保誠(02378.HK)加快剝離Jackson 考慮股本融資籌25億至30億美元
保誠(02378.HK)公布,董事會已決定於今年第二季透過分拆,將美國業務Jackson Financial Inc.剝離,Jackson的股份將分派予保誠的股東,惟分拆須獲得股東及監管機構批准方可作實,預期剝離後可加快轉型,以專注發展高增長亞洲及非洲業務。
集團表示,分拆時將保留Jackson的19.9%非控股權益,其後會將該等權益套現用以支持於亞洲的投資,預期Jackson不會向保誠支付剝離前股息。Jackson將以「JXN」的股份代號於紐交所上市,由MetLife前行政總裁Steven A Kandarian擔任董事會非執行主席,2月1日履新。
保誠又指,為贖回現有高票息債券以加快去槓桿化, 正在考慮於香港、倫敦或兩地同時籌集約25 億至30億美元新股本,擴大於亞洲的投資者基礎,提升財務靈活性。保誠計劃將專注發展亞洲及非洲市場的業務,目標債務槓桿率於中期內達致約20%至25%。
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