JKH ink share purchase agreement with Norbert Dentressangle SA

John Keells Holdings PLC and Norbert Dentressangle SA, an international Transport, Logistics and Freight Forwarding company, listed on the Paris stock exchange, operating in 23 countries and employing 33,000 people, announced that Norbert Dentressangle has signed a Share Purchase Agreement recently to acquire the John Keells freight forwarding operations in Sri Lanka and India.

The transaction is due to be finalized at the end of August 2012. The acquisition will enable Norbert Dentressangle to strengthen its growing freight forwarding business, in line with its strategy.