Wakefield Health wants to become Acurity
The original name was less relevant to the enlarged group, the company says.
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BUSINESSDESK: Wakefield Health, the private hospital investor, will ask shareholders next month to approve a name change to Acurity Health Group and a 5% increase in the pool of directors’ fees.
Wakefield has carried its name since it began with just one facility, Wakefield Hospital. It has since grown into an investor in hospitals across the North Island and the original name was less relevant to the enlarged group, it said.
There has also been confusion about using the same branding for the group and the original hospital in Wellington.
Shareholders will also be asked at the August 3 meeting to approve an increase in the directors’ fee pool to $420,000 from $400,000, the first rise in fees since 2008.
Shares of Wakefield last traded at $4.80, valuing the company at $82.8 million, and have declined 9.4% in the past 12 months.
In May, the company posted a 27% jump in full-year earnings as demand for ACC-funded surgery made up for flatter private revenue.
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Wakefield Health wants to become Acurity
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