Cardtronics Holdings Limited, a private company incorporated under English law (“Holdings”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Cardtronics PLC (NASDAQ:CATM), entered into an arrangement agreement (the “Arrangement Agreement’) with DirectCash Payments Inc., a corporation organized under the laws of the Province of Alberta (“DCP”), providing for the acquisition of DCP by Holdings (the “Acquisition”), which will be effected through a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Holdings. A copy of the Arrangement Agreement is attached as Exhibit 2.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.

In addition, on October 3, 2016 the Company posted to its website certain information regarding the Acquisition. A copy of the information is attached as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated by reference herein.