{"id":9672,"date":"2025-08-20T04:10:11","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/novomatic-makes-final-offer-to-take-over-ainsworth-shares\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T04:10:11","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T04:10:11","slug":"novomatic-makes-final-offer-to-take-over-ainsworth-shares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casino-online-best.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/20\/novomatic-makes-final-offer-to-take-over-ainsworth-shares\/","title":{"rendered":"Novomatic Makes Final Offer to Take Over Ainsworth Shares"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>Australian slot machine maker Ainsworth Game Technology has confirmed that its majority owner Novomatic has returned with a fresh bid to take full control of the company. The Austrian casino technology group, led by founder Johann Graf, already owns just over half of Ainsworth and now wants to buy the rest at AUD1.00 per share.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<p><strong><em>Good to know<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><em>Novomatic already controls 52.9% of Ainsworth\u2019s shares<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>The AUD1.00 per share offer values Ainsworth at around AUD336 million<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><em>Ainsworth\u2019s independent committee continues to recommend shareholder approval in the absence of a better offer<\/em><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr>\n<p>The offer, described as \u201cfinal\u201d and \u201cunconditional,\u201d will not be raised further. In a Wednesday filing with the Australian Securities Exchange, Ainsworth confirmed that Novomatic\u2019s communication qualifies as an alternative takeover bid under its existing scheme implementation deed dated April 28, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>Ainsworth\u2019s stock edged higher on the news, trading at AUD1.01 on Wednesday morning. Some investors have previously argued that Novomatic undervalued the company, but the latest proposal puts shareholders in a position where they must weigh certainty of liquidity against potential long-term performance.<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s independent board committee said it continues to unanimously recommend that shareholders vote in favor of the scheme unless a superior proposal appears. 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Management flagged this as an impairment trigger and recorded a AUD2.1 million impairment charge against its online division, citing underperformance in financial results.<\/p>\n<p>Novomatic framed the move as giving Ainsworth shareholders more choice:<\/p>\n<p><em>\u201cBy providing the option to sell into the offer, Novomatic has put the decision-making process back into the hands of Ainsworth\u2019s shareholders, regardless of the size of their holding.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The company also noted that some shareholders, including members of the Ainsworth family, have signaled they may not support the scheme. If that stance holds, it could block the scheme and remove an option for shareholders to participate. Novomatic, however, emphasized that both the scheme and the takeover bid remain active in parallel.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/casino-news\/novomatic-makes-final-offer-to-take-over-ainsworth-shares\/\">Novomatic Makes Final Offer to Take Over Ainsworth Shares<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/igaming.org\/\">iGaming.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Australian slot machine maker Ainsworth Game Technology has confirmed that its majority owner Novomatic has returned with a fresh bid to take full control of the company. The Austrian casino technology group, led by founder Johann Graf, already owns just over half of Ainsworth and now wants to buy the rest at AUD1.00 per share. 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