{"id":777043173,"date":"2026-06-04T10:10:34","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T13:10:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777043173"},"modified":"2026-06-04T11:49:39","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T14:49:39","slug":"kjerulf-ainsworth-increases-stake-in-ainsworth-game-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/kjerulf-ainsworth-increases-stake-in-ainsworth-game-technology","title":{"rendered":"Kjerulf Ainsworth increases stake in Ainsworth Game Technology"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Novomatic AG continues to hold more than 67 per cent of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Australia.- <strong>Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth<\/strong> has increased his ownership interest in <strong>Ainsworth Game Technology <\/strong>following on-market acquisitions and acceptances from a previous proportional offer. According to a Form 604 notice lodged on June 2, 2026, Kjerulf\u2019s relevant interest increased from 27,522,207 shares (8.17 per cent) on March 12 to 32,160,635 shares (9.55 per cent). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The net increase represents 4,638,428 additional fully paid ordinary shares. The largest single transaction disclosed was a purchase of 2,083,000 shares on June 2 at AU$1.60 per share. Additional acquisitions were made between March and June at prices ranging from AU$1.05 to AU$1.60 per share.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The document notes that part of the holding is either directly registered or pending settlement, with some recently purchased shares still in the process of transfer, While Kjerulf is steadily increasing his holding, control of Ainsworth Game Technology, Novomatic AG continues to hold more than 67 per cent of the company.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label\">See also:<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"related-article\">\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/08\/16795735341650366718Agreement-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href='https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/whitehawk-completes-us390m-refinancing-for-the-star-entertainment-group'>WhiteHawk completes US$390m refinancing for The Star Entertainment Group<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Novomatic AG continues to hold more than 67 per cent of the company.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2395,"featured_media":777034406,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth has increased his ownership interest in Ainsworth Game Technology to 9.55% through recent on-market acquisitions. Despite this notable individual investment, Novomatic AG maintains its controlling stake, holding over 67% of the gaming supplier. This development highlights ongoing capital market activity within the gaming vertical.","focusai_entities":"Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth, Ainsworth Game Technology, Novomatic AG","focusai_location":"Australia","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), operator_casino (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.8), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Ainsworth Stake Impact?","query":"What are the strategic implications of Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth increasing his ownership interest in Ainsworth Game Technology, particularly in light of Novomatic AG's continued majority control exceeding 67%?"},{"label":"Future Strategy Influence?","query":"How might Kjerulf David Hastings Ainsworth's increased individual ownership stake influence Ainsworth Game Technology's future capital allocation decisions, product development roadmap, or overall operational strategy within the competitive B2B gaming vertical?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[16336,163],"tags":[289],"class_list":["post-777043173","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-australasia-news","category-finance-news","tag-australia"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043173","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=777043173"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043173\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777043190,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777043173\/revisions\/777043190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/777034406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777043173"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777043173"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777043173"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}