{"id":13483,"date":"2025-08-27T13:35:36","date_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:35:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/?post_type=europe&#038;p=13483"},"modified":"2025-08-27T13:35:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-27T13:35:36","slug":"novomatic-halts-scheme-to-privatize-ainsworth-as-shareholder-revolt-succeeds","status":"publish","type":"europe","link":"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/europe\/novomatic-halts-scheme-to-privatize-ainsworth-as-shareholder-revolt-succeeds\/","title":{"rendered":"Novomatic halts scheme to privatize Ainsworth as shareholder revolt succeeds"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Vienna \/ Sydney \u2013 August 27, 2025.<\/strong> Austria\u2019s Novomatic, one of Europe\u2019s largest gaming technology firms, has officially terminated its <strong>scheme of arrangement<\/strong> to acquire the remaining 47.1% of <strong>Ainsworth Game Technology<\/strong>, following strong opposition from minority shareholders. Nevertheless, an <strong>unconditional takeover offer remains in place<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The collapse of the arrangement came swiftly after shareholders signalled their discontent, prompting Ainsworth and Novomatic to invoke clauses 3.7(a) and 13.1(e) of the implementation deed to terminate the agreement immediately.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/landing\/multigame-link\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\" noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9725\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1.png 1000w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-300x102.png 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/11\/ice-london-termino-y-se-despidio-la-feria-en-imagenes-mgl-1-768x261.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Nevertheless, Novomatic reiterated that its <strong>final, non-negotiable cash bid of A$1.00 per share (approximately US$0.64)<\/strong> is still valid and will continue. The move reflects the company\u2019s intention to adopt a more hands-on role in Ainsworth\u2019s affairs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Ainsworth\u2019s <strong>Independent Board Committee (IBC)<\/strong> continues to support the takeover bid\u2014pending validation by an independent expert that the offer is fair, reasonable, or at least \u201cnot fair but reasonable\u201d for shareholders, and assumes no superior proposals emerge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"645\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/novomatic-halts-scheme-to-privatize-ainsworth-as-shareholder-revolt-succeeds.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-13485\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/novomatic-halts-scheme-to-privatize-ainsworth-as-shareholder-revolt-succeeds.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/novomatic-halts-scheme-to-privatize-ainsworth-as-shareholder-revolt-succeeds-300x202.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mundovideo.com.co\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/08\/novomatic-halts-scheme-to-privatize-ainsworth-as-shareholder-revolt-succeeds-768x516.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Novomatic, already the majority stakeholder in Ainsworth, has made clear that if its shareholding reaches 75%, it plans to <strong>delist Ainsworth from the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX)<\/strong> \u2014 deeply aligning the company under its ownership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Analysts suggest this strategic pivot echoes Novomatic\u2019s broader goal: consolidating its footprint across the Asia-Pacific and United States markets through a unified, streamlined entity. 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