Kodak To Sell Imaging Units
Kodak today outlined its next steps toward a emergence from Chapter 11 reorganization as a company primarily focused on commercial, packaging and functional printing solutions and enterprise services.
Accordingly, the company has initiated sale processes for its Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses.
Kodak believes that the sale of these assets, as well as continued cost-reduction initiatives, curtailment of its legacy liabilities, and the monetization of the company?s digital imaging patent portfolio, will be significant milestones toward completing the company's reorganization and emergence from Chapter 11 during 2013.
"The initiation of a process to sell the Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses is an important step in our company?s reorganization to focus our business on the commercial markets and enable Kodak to accelerate its momentum toward emergence," said Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "In addition, we continue our initiatives to reduce our cost structure and streamline our operating models in an effort to return the company to profitability."
"We are reshaping Kodak. We continue to rebalance our company toward commercial, packaging and functional printing - in which we have the broadest portfolio solutions - and enterprise services. These businesses have substantial long-term growth prospects worldwide and are core to the future of Kodak. We are confident that our competitive advantages in materials science and deposition technologies, as well as our know-how in digital imaging, will enable us to capitalize on those opportunities and extend our leadership in key growth markets."
Kodak noted that in addition to the commercial, packaging and functional printing and enterprise services businesses, it also continues to own and operate the Consumer Inkjet, Entertainment Imaging, Commercial Film and Specialty Chemicals businesses, given the company's expertise, capabilities and strong customer relationships in these markets, as well as their combined cash-generating capability.
The Personalized Imaging business consists of Retail Systems Solutions (RSS), Paper & Output Systems (P&OS) and Event Imaging Solutions (EIS). RSS is the worldwide leader in retail print solutions with a global footprint of 105,000 KODAK Picture Kiosks; P&OS includes the broadest portfolio of traditional photographic paper and still camera film products; and EIS provides souvenir photo products at theme parks and other venues. The Document Imaging business provides a leading and comprehensive portfolio of scanners, capture software and services to enterprise customers.
Kodak said it would move forward as quickly as possible and has targeted completing these transactions in the first half of 2013. Lazard is adviser to Kodak in the sale process.
Kodak believes that the sale of these assets, as well as continued cost-reduction initiatives, curtailment of its legacy liabilities, and the monetization of the company?s digital imaging patent portfolio, will be significant milestones toward completing the company's reorganization and emergence from Chapter 11 during 2013.
"The initiation of a process to sell the Personalized Imaging and Document Imaging businesses is an important step in our company?s reorganization to focus our business on the commercial markets and enable Kodak to accelerate its momentum toward emergence," said Antonio M. Perez, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer. "In addition, we continue our initiatives to reduce our cost structure and streamline our operating models in an effort to return the company to profitability."
"We are reshaping Kodak. We continue to rebalance our company toward commercial, packaging and functional printing - in which we have the broadest portfolio solutions - and enterprise services. These businesses have substantial long-term growth prospects worldwide and are core to the future of Kodak. We are confident that our competitive advantages in materials science and deposition technologies, as well as our know-how in digital imaging, will enable us to capitalize on those opportunities and extend our leadership in key growth markets."
Kodak noted that in addition to the commercial, packaging and functional printing and enterprise services businesses, it also continues to own and operate the Consumer Inkjet, Entertainment Imaging, Commercial Film and Specialty Chemicals businesses, given the company's expertise, capabilities and strong customer relationships in these markets, as well as their combined cash-generating capability.
The Personalized Imaging business consists of Retail Systems Solutions (RSS), Paper & Output Systems (P&OS) and Event Imaging Solutions (EIS). RSS is the worldwide leader in retail print solutions with a global footprint of 105,000 KODAK Picture Kiosks; P&OS includes the broadest portfolio of traditional photographic paper and still camera film products; and EIS provides souvenir photo products at theme parks and other venues. The Document Imaging business provides a leading and comprehensive portfolio of scanners, capture software and services to enterprise customers.
Kodak said it would move forward as quickly as possible and has targeted completing these transactions in the first half of 2013. Lazard is adviser to Kodak in the sale process.
