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Private equity funds advised by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co LP on Thursday declared their takeover offer for Smart Metering Systems PLC final, saying the cash offer, which the Smart Metering has accepted, won’t be increased.
Smart Metering Systems is a Glasgow-based utility connection, smart metering, and energy management provider.
It said on Thursday its index-linked annualised recurring revenue grew 17% to £113.4 million as of December 31 from £97.1 million a year before.
Smart Metering expects pre-exceptional earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation and underlying pretax profit both to be in line with the board’s expectations in 2023. It did not provide detail. It remains confident in its 2024 and medium-term outlook.
Smart Metering Systems in December had agreed to the KKR offer of 955 pence per share. The offer values the firm’s entire share capital at approximately £1.3 billion, which SMS had said implies an enterprise value of approximately £1.4 billion.
Smart Metering shareholders had been scheduled to vote on Monday next week on the scheme of arrangement for the takeover, but KKR on Thursday said it is switching to a takeover offer, so the court and general meetings are not longer needed and will only deal with the discontinuation of the scheme.
Smart Metering shares were up 5.4% to 949.00 pence each on Thursday afternoon in London.
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