Based on its preliminary registration statement filed at the Securities and Exchange Commis-sion, Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp seeks to offer up to 330 million |primary and secondary shares to the public for as much as 90 pesos per share.
If the company is able to issue the maximum amount of shares at the maximum price, it will be the biggest stock market debut seen in the history of the Philippine Stock Exchange.
The three largest IPOs so far in this market were completed by the following issuers: retailer Robinsons Retail Holdings Inc (28.11 billion pesos in 2013), Sy family-led conglomerate SM Investments Corp. (26.25 billion pesos in 2005) and Cemex Holdings Philippines Inc. (25.1 billion pesos in 2016).
Of the total offering, Pilipinas Shell plans to offer up to 270 million secondary shares and 30 million in primary shares while 30 million shares are set as over-allotment.
This stock debut will bring 18.6 per cent of the company’s post-IPO shares to public hands.
The company has tapped JP Morgan as global coordinator and international book runner for this offering while BPI Capital Corp is mandated as domestic lead underwriter and domestic bookrunner. Rothschild was named as financial adviser.
Pilipinas Shell expects to use proceeds from the primary shares offering to fund capital expenditure, working capital as well as general corporate expenses for the next two years.
By IPO allotment, the company intends to allot 69 per cent of shares to offshore institutional investors while 30 per cent is earmarked for local trading participants and local small investors. The remaining 1 per cent will be set aside for its employees.
The government has been prodding Pilipinas Shell to embark on |an IPO to meet the minimum of |10 percent public ownership required by Republic Act 8479 or |the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation Act of 1998 for oil refining firms.