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Monday, 30 April 2007

Rickmers prices IPO at S$1.57, near top end of indicative range; Posted: 27 April 2007 1959 hrs

SINGAPORE: Singapore's third shipping trust, Rickmers Maritime, has priced its units at S$1.57 each.

This is near the top end of its indicative range of S$1.40 to S$1.62.

The price works out to a possible yield of some 8.2 per cent.

Rickmers is offering about 170 million units for the IPO - or about 45 per cent of its total outstanding units.

The IPO could raise some $267 million.

Rickmers' units are expected to start trading Friday, 4 May.

Its listing on the Singapore Exchange comes after Pacific Shipping Trust and First Ship Lease Trust.

Rickmers Group, based in Hamburg, will hold a 28 per cent stake in the trust when it is listed.

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