Boxhill Technologies PLC Trading Update & Proposed Acquisition (7078H)
02 Décembre 2015 - 10:00AM
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RNS Number : 7078H
Boxhill Technologies PLC
02 December 2015
2 December 2015
Boxhill Technologies plc
("Boxhill" or the "Company")
Trading Update & Proposed Acquisition
The Board of Boxhill, the payment software and lottery group is
pleased to provide a further trading update.
Payments Division
The payments division has seen healthy growth in Q1/16 managing
a total of 106,000 transactions compared to 42,000 in Q4/15, helped
by new customers in UK, USA and Europe bought in via channel sales
partners. Value of transactions handled has increased from
US$63,578 and EUR2,591,998 in the Period May-Jul 2015 (Q4) to
US$2,296,335 and EUR5,716,809 in the period August to October (Q1).
The Company still has further integrations to complete and is in
line with its target of one new major customer per week.
The Company has agreed heads of terms to acquire Emex (UK) Group
Limited, and the associated company, FreePayMaster Limited
(collectively, "Emex"). Emex has developed software for peer to
peer payments, money transfer and trade services, crowd funding and
accounts for individuals and businesses, and is already a
significant supplier to the Company's Payments Division (see
www.emexpay.com and www.freepaymaster.com for further details). The
transaction, expected to conclude in December 2015, is for a
proposed consideration of 400,000,000 new ordinary shares of 0.1
pence and is expected to make a significant positive contribution
in the current financial year based on servicing Payment Division's
current contracted business. Longer term, the efficiencies from
vertical integration and cross-selling will provide further
opportunities for growth.
Emex have offices in Ayr and Malta and Boxhill is establishing
legal entities in Malta which is particularly supportive
environment for FinTech and Gaming businesses. A further
announcement will be made on the Emex acquisition once the
Company's due diligence has completed.
Casino Cash Machines
The acquisition of Emex and the subsequent structural changes
unfortunately mean that the roll out of Casino Cash is once again
delayed; however, the FreePayMaster software directly supports the
back end and escrow management feature of the casino cash mode, and
this is expected to expedite the roll out of the machines over the
longer term.
Lottery Division
Prize Provision Services Limited ("PPSL"), the Company's lottery
operating subsidiary, has recently introduced Paperless Direct
Debit ("PDD") to all clients. PDD gives an improved quality of
service to PPSL clients and offers efficiency benefits to PPSL
through the elimination of much of the paperwork and postage costs
associated with traditional Direct Debit and the administration
around Standing Order payments, which will be phased out over time.
PPSL Client feedback has been positive and clients will be further
buoyed with the upgraded client administration area, with work due
to be completed before the end of the year.
Soccerdome
Following the announcement of 30 October 2015 (definitions as
per that announcement), the JV is making good progress in
preliminary work associated with the financing and redevelopment of
the pitches at HHSV. Works are expected to begin close to the end
of the year and a late spring 2016 opening is being targeted by the
JV.
Expected publication of 2015 Annual Report
The Board will publish the annual report and accounts for the
year to 31 July 2015 in the first week of January 2016; this is a
change from the previous indicated date due to the recent corporate
developments.
Phil Jackson, Chief Executive, commented:
"The proposed acquisition of Emex, with whom we already work
closely, brings both immediate savings (as they are a supplier,
Boxhill fees are their revenues) and broadens our offer as an
emerging player in the payment software, or FinTech market. With
the further addition of FreePayMaster we are able to add innovative
global payment methods to our portfolio. Having a base in Malta
means we will be better placed to work with our customers and peers
in a country that is geared towards both gaming and Fin Tech."
For further information contact:
Boxhill Technologies
PLC 020 7493 9644
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Philip Jackson, CEO
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Website www.boxhillplc.com
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Allenby Capital Limited
(Nomad & Broker) 020 3328 5656
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Nick Harriss/Nick Athanas/James
Reeve
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Walbrook PR - Financial
PR 020 7933 8780
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Nick Rome/Sam Allen boxhill@walbrookpr.com
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This information is provided by RNS
The company news service from the London Stock Exchange
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