Bangkok Airways appoints IPO lead underwriters for IPO shares Subscription for retail investors scheduled for October 14 – 17, 2014
6 October 2014 - Mr. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President, Bangkok Airways Public Company Limited (the Company) signed an agreement to appoint Bualuang Securities Public Company Limited as the financial advisor for the Company’s Initial Public Offering (IPO) and appointed Bualuang Securities PCL, Citigroup Global Markets Limited Credit Suisse (Singapore) Limited and DBS Bank Ltd. as domestic and international lead underwriters.
Bangkok Airways PCL also appointed six co-underwriters, namely KT ZMICO Securities Company Limited, CIMB Securities (Thailand) Co., Ltd., Thanachart Securities Public Company Limited, Asia Plus Securities Public Company Limited, KASIKORN Securities Public Company Limited and SCB Securities Company Limited.
The subscription period for retail investors is scheduled for October 14 – 17, 2014*. The initial offering price range has been set at THB 23 – THB 27 per unit**. The Company expects the shares will commence trading under transportation & logistics section in the Stock Exchange of Thailand on November 3, 2014 under the ticker symbol “BA”.
For more information about the IPO, please visit
www.bangkokair.com/ir or contact Bualuang Securities Plc. at 02 618 1000, 02 231 3777 or contact Bangkok Airways Pcl.’s Investor Relations department at 02 265 5829, 02 265 5709, 02 265 5893, 02 265 8731.
Remarks:
* The selling agents reserve the right to close the subscription prior to the end of the indicated subscription period if the number of subscribed shares equals or exceeds 2.5 times the total number of shares offered to retail investors.
** Retail investors are required to pay at 27 THB per share, which is the maximum initial offered price. Subscribers will receive the difference between the final offering price and the maximum initial offered price, in case the final offering price is lower than 27 THB per share.
For subscription details, please refer to section 6 subscription, selling and allocation and section 3 offering summary of the prospectus.
Investor Relations Division, Bangkok Airways
Tel + 66(2) 265 5829, + 66(2) 265 5709, + 66(2) 265-5893, + 66(2) 265-8731
Corporate Communications Department, Bangkok Airways
Passapong Jirawattanasak Tel: +66 (2) 265 5670
Arisra Sangrit Tel: + 66(2) 265 5672, +66(0) 84 874 1004
Kansinee Saengthong Tel: + 66(2) 265 8708, +66 (0) 81 882 4426
Email:
media@bangkokair.comDisclaimers:
• This announcement is not for publication or distribution, directly or indirectly, in or into the United States (including its territories and possessions, any state of the US and the District of Columbia). This announcement is not an offer of securities for sale into the United States. The securities referred to herein have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933 and may not be offered or sold in the United States, except pursuant to an applicable exemption from registration. No public offering is being made in the United States.
Investment involves risks. Investors should study information in the prospectus before making a decision on investment.
Photo Caption: From left to right
1. Manpong Senanarong, Managing Director, Kasikorn Securities Public Company Limited
2. Tanasom Swasdipanich, First Vice President, Thanachart Securities Public Company Limited
3. Suchai Sutasthumkul, Chief Executive Officer, CIMB Securities (Thailand) Company Limited
4. Pattera Dilokrungthirapop, Chief Executive Officer, DBS Vickers Securities (Thailand) Company Limited
5. Pichet Sithi-Amnuai, President, Bualuang Securities Public Company Limited
6. Puttipong Prasarttong-Osoth, President, Bangkok airways Public Company Limited
7. Pornchai Prasertsintanah, Managing Director – Thailand Country Manager and Head of Equity, Credit Suisse Securities (Thailand) Limited
8. Mr. Darren Buckley, Country Head and Citi Country Officer, Citibank Thailand on behalf of Citigroup Global Markets Limited
9. Vorada Thangsurbku, EVP & Head-Investment Banking Coverage 2, Siam Commercial Bank Public Company Limited
10. Satit Sikasemwong, Vice President, Asia Plus Securities Public Company Limited
11. Khomklit Meekumsat, Senior Vice President, KTZMICO Securities Company Limited