Aramco IPO retail subscription at $5.8b

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Published : 22:24, Nov 25, 2019 | Updated : 22:25, Nov 25, 2019

Logo of Saudi Aramco is seen at the 20th Middle East Oil & Gas Show and Conference (MOES 2017) in Manama, Bahrain, Mar 7, 2017. REUTERS/File PhotoRetail subscription for Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) reached 21.77 billion Saudi riyals ($5.8 billion) on Monday, lead manager Samba Capital said.
The retail element of the sale so far amounts to a total of 680,254,540 shares, Samba Capital said in a statement.
The last day of subscription for the retail tranche of the share sale is Nov. 28, it said. Aramco launched the IPO on Nov. 3.
The oil giant said it plans to sell 1.5% of the company, or about 3 billion shares, at an indicative price range of 30 riyals to 32 riyals, valuing the IPO at as much as 96 billion riyals ($25.6 billion) and giving the company a potential market value of between $1.6 trillion and $1.7 trillion.

 

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