Easton ready to acquire GPS Wealth

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3 August 2017
| By Oksana Patron |
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The minority shareholders in GPS Wealth have accepted Easton Investments' conditional offer to aquire their shares, enabling the company to move to aquire 100 per cent of GPS Wealth, subject to final conditions.

Easton would seek to obtain shareholder approval to issue a maximum of 6.45 million shares at an issue price of $1.55 each, which represented the share component of the purchase price.

The extraordinary general meeting of the company would be held on 4 August and, subject to shareholder approval being obtained, directors would aim to complete the acquisition of GPS Wealth with effect from 10 August.

Post-completion, GPS Wealth’s managing director, Grahame Evans would join the Easton’s board as an executive director and would assume responsibility for the performance of the company’s expanded wealth management operations.

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