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CROOKES BROTHERS LIMITED - Cautionary Announcement regarding the Potential Disposal of Murrimo Macadamia Limitada and Murrimo Farming Limitada

Crookes Brothers Limited
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What this filing means

A nominal price that tells most of the story. Crookes Brothers is negotiating the sale of its 100% interests in Murrimo Macadamia Limitada and Murrimo Farming Limitada, together with shareholder loans, for an aggregate consideration of US$2.00. If completed, the deal would extinguish and derecognise the US$5.4 million (approximately R86.0 million) term loan outstanding against MML from the Group's consolidated financial statements. The board had already flagged its decision to exit MML in the June 2026 annual results, so the strategic direction is not new — but the US$2.00 price and the loan extinguishment are new material facts the market cannot yet size.

Crookes Brothers is trying to walk away from its Mozambique macadamia operations. The buyer would pay just US$2.00 for the companies, but would also take over roughly R86 million of debt. The real economic feature of this deal is not the price — it is the loan the buyer agrees to absorb. Without knowing what those assets are worth on the group's books, the market cannot yet judge whether this disposal is a tidy exit or an accounting loss.

Bull case

  • The negotiations execute the board's previously disclosed decision to exit Murrimo Macadamia Limitada, evidencing follow-through on stated portfolio strategy.

Bear case

  • The group is selling 100% of two Mozambique subsidiaries plus shareholder loans for a nominal US$2.00, consistent with a fire-sale exit rather than value realisation.
  • The US$2.00 consideration for 100% of two subsidiaries plus shareholder loans implies minimal or no equity value, with the buyer assuming approximately R86m of debt.
  • The filing does not disclose MML/MFL carrying values, expected gain or loss on disposal, or any impairment quantum implied by the nominal price.
  • The rationale for why US$2.00 represents fair consideration for the equity and loans of MML and MFL is not disclosed.
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SENS-AI conclusion

A strategic exit in early-stage negotiations, dressed in a cautionary wrapper. The board's decision to leave MML was pre-flagged in the June 2026 results, so the direction is not new — but the US$2.00 consideration and the R86m loan extinguishment are fresh material facts. The nominal price implies the assets carry little or no equity value and the buyer's primary economic interest is the debt assumption. The market cannot size the full earnings or balance-sheet impact because carrying values and expected gain or loss on disposal are undisclosed. So what: the exit strategy is confirmed, but the market still needs the final terms and the impairment or disposal accounting to judge whether this is a clean break or a costly one.

The next announcement must disclose the final terms, MML/MFL carrying values, and the expected gain or loss on disposal.

Evidence from the filing

  • The group is selling 100% of two Mozambique subsidiaries plus shareholder loans for a nominal US$2.00, consistent with a fire-sale exit rather than value realisation.

    “the Company has entered into negotiations regarding the potential sale by the Group of its 100% interest in the issued share capital of MML and Murrimo Farming Limitada ("MFL"), together with shareholder loans, for an aggregate consideration of US$2.00”

  • The negotiations execute the board's previously disclosed decision to exit Murrimo Macadamia Limitada, evidencing follow-through on stated portfolio strategy.

    “it was advised of the decision by the board of directors of Crookes Brothers ("Board") to commence the exit from Murrimo Macadamia Limitada ("MML")”

  • The filing does not disclose MML/MFL carrying values, expected gain or loss on disposal, or any impairment quantum implied by the nominal price.

    “no rationale is disclosed for why US$2.00 represents fair consideration for the equity and loans of MML and MFL”

  • The rationale for why US$2.00 represents fair consideration for the equity and loans of MML and MFL is not disclosed.

    “the financial information contained in this announcement is the responsibility of the directors of the Company and has not been reviewed by the Company's auditors”
Category
Cautionary
Event posture
Bearish Continuation
Published
Aug 28, 2026

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