Visa Inc. to acquire Visa Europe

Strategic Acquisition to Create One Global Company That Further Extends Visa’s Payment Leadership; Adds Approximately 3,000 European Issuers, over 500M Card Accounts and more than €1.5 trillion in Payments Volumes to Visa Inc. Portfolio

Foster City, Ca., and London, UK, November 2, 2015: Visa Inc. (NYSE: V) and Visa Europe Ltd. today announced a definitive agreement for Visa Inc. to acquire Visa Europe, creating a single global company. The transaction consists of upfront consideration of €16.5 billion with the potential for an additional earn-out of up to €4.7 billion payable following the fourth anniversary of closing, for a total value of up to €21.2 billion. The upfront consideration comprises €11.5 billion of cash and preferred stock convertible into Visa Inc. class A common stock valued at €5 billion.1 Both companies’ boards were unanimous in their support of the transaction. The transaction is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in Visa Inc.’s fiscal third quarter of 2016. 

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