Farsons €15 million bond issue oversubscribed by nearly €30.98 million, the company said.
In a statement, it announced the basis of acceptance for the six per cent bonds due 2017 – 2020, which closed immediately after the public offer opened on June 1.
The company said it received 5,120 applications for the issue for a total of €45.98 million, €30.98 million in excess of the aggregate principal amount of the bonds issued.
The company gave preference to ‘preferred applicants’, and reserved €11 million for existing bond holders, shareholders and directors of Simonds Farsons Cisk p.l.c. and employees of the Farsons Group.
Existing bond holders submitted 1,854 applications with a total value of €15.78 million, while shareholders, directors and employees submitted 341 applications with a total value of €5.50 million.
The company also received 2,925 applications from the public with a total value of €24.7 million.
ALLOCATION POLICY
The company decided to satisfy applications on the following basis:
Preferred Portion (existing bond holders)
Existing holders were allocated €10 million and arrived at on the basis of an allocation of the guaranteed amount and a further 29.019 per cent of the remaining amount of each application. The unallocated balance of €5.78 million was carried forward for participation, on a pari passu basis, in the public offer.
Shareholders, directors and employees were allocated €1 million, arrived at on the basis of a minimum allocation of €1,100 per application and a further 12.205 per cent of the remaining amount of each application. The unallocated balance of €4.50 million was likewise carried forward for participation, on a pari passu basis, in the public offer.
Public Offer
Total applications amounting to €34.98 million were submitted for participation on a pari passu basis at the public offer stage, at which stage the remaining balance of the bond issue, amounting to €4 million, was available for allocation. At this stage, all applications were satisfied by the allotment of a minimum of €700 per application and a further 3.497 per cent of the remaining amount of each application.
Interest on the bonds commenced yesterday. The dispatch of allotment advices and refunds of unallocated monies will be made by next Wednesday. The bonds are expected to be admitted to listing on the official list of the Malta Stock Exchange on June 17, and trading expected to commence on June 18.