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IBEX Announces Repurchase Of 3.56M Common Shares From The Resource Group For $70M; $19.65 Per Share; Proforma Net Debt At $9M Post-Transaction

Benzinga ·  Nov 19 23:13

IBEX Limited ("ibex", or "the Company") (NASDAQ:IBEX), a leading global provider of business process outsourcing (BPO) and AI-powered customer engagement technology solutions, today announced that it repurchased an aggregate of 3,562,341 of the Company's common shares beneficially owned by The Resource Group International, Limited ("TRGI"), which represents approximately 20% of the diluted shares outstanding. These shares were unregistered and were not part of the public float. The purchase price was $19.65 per share, which was the last closing price, as well as the five-day volume weighted average trading price, for ibex common shares on the Nasdaq Global Market. The total transaction consideration is $70 million consisting of $45 million in cash and $25 million in seller financing. Subsequent to this transaction, Ibex will have a proforma net debt position of approximately $9 million based on Ibex's most recently released balance sheet dated September 30, 2024.

Following the repurchase, TRGI will retain ownership of 1.8 million common shares of the Company, and ibex will no longer be a "controlled company" within the meaning of the Nasdaq Stock Market Rules. In addition, a majority of the Company's eight person board will consist of independent directors after the repurchase. Five current directors appointed by TRGI shall continue to serve until the 2025 Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, and one of the two current ibex directors employed by TRGI will resign from the Company's Board of Directors before the end of the year. Additionally, as part of the share repurchase, ibex will have the right to repurchase the remaining shares owned by TRGI within 4 years, if certain conditions are met.

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