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Ripple Plans To Cash Out 33% Of Its MoneyGram Stake With A Significant Profit

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The San Francisco-based payment protocol has filed a document on Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It reads that Ripple Labs has entered into an agreement with MoneyGram, which entitles Ripple to sell up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock.Ripple’s option to sell these shares will expire “upon the earliest of March 31st, 2021, the time at which the maximum amount shall have been sold, or the occurrence of certain other customary events affecting the issuer.” CryptoPotato reported last year that Ripple and MoneyGram announced a strategic partnership. The initial term of the agreement was for two years. Ripple had agreed to provide a capital commitment amounting to million in exchange for equity through the two-year period.As per the SEC filing, Ripple owns

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  • The San Francisco-based payment protocol has filed a document on Friday with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). It reads that Ripple Labs has entered into an agreement with MoneyGram, which entitles Ripple to sell up to 4,000,000 shares of common stock.
  • Ripple’s option to sell these shares will expire “upon the earliest of March 31st, 2021, the time at which the maximum amount shall have been sold, or the occurrence of certain other customary events affecting the issuer.” 
  • CryptoPotato reported last year that Ripple and MoneyGram announced a strategic partnership. The initial term of the agreement was for two years. Ripple had agreed to provide a capital commitment amounting to $50 million in exchange for equity through the two-year period.
  • As per the SEC filing, Ripple owns 6.22 million shares of the giant money transfer company (or 8.6% of shares outstanding). However, the blockchain company has a warrant to buy up to another 5.95 million shares, amounting to a total equity position of 12.2 million shares or 17% of MoneyGram’s shares outstanding).
  • With the initial investment in 2019, Ripple purchased the MoneyGram shares at 4.10 per stock, which was a significant premium to the market price. 
  • Nevertheless, MoneyGram’s stocks (MGI) have surged in 2020, closing Friday’s session at $7.42. As such, Ripple can cash out with an 80% profit, despite the initial premium.

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