Original article by Sue Mitchell
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 23 : 3-Jul-15

Shares in Pacific Brands gained $A0.165 to close at $A0.49 on 2 July 2015, after the clothing and homewares group lifted its earnings forecast. Pacific Brands’ revised guidance is for 2014-15 underlying EBIT to be within the range of $A63m to $A65m, compared with market expectations of about $A60.1m. Meanwhile, asset sales have allowed the group to be free of debt for the first time since its sharemarket debut in 2004.

CORPORATES
PACIFIC BRANDS LIMITED – ASX PBG, BONDS INDUSTRIES LIMITED, SHERIDAN AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, HARD YAKKA, VOLLEY, GROSBY FOOTWEAR, KING GEE CLOTHING COMPANY, WESFARMERS LIMITED – ASX WES, EVERLAST PTY LTD, SLAZENGER, DUNLOP SPORT, ANCHORAGE CAPITAL PARTNERS PTY LTD, IBML CAPITAL PTY LTD, THE PAS GROUP LIMITED – ASX PGR, DESIGNWORKS LIMITED, WOOLWORTHS LIMITED – ASX WOW, BIG W DISCOUNT STORES, TARGET AUSTRALIA PTY LTD, LEGG MASON ASSET MANAGEMENT AUSTRALIA LIMITED