{"id":32950,"date":"2013-03-05T18:07:23","date_gmt":"2013-03-05T16:07:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=32950"},"modified":"2013-03-05T18:11:34","modified_gmt":"2013-03-05T16:11:34","slug":"foneworx-merger-hits-a-snag","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/32950\/foneworx-merger-hits-a-snag\/","title":{"rendered":"FoneWorx merger hits a snag"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>FoneWorx, a listed telecoms and IT solutions provider has advised that the terms of its merger agreement with Value+ Nettwork are being renegotiated.<\/p>\n<p>The group announced in December that it would purchase the business of Value+ for\u00a0R191.18 million, payable in FoneWorx shares priced at R2.11 per share.<\/p>\n<p>Value+ would then be renamed Value+ Cluster and would become a wholly owned subsidiary of FoneWorx, while FoneWorx would undergo a name change to\u00a0Value+Network.<\/p>\n<p>For the financial year ended June 2012 FoneWorx generated turnover of R98.6 million, ebitda of R33.1 million and\u00a0cash on hand approaching R100 million.<\/p>\n<p>Based on the most recent audited financials and management accounts for V+, the group generated consolidated annual turnover of R154.4million.<\/p>\n<p>Foneworx said in a statement on SENS:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cCertain aspects of the Transaction Agreement entered into between FoneWorx and the vendors\u00a0of Value+ Nettwork Proprietary Limited are in the process of being renegotiated and shareholders\u00a0should therefore continue to exercise caution when dealing in FoneWorx\u00b4 securities until a further\u00a0announcement is made.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3 class=\"my-4\">More on Foneworx<\/h3>\n<p><a title=\"FoneWorx in Value+ acquisition\" href=\"http:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/telecommunications\/28028\/foneworx-in-value-acquisition\/\"><strong>FoneWorx in Value+ acquisition<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"FoneWorx completes Kirsh Family 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