FLORHAM PARK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Conduent Incorporated (Nasdaq: CNDT), a global technology-led business solutions and services company, today announced it has completed the third and final transfer of its BenefitWallet Health Savings Accounts (HSA) portfolio to HealthEquity, Inc. (Nasdaq: HQY). The transaction was announced on September 19, 2023. The aggregate sale price of the three transfers is approximately $425 million.
As outlined during Conduent’s 2023 investor briefing, Conduent set on a course to rationalize its business portfolio to increase focus on core capabilities and become more nimble. The completion of the BenefitWallet HSA portfolio transfer is part of the company’s planned portfolio rationalization transactions expected in 2024.
“This transaction marks another significant step in our efforts to streamline our portfolio, while continuing to offer industry-leading HSAs and consumer directed benefit accounts through our relationship with HealthEquity,” said Cliff Skelton, President and Chief Executive Officer at Conduent. “We also continue to provide customer contact services, claims processing and other servicing work for HealthEquity.”
Conduent will continue to provide a complete portfolio of Human Capital Solutions, including health and wealth benefit administration solutions.
About Conduent
Conduent delivers digital business solutions and services spanning the commercial, government and transportation spectrum – creating valuable outcomes for its clients and the millions of people who count on them. The Company leverages cloud computing, artificial intelligence, machine learning, automation and advanced analytics to deliver mission-critical solutions. Through a dedicated global team of approximately 59,000 associates, process expertise and advanced technologies, Conduent’s solutions and services digitally transform its clients’ operations to enhance customer experiences, improve performance, increase efficiencies and reduce costs. Conduent adds momentum to its clients’ missions in many ways including disbursing approximately $100 billion in government payments annually, enabling 2.3 billion customer service interactions annually, empowering millions of employees through HR services every year and processing nearly 13 million tolling transactions every day. Learn more at www.conduent.com.
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Important factors and uncertainties that could cause our actual results to differ materially from those in our forward-looking statements include, but are not limited to: Conduent’s ability to realize the benefits anticipated from the transfer of its BenefitWallet HSA portfolio; unexpected cost or liabilities arising in connection with the transaction; the significant transaction costs associated with the transaction; negative effects of the consummation of the transaction on the market price of our common stock or operating results, including as a result of changes in key customer, supplier, employee or other business relationships; the risk of litigation or regulatory actions; our inability to retain and hire key personnel; the risk that certain contractual restrictions contained in the definitive transaction agreement could adversely affect our ability to pursue business opportunities or strategic transactions; and other factors that are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section, the “Legal Proceedings” section, the “Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” section and other sections in our 2022 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as well as in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with or furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission. Any forward-looking statements made by us in this release speak only as of the date on which they are made. We are under no obligation to, and expressly disclaim any obligation to, update or alter our forward-looking statements, whether because of new information, subsequent events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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