Infratil on-market buyback completed at $2.38 a share, or $59 million

Thursday 5th December 2013

Infratil completed its on-market buyback at $2.38 a share, or a total of $59 million.

The shares fell 1.7 percent to $2.34 when they resumed trading, having been halted for the buyback. The 24.8 million shares acquired by brokerage First NZ Capital on behalf of Infratil will be held as Treasury stock, shrinking total ordinary shares to about 561 million from 586.7 million.

Infratil had been willing to pay up to $2.60 a share though as a result of demand it got the buyback away at a lower price and subject to scaling. The stock is rated a 'buy' based on six analysts polled by Reuters, with a median price target of $2.81

The company is flush with cash after teaming with the NZ Superannuation Fund to raise $840 million from the selldown of Z Energy in August, even after delaying the $64 million buyback in order to buy about 20 percent of retirement village operator Metlifecare in October.

BusinessDesk.co.nz

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