J Sainsbury PLC (LSE:SBRY) reaffirmed its intention to pay out "at least" a £250 million return to investors as the sale of its Argos Financial Services card portfolio to NewDay Group made further progress.
Today, NewDay informed that the ownership of the £720 million Argos store card business has been successfully transferred, after it gains official approval for its financing and passed antitrust checks.
The London-based firm will take responsibility for the customer 'migration' process, which is expected early in 2026.
Sainsbury's said it still expects a £250 million return of capital from Sainsbury's Bank, which it intends to return to shareholders, with more details on the timing to be provided alongside final results next month.
As part of the deal with NewDay, the two companies are forming a new Argos-branded digital credit proposition to replace the current Argos card credit propositions.