UK - Esporta announces results and new refinancing

Esporta, a leading player in the premium health club market, has announced strong 2005 results and the completion of a refinancing to give financial resources to fund acquisitions and new site roll out. Esporta produced like-for-like sales growth of 3.6 % in 2005, an EBITDA increase of 10% to £38.3m and member retention improvement of 2.5% points.