Cardtronics gains after hours as $39/share bid from third party revealed

• Cardtronics (NASDAQ:CATM) spiked up 14% to $40.50 in after hours trading after the company revealed that it received an offer from an undisclosed party for $39/share in cash, above the $35 deal it struck with Apollo (NYSE:APO) and Hudson Executive last month.
• Cardtronics said it received an unsolicited offer from unidentified ``Party L'' on Dec. 31, according to proxy filing; on Jan. 4, CATM entered into a non-disclosure agreement with the unidentified party in connection with its Dec. 31 proposal
• The original acquisition agreement remains in full force and effect and the Cardtronics board reaffirmed its support of and recommendation
• Apollo and Hudson Executive originally offered $31/share for Cardtronics