{"id":777037553,"date":"2026-02-02T11:26:39","date_gmt":"2026-02-02T14:26:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777037553"},"modified":"2026-04-21T14:46:53","modified_gmt":"2026-04-21T17:46:53","slug":"novomatic-extends-ainsworth-takeover-deadline-for-third-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/novomatic-extends-ainsworth-takeover-deadline-for-third-time","title":{"rendered":"Novomatic extends Ainsworth takeover deadline for third time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The offer was previously set to close on January 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Australia.- The slot manufacturer Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd<\/strong> has confirmed that Novomatic AG<\/strong> has extended the deadline for its proposed acquisition of the company for the third time. The offer, previously to close at 7.00pm Sydney time on January 30, has been extended to 7.00pm on February 6<\/strong> unless the proposal is withdrawn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The unconditional takeover offer of AUD1.00 (US$0.69<\/strong><\/strong>) per share<\/strong> was launched in August. Austria-based Novomatic<\/strong>, together with its founder Johann Graf, currently holds 66.59 per cent<\/strong> of Ainsworth’s shares, leaving the remaining 33.41 per cent <\/strong>subject to the offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In September 2025<\/strong>, Ainsworth reported that an independent board committee had unanimously advised shareholders to accept Novomatic\u2019s offer. In October, the company said it had also received a proportionate offer from Kjerulf Ainsworth, a son of the company\u2019s founder, for 2.9 per cent<\/strong> of shareholders\u2019 holdings.<\/p>\n\n\n

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\n\t\t\t\t\tSee also:<\/span> Ainsworth Game Technology faces 7.3% profit decline<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The offer was previously set to close on January 30.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":9460,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Novomatic AG has extended its unconditional takeover offer for Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd for the third time, setting a new deadline of February 6. The AUD1.00 per share offer aims to acquire the remaining 33.41% of Ainsworth shares not already held by Novomatic and its founder. Ainsworth's independent board committee previously advised shareholders to accept the offer.","focusai_entities":"Ainsworth Game Technology Ltd, Novomatic AG, Johann Graf, Kjerulf Ainsworth","focusai_location":"Australia, Sydney, Austria","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.95), regulator (0.75), compliance_legal (0.85), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.95), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Novomatic's Strategic Rationale","query":"What specific strategic synergies or market expansion opportunities does Novomatic anticipate from the full acquisition of Ainsworth, particularly concerning geographic reach or gaming verticals?"},{"label":"Shareholder Acceptance Outlook","query":"Given the repeated extensions, what are the primary factors influencing the remaining Ainsworth shareholders' decision to accept or reject Novomatic's offer, and what is the likelihood of further revisions to the offer terms?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,163],"tags":[289,29,229],"class_list":["post-777037553","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-finance-news","tag-australia","tag-casino","tag-gambling"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037553","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2395"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777037553"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037553\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777037558,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777037553\/revisions\/777037558"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9460"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777037553"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777037553"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777037553"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}