/ 17 September 1999

REUNERT SELLS MECH DIVISION

ELECTRONICS and electrical engineering group Reunert said on Thursday that it has sold its mechanical defence division to British company Vickers in a deal with a value between R84-million and R116-million. The amount, it said, was equivalent to the net asset value of the businesses, goodwill, and proceeds contingent on the disposal of certain trading stock items. The operations in the Reumech Defence Division are Reumech OMC, Reumech Austral, Reumech Ermetek and Reumech Gear Ratio. They are best known for manufacturing security and defence vehicles.

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