SANFORD LIMITED
SUSTAINABLE SEAFOOD
5 September 2012
Continuous Disclosure Statement
North Island Mussel Processors Limited
Sanford Limited advises that today North Island Mussel Processors Limited (NIMPL) has been placed in receivership. The
action was the consequence of Greenshell New Zealand Limited (the parent company of Greenshell Investments Limited, a
shareholding partner in the NIMPL joint venture partners), failing to pay processing fees of $1.2 million and other
associated debts dating back to six months.
The other shareholders in NIMPL, Sanford and Sealord, are committed to working with the receivers to see if mussel
processing operations can commence once the new Coromandel mussel season starts in mid-October this year and to protect
the jobs of 20 full time staff and 200 additional workers employed on a seasonal basis by NIMPL.
The receivership will have no material effect on the financial results or any of the banking covenants of Sanford
Limited.
ENDS
About North Island Mussel Processors Limited (NIMPL)
North Island Mussel Processors Limited is a company one third owned by Sanford Limited, Sealord Group Limited and
Greenshell Investments Limited. NIMPL is a toll processor (ie.
the company doesn’t own the product, but adds value to a raw material) for its shareholders who export Greenshell
mussels to international markets.