WisdomTree settles gold payment obligation for ~$137M; 15% EPS accretive, margin up 530 bps

WisdomTree, Inc.

Transaction valued at ~$137M: $50M cash plus 13.1M shares of non-voting convertible preferred stock.
Extinguishes ~$180M deferred gold payment liability; adds ~$18M to annual operating income.
15% accretive to 2023 consensus EPS; operating margin expands by 530 basis points.
World Gold Council subsidiary receives $4.4M cash + preferred shares; Rodber Investments gets $45.6M cash.
CEO says deal cleans up balance sheet, reduces quarterly GAAP volatility.

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Governance Changes SEC 8-K Item 5.03/5.05/5.06 confidence 0.9

WisdomTree, Inc.: Filed Certificate of Designations for Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock, establishing rights, preferences, and limitations (effective 2023-05-10).

Change: charter amendment
Effective: 2023-05-10

Exact text from the filing

Pursuant to the terms of the SPA Agreement, on May 10, 2023, the Company filed a Certificate of Designations of Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designations”) with the Delaware Secretary of State establishing the rights, preferences and limitations relating to the Series C Preferred Shares.

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

WisdomTree, Inc. entered into Sale, Purchase and Assignment Deed with WTHL, ETH, ETFS, WGC, GBH, GT and RIL valued at issued 13,087 shares of Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock ... and paid an aggregate of (effective 2023-05-10).

Action: entry
Agreement: asset purchase
Counterparty: WTHL, ETH, ETFS, WGC, GBH, GT and RIL
Value: issued 13,087 shares of Series C Non-Voting Convertible Preferred Stock ... and paid an aggregate of
Effective: 2023-05-10

Exact text from the filing

On May 10, 2023, the Company entered into and closed on a Sale, Purchase and Assignment Deed relating to the Contractual Gold Payments with WTHL, ETH, ETFS, WGC, GBH, GT and RIL (the “SPA Agreement”) to extinguish the Company’s obligations relating to the Contractual Gold Payments

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Material Agreements SEC 8-K Item 1.01/1.02 confidence 0.9

WisdomTree, Inc. entered into Investor Rights Agreement with GBH (effective 2023-05-10).

Action: entry
Counterparty: GBH
Effective: 2023-05-10

Exact text from the filing

On May 10, 2023, in connection with the Transaction and issuance of the Series C Preferred Shares, the Company and GBH entered into an Investor Rights Agreement (the “Investor Rights Agreement”)

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