secwatch.observer — SEC 8-K summary
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Issuer:     FirstCash Holdings, Inc. (FCFS)
CIK:        0000840489
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-06-23T11:00:27+00:00
Accession:  0001104659-26-076623
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 7.01, 8.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

FirstCash acquires UK pawn operator Ramsdens for £206M ($273M)
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- Total consideration of 609p per share (600p cash + 9p dividend); equity value ~£206M (~$273M).
- Adds 174 pawn stores in England, Scotland, and Wales, growing UK network to ~470 locations.
- Ramsdens TTM revenue $200M, net income $26M, adjusted EBITDA $40M (IFRS, USD).
- Deal unanimously approved by both boards; expected to close by end of 2026 subject to shareholder and UK regulatory approvals.
- Bridge credit agreement for up to £218M with Jefferies Finance backstops the financing.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/840489/000110465926076623/0001104659-26-076623-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/840489/000110465926076623/tm2618455d1_8k.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001104659-26-076623

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