Starcom PLC Trading Update (5191K)
22 Aprile 2020 - 1:11PM
UK Regulatory
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RNS Number : 5191K
Starcom PLC
22 April 2020
Prior to publication, the information contained within this
announcement was deemed by the Company to constitute inside
information for the purposes of Article 7 under the Market Abuse
Regulation (EU) No. 596/2014 ("MAR"). With the publication of this
announcement, this information is now considered to be in the
public domain.
22 April 2020
Starcom PLC
("Starcom" or the "Company")
Trading update
Starcom (AIM: STAR), which specialises in the development of
wireless , Internet-Of-Things (IoT) based solutions for the remote
tracking, monitoring and protection of a variety of assets,
provides a trading update on the impact of the Covid-19
pandemic.
Further to the announcement on 25 March 2020 regarding the
impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on the Company's trading, over the
last two weeks the situation in many of the territories relevant to
Starcom has worsened and several of the Company's key clients are
now running partial operations or have temporarily shut down all
operations. For example, in the USA all of the Company's clients
have ceased manufacturing for the time being and in Russia the
Company's distributor has also frozen its operations. Consequently,
client orders are now being delayed. The Company is also
experiencing delays in supply and delivery to and from its factory,
due to local transport difficulties and airport restrictions.
It is not possible at this stage to predict with any reliability
what financial impact the pandemic will have to the Company's
trading this year and the Company will provide an update when the
uncertainty starts to decrease. Should the restrictions on trade in
the jurisdictions in which the Company and its clients operate
continue for a sustained period, it is not expected that the
Company would achieve the levels of growth previously anticipated.
Meanwhile, the Company is taking all the necessary prudent steps to
contain costs and preserve cash, including furloughing certain
employees and reducing wages for non-furloughed staff and
management. The Company has also applied for the government backed
loan that is part of the support package the Israeli government
offers to businesses affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. The board
feels confident that these measures will enable the Company to
survive and come out of this tough period ready to leverage the
strong position it had built before the Coronavirus impacted world
trade and its economies.
Enquiries:
Starcom Plc
Michael Rosenberg, Chairman 07785 727 595
Avi Hartmann, CEO +972 5447 5663
Allenby Capital Limited (Nominated Adviser and
Broker) 020 3328 5656
James Reeve / Jeremy Porter / Asha Chotai
Peterhouse Capital Limited (Joint Broker) 020 7469 0930
Lucy Williams / Charles Goodfellow / Eran Zucker
Leander PR (Financial PR) 07795 168 157
Christian Taylor-Wilkinson
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