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Aramark to spin off Uniform Services into independent public company by end of fiscal 2023
Aramark
- Armark Uniform Services (AUS) to be separated into an independent publicly traded company via tax-free spin-off by end of fiscal 2023.
- AUS pre-COVID annual revenue $2.6B; Aramark core business pre-COVID revenue $13.6B. Both target leverage below 3.5x.
- Kim Scott to be CEO of AUS; Rick Dillon appointed CFO. John Zillmer remains Aramark CEO.
- AUS plans to raise debt for a one-time dividend to Aramark to reduce debt. Aggregate regular dividend expected consistent post-spin.
- Transaction subject to final board approval, IRS tax ruling, regulatory approvals. Goldman Sachs and J.P. Morgan advising.