Red Sena Bhd, the fifth Special Purpose Acquisition Company (SPAC) after Hibiscus Petroleum, CLIQ Energy, SONA Petroleum and Reach Energy is scheduled to be listed in Main Market on 10th December 2015. Unlike the previous 4 SPACs, Red Sena will be involved in food and beverage (F&B) Sector instead of Oil & Gas.
SPAC, is a company which has no operations or income generating business at the point of IPO but undertakes an IPO with the intention of acquiring operating companies/businesses with the proceeds raised from the IPO.
The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of up to 800 million ordinary shares at an IPO price of RM0.50 per share at RM0.01 par value. It comes with 1 free detachable warrant for each share. The warrants will be listed and tradable from the date of listing, with an exercise price of RM0.50.
The IPO comprises of 80 million shares with 80 million free warrants made available for application by the Malaysian public via balloting.
The IPO will raise in between up to RM400 million. The proceed will be used to buy F&B business include dairy products, fruit juices, beverages, biscuits, cereals, confectionery items, canned foods and cooking ingredients, which are packed in containers, sold under a recognised brand name, and are ready to be consumed or ready to be cooked.
The company targeting to acquire products that are halal, branded, packaged, processed and ready to be consumed located in Malaysia and the region.
One-third of the IPO has been subscribed by cornerstone investors, namely Fortress Capital Asset Management (M) Sdn Bhd, Affin Hwang Asset Management Bhd, UOB Asset Management Bhd and Maybank Asset Management Sdn Bhd.
Main features of this IPO?
- 92% of the IPO proceeds (RM368 million) will be placed in a cash trust account (CTA) to acquire operating companies or assets in the branded packaged F&B business. The trust account managed by Maybank Trustees.
- The remaining 8% (RM32 million) will be used for listing expenses and for working capital. Red Sena remuneration is coming from capital injection by the promoter, which is about RM10 million for a 20% stake in the company.
- The fund in CTA account could be invest subjected to permitted investment under the listing requirements, such as bank deposits, government or triple-A bond
- The downside risk may be further mitigated by the trading of warrants from the date of listing as this IPO comes with a sweeter of 1 free detachable warrant for each share.
- The warrants are tradable on listing date.
- The completion of the Qualifying Acquisition (QA) is within 3 years from the date of listing. If it fails to complete a QA within this time frame, the RM368 million placed in the CTA will be distributed to shareholders.
- Red Sena management team includes Tan Sri Richard Koh, Datuk Tan Ang Meng, Joseph Tan, Ian Yoong Kah Yin, Ismail Halim and Richard Ong. Ang Meng is F&N’s former CEO and will be the executive director of Red Sena. Joseph, who was formerly F&N’s chief financial officer (CFO), will be the CEO. Meanwhile, Ismail will be the CFO and Yoong will be the executive director of business development. Ismail was previously an executive director in biscuit company Khong Guan Enterprise Sdn Bhd, while Yoong was formerly senior vice-president for the retail broking division of CIMB Investment Bank Bhd.
- Upun QA, Red Sena’s key management is subject to a 36-month moratorium and an accumulated audited net profit of at least RM107 million.
- Red Sena will be the first F&B SPAC in Malaysia.
RHB Investment Bank is the principal advisers, joint placement agent and joint underwriters.
For those who are interested in Red Sena IPO, you may subscribed at ATM machines or via Internet Banking. The subscription period is opened until 27th November 2015 at 5pm. Tentative balloting date is on 1st December while allotment date is on 4th December 2015.
Red Sena Berhad stock name in Bursa Malaysia is “RSENA”.
View Red Sena prospectus in Bursa Malaysia webpage.
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