Euronet Worldwide Proposes to Acquire MoneyGram for $15.20 Per Share
Offer Represents an Approximately 15% Premium Over MoneyGram’s Existing Agreement with Ant Financial and a Premium Of Approximately 28% to the Company’s Closing Price on the Day Prior to the Ant Financial Transaction Announcement ---- Clearly Superior Offer Provides Significant Benefits to MoneyGram Shareholders Including Certainty to Closing with No CFIUS Requirement and No Closing Condition Related to Receipt of Money Transmitter Licenses
Compelling Strategic Rationale for Future Value Creation, Including Increased Customer Choice Through Complementary Product Offerings --- Expected Cost Synergies of Approximately $60 Million in the Second Year Post Close --- Meaningful Accretion to Adjusted Earnings Post Close
LEAWOOD, Kan., March 14, 2017 -- Euronet Worldwide, Inc. ("Euronet" or the "Company") (NASDAQ:EEFT), a leading electronics payments provider, today announced that Euronet has made a proposal to acquire all shares outstanding of MoneyGram International, Inc. (“MoneyGram”) (NASDAQ:MGI) for $15.20 in cash for each share of MoneyGram Common Stock and MoneyGram Preferred Stock on an as-converted basis, valuing the company at more than $1 billion, in addition to the assumption of approximately $940 million of MoneyGram’s debt outstanding. The combination of these highly complementary businesses would create a very well-positioned global payments company that would benefit customers and employees in the United States and around the world.
- Published: 14 March 2017
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