Rapid Nutrition PLC: Half Year Results - Well Ahead of Expectations

EQS Group-News: Rapid Nutrition PLC / Key word(s): Half Year Results
30.03.2020 / 07:00

30^th March, 2020

Rapid Nutrition Plc

("Rapid", the "Company" or the "Group")

Half Year Results - Well Ahead of Expectations

Rapid Nutrition (RAP:SW, RPNRF:OTC), a natural healthcare company focused on the research and development, manufacture and distribution of weight-loss and diet management products, sports nutrition products, vitamins and dietary supplements, and a range of life science products, is pleased to announce its H1 results.

In unprecedented times, health is of the utmost importance and the Group is well positioned to leverage changing purchase patterns as a result of concerted efforts to expand its online presence. Health-related products have never been in higher demand and the Board firmly believes a significant behavioural shift is imminent as consumers become even more health-conscious.

The first half of the new financial year 2020 has begun strongly and trading is in line with the Company's expectations. In particular, the Group has delivered strong operational performance as recently announced on 14^th January, with H1 revenues of $1.78m (H1 FY2019: $0.78m) in the period under review, and continues to progress its strategy of bringing to market new products, across multiple categories, which it believes will anchor future earnings.

Recent Operational Developments

Rapid Nutrition is pleased to announce recent highlights including:

- The Group's key partnerships and distribution agreements in numerous countries, notably the United States and Australia, which are continuing to develop this year

- The successful rollout of SystemLS across 500 GNC corporate stores and online (gnc.com)

- Sigma's rollout of the Group's product portfolio across 100 pharmacy stores

- The Group's rollout of its product portfolio through leading health food chain Mr Vitamins

- The successful completion of a non-brokered placement of EUR 240,000 led by Swiss Asset Manager, reaffirming the positive sentiment building in the institutional investor community, as well as the Group's ongoing commitment to building long-term shareholder value

- Last quarter's Annual General Meeting in Australia which saw overwhelming shareholder support, resulting in all resolutions being passed

The Group also continues to ensure that it is well positioned for the future:

- The Group continues to expand its global distribution footprint and has entered into discussions with innovative companies in key markets such as Switzerland, Brazil and Africa.

- The Group's Direct to Consumer channel through its partnership with Streamcast Marketing is anticipated to expand considerably this year with a major brand launch of SystemLS scheduled this quarter, aimed at driving additional revenues and increased margins in the second half of the financial year.

- Rapid Nutrition's global logistics partner Super Health Center ("SHC") has presented the Group's flagship brand to key retailers and distribution partners in the UK and the Middle East with in-market visits which have received uniformly positive responses and created expectations of additional incremental revenues for the Group in H2.

- As the Group's product offering continues to expand with innovative formulas in popular categories such as CBD and Antiviral Immunity, it is also looking to expand into new distribution channels in Australia this quarter through high-end retailers, offering a true 360-degree marketing approach for its products across multiple platforms.

Rapid Nutrition CEO, Simon St. Ledger stated, "The Board believes there are significant opportunities to grow the business organically and through acquisitions. Our focus in FY2020 will be based around these initiatives to generate further growth over the long term."

The Group's half year report will be published on March 30^th, 2020.

About Rapid Nutrition
Rapid Nutrition is a natural healthcare company focused on the research, development and production of a range of life science products. The company was established based on its successful and proven weight-loss supplement range which is exported worldwide and now offers consumers a growing range of health and wellbeing solutions to meet existing and emerging societal health concerns, as well as a providing number of wider services to the life sciences industry. For more information, please visit Rapid Nutrition PLC

Investor Relations Contact:
ir@rnplc.com

Forward-Looking Statements
This press release contains forward-looking statements made pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve risks, uncertainties and assumptions that could cause Rapid Nutrition PLCs actual results and experience to differ materially from anticipated results and expectations expressed in these forward-looking statements. Rapid Nutrition PLC has in some cases identified forward-looking statements by using words such as "anticipates," "believes," "hopes," "estimates," "looks," "expects," "plans," "intends," "goal," "potential," "may," "suggest," and similar expressions. Rapid PLC undertakes no obligation to release publicly the results of any revisions to any such forward-looking statements that may be made to reflect events or circumstances after the date of this press release or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events, except as required by applicable law or regulation.

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This media information does not constitute an offer to sell, or a solicitation of an offer to buy, any securities. This information does not constitute an offering prospectus within the meaning of article 652a or article 1156 of the Swiss Code of Obligations or a listing prospectus within the meaning of the listing rules of the SIX Swiss Exchange. The media release is in accordance with International Reporting Standard: Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act ('Rule 12g3-2(b)') permits non-U.S. companies with securities listed primarily on a Qualified Foreign Exchange to make publicly available to U.S investors in English the same information that is made publicly available in their home countries as an alternative to SEC reporting Exchange Act Rule 12g3-2(b).

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