Renewi - Decisive steps in UK Municipal

A review of onerous UK Municipal contracts (flagged on 12 February) has quantified net exceptional costs totalling £73m (including c £49m for three long-term ongoing PFI operating contracts, the remainder for exiting two other operations). There is no change to our headline estimates or any material impact on group net debt or annual cash flows as a result. These actions will allow investors to re-focus on the important merger integration programme, now entering its second year and continuing on track. By the time this completes in FY20, Renewi’s P/E rating will have reduced to 11.0x at the current share price.