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Key Points
- Asset monetisation target $275m to $300m before end-2026; commercial properties sold for $74.5m
- Cost-out targets $30m benefits in FY27 rising to $70m in FY28; more than 200 NZ corporate roles cut
- Formal Adelaide sale process to start shortly, led by UBS, after interested-party inquiries
- Binding CBS deal for Adelaide regulatory matters said to be well advanced from June HOA
- UBS and Chapman Tripp appointed; no certainty structured process yields a transaction
About SkyCity (ASX:SKC)
SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited is an ASX and NZX-listed gaming and entertainment company headquartered in Auckland. It operates casinos, hotels, convention and hospitality venues in New Zealand and Adelaide, and runs an online casino platform for New Zealand customers.
SkyCity (ASX:SKC)'s board updated shareholders on strategic initiatives and said it will evaluate further opportunities under a structured process, including engagement with interested parties, after earlier non-binding indicative proposals did not result in improved proposals.
Asset monetisation is targeting aggregate proceeds of $275 million to $300 million before the end of 2026, after commercial property sales of $74.5 million, with advanced exclusive negotiations for The Grand Hotel and a binding agreement expected shortly. The cost-out and operating-model reset targets $30 million of benefits in FY27 rising to $70 million in FY28, after a New Zealand corporate workforce cut of more than 200 roles, and SkyCity says it remains on track for $30 million of FY27 savings. It is well advanced negotiating a binding CBS agreement to resolve Adelaide regulatory matters from the Independent Review, consistent with the 19 June 2026 non-binding heads of agreement, and will shortly start a formal Adelaide sale process led by UBS. The New Zealand online gambling licence auction is due to conclude on 14 October 2026. UBS and Chapman Tripp have been appointed for any potential Group transaction. Underlying Q1 results are described as in-line with the prior outlook, with a further update planned for the 21 October 2026 ASM.
The release says no further proposals have been received to date and there is no certainty the structured process will result in any transaction.
Source: SkyCity Entertainment Group Limited (ASX:SKC), 30 September 2026. Summary content supplied by Digifin Pty Ltd.
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