Think it might pay to have a few of these.
Jim Mellon knows a bargain when he sees it.
Restructuring would leave it on a very lowly P/E and in my opinion one for the future. Present price circa of 33p.
This RNS makes for interesting reading.
Billing Services Group Limited
02 April 2007
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2 April 2007
Billing Services Group Limited
('BSG' or the 'Company')
Proposed: Disposal of Wireless Business for $290m in cash; $105m underwritten
Refinancing of continuing Wireline Business; and one-time cash payment to
Shareholders
BSG, one of the telecommunications industry's leading clearing and settlement,
payment and financial risk management solutions groups, today announces:
the proposed sale of its European Wireless Business to Syniverse
Technologies, Inc. ('Syniverse') for $290 million in cash;
a $105m refinancing of its continuing Wireline Business resulting in a
lower debt-to-EBITDA ratio than that of the current BSG Group, with an
underwritten facility through Morgan Stanley Senior Funding, Inc.;
upon Completion the Company will repay its existing debt facilities of
approximately $250m;
Shareholders to receive a one-time cash payment of between 20 to 22
pence per Common Share, subject to completion of the transactions;
future strategic focus to be on its cash-generative, market-dominant
North American Wireline Business, which accounted for approximately 60% of
the group's 2006 pro-forma EBITDA;
the intention to initiate regular payments of dividends from the highly
profitable Wireline Business;
the ongoing business will also continue -
o the current expansion into financial payment services; and
o to benefit from already established, increasing cost efficiencies; and
the Board has received financial advice in relation to the Disposal from
Morgan Stanley.
Commenting on developments, Randall Brouckman, Chief Executive Officer of BSG
said:
'I am delighted to report today better than expected financial and operating
results, the conclusion of our strategic review, the refocusing of our business
through the proposed disposal of our Wireless operations and the payment of a
one-time cash payment to shareholders.
'Today's developments and separately released financial results clearly
demonstrate the value in our Wireless business and the highly cash generative
nature of our Wireline business. These transactions enable us to maximise
shareholder value through both the positive return for shareholders while
maintaining a basis for future growth.
'Subject to the necessary approvals, we can now concentrate attention on growing
our Wireline business as we seek to create further value for shareholders from
growth through a more targeted and financially unencumbered business and the
regular payment of dividends.'
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Billing Services Group Limited +44 (0)20 7071 4300
Randall W. Brouckman, CEO (for 2 April 2007 only)
Norman M. Phipps, CFO
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