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Cuscal拟以2700万澳元现金收购Paymark;计划通过股权融资完成交易。

-- 据周二提交给澳大利亚证券交易所的消息,Cuscal(ASX:CCL)已达成协议,将从Retail International Holding(又名Worldline)手中收购新西兰支付服务提供商Paymark,交易金额为2700万澳元现金。 根据提交的文件,预计该交易将在2027财年为Cuscal带来中等个位数的每股收益增长,并带来同年15%左右的投资回报率。 此次收购预计将于6月30日完成。收购完成后,Cuscal预计其一级普通股资本充足率将达到18%至19%左右,符合公司目标区间,并高于最低监管要求。 Cuscal表示:“此次收购将立即扩大其在新西兰的业务规模,新西兰是一个熟悉的支付环境,也是Cuscal以基础设施为核心的商业模式的合理延伸。” Cuscal将通过3000万澳元的全额包销机构股权配售来支付此次收购的对价。该公司还将推出一项最高可达300万澳元的非包销股份购买计划。 此次配售将以每股4澳元的固定价格进行,预计将发行约750万股新普通股,占Cuscal现有已发行股份的3.9%。 该公司还重申了其2026财年税后基本净利润增长预期,预计增长率将达到15%左右。

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