Americana Restaurants issues prospectus, allocates 252.71 mln shares to Saudi retail investors

02/11/2022 Argaam
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Americana Restaurants International announced issuing the prospectus for its concurrent dual initial public offering (IPO) in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). 

 

The Capital Market Authority (CMA) recently approved the company’s request for a concurrent dual listing on the Saudi and UAE markets by floating 2.527 billion shares, or 30% of its share capital, according to Argaam.

 

The company plans to offer 2.5271 billion shares, of which 252.71 million were allocated to Saudi retail investors. The following table illustrates the total number of shares offered to each investors’ category:

 

Total number of shares offered to each investors’ category

Qualified institutional investors

2.148 billion shares, representing 85% of the total IPO shares and include the participating entities in Saudi Arabia and the UAE

Saudi retail investors

252.71 million shares, representing 10% of the total IPO shares

UAE retail investors

126.35 million shares, representing 5% of the total IPO shares

 

 Retail investors’ subscription period will begin in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, simultaneously, from Nov. 14 to Nov. 21. Book-building process, which will also begin on Nov. 14, will end on Nov. 22.

 

 The IPO price range will be announced on Nov. 14.

 

The company’s core activity is the management of restaurants, proprietary investments and activities of the head office.

 

Company Profile

Company

Americana Restaurants International Plc Co.

Market

Dual listing

Core Activities

Restaurants Management

Capital

SAR 631.77 mln (or AED 618.72 mln)

Number of Shares

8.42363 bln

Nominal Value per Share

SAR 0.075

 

Offering Details

Issue Percentage

30%

Offered Shares

2.5271 bln

Percentage of Offered Shares for Saudi retail investors

10% of total IPO shares

Number of Offered Shares for Saudi retail investors

252.71 mln

Qualified Subscribers

- Saudi retail investors

- Qualified institutional investors

IPO Minimum Limit for Retail Investors

1,000 shares

Minimum Size for Institutional Investors

5 mln shares

IPO Maximum Size for Retail Investors

Less than 5% of the company’s total issued shares

Maximum Size for Institutional Investors

Less than 5% of the company’s total issued shares

Announcing IPO price range

Nov. 14, 2022

Institutional Investors’ Subscription Period and Book-building Process

From Nov. 14, 2022 until Nov. 22, 2022 (9 days)

Retail Subscription Period

From Nov. 14, 2022 until Nov. 21, 2022 (8 days)

Final Allocation

Nov. 23, 2022

Surplus Refunds (if any)

Dec. 5, 2022

 

Other Details

Financial Advisors and Joint Global Coordinators

SNB Capital, FAB Capital, Goldman Sachs and Morgan Stanley

Lead Manager in Saudi Arabia

SNB Capital

Institutional Lead Managers and Underwriter in Saudi Arabia

SNB Capital, FAB Capital, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, EFG Hermes and HSBC Saudi Arabia

Receiving Banks

SNB, Al Rajhi Bank, Riyad Bank, Alinma Bank and Arab National Bank 

 

Company Shareholders

Shareholders

Before IPO

Post-IPO

Number of Shares

(mln shares)

Ownership%

Number of Shares

(mln shares)

Ownership%

Adeptio AD Investments Ltd.

8,089.47

96.03 %

5,592.38

66.03 %

Minority interest

334.16

3.97 %

334.16

3.97 %

Public

--

--

2,527.09

30.00 %

Total

8,423.63

100 %

8,423.63

100 %

 

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