Flash FinanceUS
Market open S&P 5007,376.86+0.31% Nasdaq24,579.42+1.09% Dow 3051,285.73-0.46% Russell 20002,754.11+0.89% Nasdaq-10026,989.99+1.35% MidCap 4003,602.50+0.56% SmallCap 6001,673.98+0.05% VIX25.64-9.01% 10Y Yield4.86+0.45% Close of Nov 06, 2026
AI brief of an SEC Form 8-K · Western Union (WU)

Western Union to acquire International Money Express for $16.00 per share in cash

Neutral Impact 5 of 5 m&a Written later

Western Union agreed on August 10, 2025 to acquire International Money Express (IMXI) through a merger in which IMXI shares convert into the right to receive $16.00 per share in cash. The deal is subject to IMXI stockholder approval, antitrust clearance and money transmitter license approvals, and IMXI shares would be delisted from Nasdaq if the merger closes.

Key points

  • Merger consideration is $16.00 per IMXI share in cash, without interest.
  • Termination fee payable to IMXI is $27.3 million; fee payable to Western Union is $19.8 million, in specified circumstances.
  • Outside Date is May 11, 2026, with automatic extensions to August 10, 2026 and November 10, 2026 in certain cases.

The filing

CompanyWestern Union (WU)
Form8-K, current report
Filed with the SECAug 14, 2025, 7:54 AM ET
Accession number0000950170-25-108436

Items reported: 1.01 Material Definitive Agreement

Read the filing on SEC.gov ↗

Written by AI on Nov 8, 2026, 6:56 AM ET, from this filing only. Written later: this filing was briefed after the fact, when past filings were added to the site, so the brief may be read with hindsight; the filing itself is the record of what was known on August 14, 2025.

Briefs are written by AI from the filing text and can contain mistakes — open the filing before acting on anything. Impact (1-5) and tone are the AI's reading of the filing for shareholders, not a price forecast. Not investment advice.