San Miguel Brewery IPO

Shares of the beer unit of food and beverage conglomerate San Miguel Corporation will be listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange starting May 12.

Investors, however, can subscribe to the initial public offering (IPO) of San Miguel Brewery Inc. (SMB) from April 28.

More than 1.8 billion common shares will be sold to the public. Of this, 77 million to 154.8 million will be new shares, while 693.4 million to 1.4 billion will be shares currently owned by San Miguel Corp.

The offer price range is set at Php 8.00 - 15.40 per share. The offer price will be finalized on April 25.

At its lowest, the company expects to raise P7.1 billion from the IPO, proceeds of which will be used by the parent company to venture into new capital-intensive businesses such as energy and mining.

Discuss the SMB IPO and other IPO updates in the IPO Discussion, News and Updates thread in the PMT Forum.

Pepsi to IPO shares in January 2008

Pepsi-Cola Products Philippines Inc. (PCPPI), local bottler for global softdrinks giant Pepsi-Cola, will offer up to 1.31 billion shares in an initial public offering (IPO) set in January next year.

More than 70% of the total shares will be made available to foreign investors. Proceeds from the IPO will be used to finance expansion in the country.

The shares currently have an indicative price of P6.04. The final offer price will be determined through an international book-building process and will be known by January 19.

The international book-building exercise will run from January 8 to 18, and the domestic offer period will be from January 21 to 28.

The stock will be listed on the Philippine Stock Exchange (PSE) and will start secondary trading from February 1.

Cebu Pacific operator to IPO in 2008

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) of the Philippines has approved the initial public offering (IPO) of Cebu Air, Inc., the operator of local air carrier Cebu Pacific.

The company revealed that up to 72 million new shares and up to 63.4 million secondary shares will be offered to the public at a maximum price of P95.00 per share. The final offering price will be announced later.

Representatives disclosed that the Cebu Air IPO is expected to occur in 2008. Proceeds will be used to buy new aircraft and spare engines, for working capital and for other general corporate purposes.

Discuss this Initial Public Offering in the IPO Discussion, News and Updates thread in the PMT Forum.

Oriental Peninsula IPO price is P2.68

Nickel miner Oriental Peninsula Resources Group announced that its initial public offering (IPO) price is P2.68 per share.

Oriental Peninsula is selling up to 300 million common shares, representing 20% of its authorized capital stock. The offering runs from December 6 until December 12.

The stock is expected to start trading at the Philippine Stock Exchange on December 18.

Oriental Peninsula is a company currently involved in two nickel mining projects in Palawan. It aims to raise P804 million from the IPO which it plans to use for capital expenditures and to augment working capital requirements.

Discuss this Initial Public Offering in the IPO Discussion, News and Updates thread in the PMT Forum.