Further to GVC’s announcement on 19 December 2016, the Company confirms the sale of its payment processing business operating under the Kalixa brand (the “Kalixa Group”) completed on 31 May 2017. The total consideration of €29.0 million paid by the acquirer, Senjō Group Pte. Ltd, has been paid in cash, subject to a completion accounts adjustment. As previously disclosed, the sale will have a neutral effect on the GVC’s EBITDA and the Kalixa Group continues to provide payment processing services to GVC post-completion under an existing contract.
For further information:
| GVC Holdings PLC | |
| Kenneth Alexander, Chief Executive | Tel: +44 (0) 1624 652 559 |
| Paul Miles, Chief Financial Officer | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7337 0100 |
| Nick Batram, Head of Investor Relations & Corporate Strategy | Tel: +44 (0) 20 7337 0110 |
| Media enquiries: | |
| Bell Pottinger | |
| David Rydell, Laura Jaques | Tel: +44 (0) 20 3772 2500 |
About GVC Holdings PLC
GVC Holdings PLC is a leading e-gaming operator in both B2C and B2B markets. GVC has four business segments with a number of brands; Sports Brands (bwin, Sportingbet, Gamebookers), Games Brands (partypoker, partycasino, Foxy Bingo, Gioco Digitale, CasinoClub), B2B and non-core assets. GVC acquired bwin.party digital entertainment plc on 1 February 2016. The Group is headquartered in the Isle of Man, is a constituent of the FTSE 250 index and has licences in more than 18 countries.
For more information see the Group’s website: www.gvc-plc.com