KSL - Kina group completes Maybank acquisiton

Recently listed PNG financial institution, Kina Securities Ltd (ASX:KSL, POMSox: KSL) has successfully completed the acquisition of PNG's fourth largest bank, Maybank PNG, creating a new, dynamic and diversified financial services provider for the nation.
Kina has acquired the business from Malayan Banking Berhad (Maybank Group), in accordance with the timetable outlined in the prospectus for Kina's A$97 million initial public offering, completed in July 2015.
The acquisition will enhance Kina's established position as a leading funds management and financial services institution in PNG, providing Kina with a banking licence, a substantial lending and deposit business, access to new markets and significant operating synergies and cross-sell opportunities.
Having completed the acquisition, Kina operates:
• the fourth largest bank in PNG, with more than 11,000 clients, seven branches and
an expanding electronic network;
• the largest wealth management business in PNG, with K5.3 billion in funds under
management;
• one of the largest fund administrators in PNG, with more than 159,000 clients; and
• the leading stockbroking company in PNG.
The acquisition was completed for a purchase price of K353 million (A$173 million).
As part of the completion process, the original purchase price was adjusted by an additional K12 million (A$5.9 million), with the variation due to changes in settlement arrangements, whereby Kina paid the purchase price to Maybank Group denominated partly in PNG kina
and partly in US dollars.
The vendor therefore will assume currency risk, and Kina has agreed to progressively exchange the PGK for USD at market rates over the next 12 months.
The adjustment to the terms of the acquisition will result in a slight increase in goodwill on the balance sheet of the merged entity, but will have no impact on earnings. Kina remains confident of achieving the forecasts set out in the prospectus, including the 2015 pro forma profit after tax of K45.3 million, and the anticipated dividend of K0.066 per share for the
year ended 31 December 2015.