Musandam Power IPO Phase I oversubscribed by over five times

Image for illustrative purpose only. An investor works on his computer above the trading floor of the Muscat Securities Market (MSM) in the Commercial Business District of Ruwi in Muscat
REUTERS/STR NewMuscat: Musandam Power Company (MPC) (under transformation), the subsidiary company from Oman Oil and Orpic Group, has announced the successful close of Phase I of its IPO for listing on the Muscat Securities Market.
Based on the price discovery process completed through book building by large and institutional investors, the allotment price for shares has been determined at 316 baisas. IPO investors are expected to receive the first dividend of 27.6 baisas in December 2019. Further, as per the Prospectus, MPC is expected to declare the next dividend of 13.8 baisas per share in March 2020. With these dividends expected to be declared in December 2019 and March 2020, IPO investors are expected to get a combined dividend of 41.4 baisas per share within first six months of buying the shares in the IPO, refer to the Prospectus for more details
In Phase I of the IPO, the Offer received a strong response with an oversubscription of 5.6 times of Phase I offer shares. The investors included a cross-section of Oman’s leading sovereign funds, pension funds, banks, asset management companies, corporates as well as high net worth individuals. A high number of bids came at the top end of the price range of baisas 260 to baisas 325 per Offer Share which resulted in a cut-off price at 316 baisas per share.
Commenting on the success of Phase I, Sultan Al-Burtmani Shareholders spokesperson said, “Being a benchmark issuance for the Oman Oil and Orpic Group, we are extremely pleased with the success of Phase I of the IPO, which is a positive indication of the confidence in the industry and market in MPC. I would like to take this opportunity to thank all investors who have made Phase I process a success.”
Phase II offer to the retail investors, for 316 baisas and will see the introduction of E-IPO aimed at providing investors with the convenience to apply from their homes or offices using the mobile banking or internet banking channels of collection agents. Under the new E-IPO process, there will be no printed application forms at the branches of the collection agents as was the case for previous IPOs in Oman. Investors may approach any of the collection agents (i.e. Bank Muscat, NBO, Bank Dhofar, Ahli Bank, Gulf Bader Capital Markets, Ubhar Capital and United Securities) for the IPO to seek further clarifications to their questions. Phase II will be open for subscription from Wednesday, 13 November to Thursday, 21 November. The shares of Musandam Power are expected to be listed on Muscat Securities Market by the first week of December 2019, post completion of settlement and refund formalities.
Bank Muscat Investment Banking, Oman’s largest and most experienced investment bank is the financial adviser and the sole issue manager for the IPO.
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