Arabian Drilling issues prospectus to list 26.7 mln shares on Tadawul

19/09/2022 Argaam
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Arabian Drilling Co. issued today the prospectus to list 26.7 million shares, or 30% of capital, on the Saudi Exchange (Tadawul).   
 

On June 29, the company received the approval of the Capital Market Authority (CMA) on offering 26.7 million ordinary shares.  
 

The retail subscription is set to run for two days, starting from Oct. 18.   
  

The offering will consist of the following:  
 

 - Selling 17.7 million outstanding shares  
- Issuing nine million new shares. 
  

Thus, the company's capital after the offering will rise from SAR 800 million (80 million shares) to SAR 890 million (89 million shares).   

  

The offering will be confined to two tranches, defined as follows:  
 

Tranche (A): Participating Parties: Comprising the parties entitled to participate in the book-building process as specified under the book-building instructions, including mutual funds, corporates, and qualified foreign investors and GCC investors.  
  

Tranche (B): Individual Investors: Comprising Saudi natural persons, non-Saudi natural persons resident in the Kingdom or natural GCC persons, who have a bank account with a receiving agent.  
  

The company's activities consist of the following:  
  

- Drilling of oil fields;  
- Drilling of natural gas fields; 
- Services related to oil extraction (except surveying services);  
-Services related to natural gas extraction (except surveying services);  
- Drilling of tubular water wells; and  
- Drilling of manual water wells.  
  

The company operates in two segments: onshore segment, which includes provision of drilling and related services through onshore rigs, and offshore segment, which includes provision of drilling and related services through offshore rigs. 

  

Company Profile

Company

Arabian Drilling Co.

Market

Saudi Exchange (Tadawul)

Core Activities

Oil well services

Capital Pre-IPO

SAR 800 mln

Number of shares

80 mln

Capital Post-IPO

SAR 890 mln

Number of shares

89 mln

 

IPO Summary

Issue percentage (%)

30%

Number of shares offered

26.70 mln shares

Qualified subscribers

- Participating categories that include investment funds, QFIs, legal entities and GCC investors.

 

- Retail investors

Minimum subscription limit for retail

10 shares

Minimum subscription limit for institutional investors

100,000 shares

Maximum subscription limit for retail investors

250,000 shares

Maximum subscription limit for institutional investors

4.449.999 mln shares

Orders and book building period

Sept. 28- Oct. 5, 2022

Retail subscription period

Oct. 18-19, 2022

Final allocation

Oct. 25, 2022

Surplus refunds

Oct. 27, 2022

 

 

 

Special Information

Joint Financial Advisors, Lead Managers, Institutional Bookrunners, Global Coordinators and Underwriters

HSBC Saudi Arabia – Goldman Sachs Saudi Arabia

Financial Advisor, Lead Manager, Institutional Bookrunner, Local Coordinator and Underwriter

SNB Capital

Receiving Banks

Riyad Bank, Al Rajhi Bank and SNB

  

Major Shareholders

Shareholders

Pre-IPO

Post-IPO

Number of shares

(mln shares)

Ownership%

Number of shares

(mln shares)

Ownership%

Industrialization & Energy Services Company (TAQA)

40.80

51%

31.77

35.7%

Services Pétroliers Schlumberger S.A.

39.20

49%

30.53

34.3%

Public

--

--

26.70

30%

Total

80.00

100%

89.00

100%

 

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