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Dubai’s exclusive toll gate operator Salik Company has announced the offer price and start of the subscription period for its initial public offering (IPO) on the Dubai Financial Market (DFM).
The price for the Offering has been set at AED2.0 per share. The total Offering size is expected to be AED3 billion (US$817 million), implying a market capitalisation at listing of AED15 billion ($4 billion), a company statement said on Tuesday.
Ibrahim Sultan Al Haddad, Chief Executive Officer of Salik, said, “Salik plays a leading role in Dubai’s urban development plans. The growth of the city is in tandem with the growth of Salik, and this offering represents an exciting opportunity for investors to be a part of that journey. We are delighted by the strong interest we have received since announcing our intention to float. As a technologically advanced core infrastructure asset positioned to benefit from Dubai’s expansion plans, and given its unique capex-light business model, we believe Salik represents an attractive investment proposition for both institutional and retail investors.”
A total of 1,500,000,000 ordinary shares, equivalent to 20% of Salik’s total issued share capital, will be offered, with the Selling Shareholder reserving the right to increase the size of the Offering at any time prior to the end of the subscription period at its sole discretion, subject to applicable laws and approval of the Securities & Commodities Authority (the SCA).
All shares to be offered shall represent the sale of existing shares held by the Government of Dubai.
The Offering is available to the following subscribers; individual and other investors in the UAE as defined in the prospectus in Arabic, and referred to as “First Tranche” subscribers; Certain eligible employees (the Eligible Employees) as defined in the UAE prospectus and referred to as “Third Tranche” subscribers; an offering to professional investors and other investors in a number of countries, including in the UAE, outside the United States of America in reliance on Regulation S (the Qualified Investor Offering) and referred to as “Second Tranche” subscribers.