Car oil manufacturer Neft Alsharq plans to offer a 20% stake in a secondary sale on parallel market Nomu, it said in a prospectus (pdf). The company lined up Capital Market Approval for the IPO back in March.

The offering: Some 5 mn ordinary shares are up for grabs, equivalent to a 20% stake in the company after it issued new shares and upped its share capital through a capital increase. The offering is only open to qualified investors. Investors can place orders for a maximum of 1.2 mn shares, and a minimum of 100 shares each.

Use of proceeds: Some SAR 2 mn of the proceeds will be channeled towards covering the offering’s expenses, while the rest is earmarked to support the company’s asset growth and working capital needs.

About Neft Alsharq: The Riyadh-based company manufactures industrial oils, greases and engine fluids for vehicles. It bills itself as an exporter of lubricants and oils to 35 countries, most of them in the Middle East, North Africa, and East Africa.

Post-IPO ownership structure: Neft Alsharq has five substantial shareholders selling down their positions in the offering: Sabeel Alriadh, Prime Investments, Ibrahim Ali Ibrahim Mohsen, Abdelaziz Abdullah Mohammed Alrasheed, and Assaad Rameeh Othman Alrameeh. Collectively, their shares will settle at 42.2%, down from 52.7% before the transaction.

Lockup period: Substantial shareholders will not be able to execute any transactions on their shares for a period of 12 months starting from the first day of trading.

The timeline: The subscription period runs from Sunday, 26 May through Sunday, 2 June. The final allocation of shares is slated for Thursday, 6 June.

ADVISORS- Yaqeen Capital is quarterbacking the transaction as financial advisor and lead manager. RSM provided counsel. Receiving agents include Alistithmar Capital, Alinma Investment, SNB Capital, AlJazira Capital, Riyadh Capital, ANB Capital, Albilad Capital, Al Rajhi Capital, Derayah and Saudi Fransi Capital. RSM

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