RUSSIAN AQUACULTURE ANNOUNCES COMPLETION OF SPO
Moscow, 11 December 2017. Russian Aquaculture ("Russian Aquaculture" or "the Company"), Russia's largest aquaculture company, announces the successful completion of its secondary public offering (the "Offering") of new ordinary shares of the Company (the "Shares").
HIGHLIGHTS
- The Company announces the completion of the placement of 8,338,998 Shares for a total of over RUB
1 billion, as part of the new share issue registered with the Central Bank. - The placement price set by the Board of Directors on 30 November 2017 was RUB 120 per Share, giving the Company a market capitalisation at this price per share of RUB 10.5 billion.
- The Company's free float amounts to approximately 9% of its increased share capital.
- The Company's largest shareholder, Maxim Vorobyov, expressed support for the Company's strategy and participated in the Offering by open subscription, and now owns 41,391,833 shares (47.1% of the Company's expanded share capital).
- Otkritie Bank and Gazprombank acted as the joint global coordinators and bookrunners for the Offering. Otkritie Bank also acted as the broker for the Offering.
Commenting on the results of the Offering, Russian Aquaculture CEO Ilya Sosnov said:
"The SPO has raised funds to support the growth of the business and achieve a number of our strategic goals.
"We see great potential for the development of both the sector as a whole and Russian Aquaculture as a company in particular. The Company is interested in diversifying and expanding its sources of funding, including by attracting additional investors in future.
"I would like to welcome the Company's new shareholders. Our team is extremely optimistic about the future of the Company and is fully focused on achieving all of our strategic goals."
ABOUT RUSSIAN AQUACULTURE
Russian Aquaculture is one of the leaders in the production of Atlantic salmon and trout in Russia. Development of aquaculture is the Company's strategic priority.
The Company's core business areas include:
- Commercial farming of Atlantic Salmon in the Barents Sea in the Murmansk region
- Commercial farming of trout in lakes of the Republic of Karelia
- Producing smolt at the Company's own facilities in Norway
The Company's long-term development strategy aims to make it the largest player in Russia's aquaculture segment, including production of own fry and primary processing of the Company's own products.
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