On 3 July 2019, Woolworths Group announced its intention to combine the Woolworths Drinks Business and ALH Group to create Endeavour Group.
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The creation of Endeavour Group was enabled by the Restructure, being the internal reorganisation through which certain assets and liabilities of the Woolworths Drinks Business, as well as Woolworths’ 75% ownership interest in ALH, were transferred into a distinct legal entity within Woolworths. The Restructure was implemented on 2 February 2020.
Following the Restructure, Woolworths completed the ALH Merger, whereby Woolworths (through Endeavour) acquired Bruce Mathieson Group's (BMG) interest in ALH in exchange for issuing BMG with a 14.6% shareholding in Endeavour. On completion of the ALH Merger, being 4 February 2020, Endeavour is 85.4% owned by Woolworths and 14.6% owned by BMG.
With the Restructure and ALH Merger now completed, Woolworths intends to separate Endeavour Group through a demerger or other value accretive alternative. Woolworths currently intends to seek shareholder approval for this at an appropriate time in the future.