH-8302 Kloten phone: +41 43 812 54 96 FAX: +41 43 812 91 19 mail: invest@gategroup.com WWW: http://www.gategroupmember.com/ sector: Consumer Goods ISIN: CH0100185955 indexes: stockmarkets: Hauptsegment: SIX Swiss Exchange language: English