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It seems that Stobart are after raising £120million in the markets:

http://www.stobartgroup.co.uk/Images...2021_04_11.pdf

The main bit of interest is reproduced below:

Airports*Division*(“Stobart*Airports”)
This 
division
 consists
 of
 LSA
 and 
CLDA.
 Some
 of
 the 
Placing
 and
 Open 
Offer
proceeds
 will 
be
 used 
to develop
 the 
new 
distribution
 centre 
at
 CLDA
 and
complete
 the 
ongoing 
work
at 
LSA.

The
 Directors
 expect this
 will,
respectively,
 achieve 
annual
 operational 
cost
 savings 
of 
around 
£1
million 
for 
Eddie
 Stobart 
and generate 
a
 development
 profit 
for 
Stobart
 Estates.

In
 addition,
 the
 division 
is 
in
 discussions
 with 
a 
number
 of 
European
airlines.
 Any 
agreements 
with
 these airlines
 could
 result
 in 
a 
requirement
 to 
complete 
LSA
 to 
a 
higher 
specification 
and 
build 
a 
hotel.
The

additional 
funding 
that 
has 
been 
earmarked
 by 
the 
Company 
for 
LSA
 is
dependant 
on 
the
 signing
 of 
a
 significant
 contract
 with 
a 
low
 cost 
European
airline.
The 
Group 
intends 
to grow
 Stobart Airports
 significantly 
including 
the
ongoing 
development 
at 
LSA 
in
 time 
for 
the
 2012
Olympics.

The
 Directors
 believe 
that 
LSA
 will
 be 
able 
to
 develop
 new 
routes
 and

attract
 new
 operators
 over 
the 
next 
few 
years,
 with 
the
 aim
 of 
servicing
between 
2
 and
 2.5 
million
 passengers
 annually.


The
 Group
 will
 also
 pursue 
air
freight, 
maintenance 
and 
airport service

opportunities 
at 
LSA, 
including
 airport
 retail,
 private 
facilities, 
lounges
 and
fees
 generated 
from the 
rail
 terminal,
 which 
will
 provide 
up 
to
 eight
 services
 an 
hour
 direct 
to 
London 
Liverpool
 Street.

Additionally,
the
 Directors
 believe 
that 
CLDA 
can
 eventually
 be 
developed
and
 could
 act
 as
 a 
link 
for scheduled
 services 
to 
and 
from 
LSA.
 Until
 such
time 
as 
CLDA 
is 
fully 
developed 
for
 passenger 
transport,

it 
will
 continue 
to
 provide
 cost
 savings 
for
 the 
Eddie
 Stobart 
division,
 as
well 
as
 generating 
revenues
 from 
ancillary 
airport 
services.

Alastair
 Welch 
will head 
Stobart
 Airports
 and
 it 
is 
anticipated 
that 
future
performance 
can 
be
 benchmarked 
against 
other 
airport 
operations.
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