ACME to make debut tomorrow



FE Report


ACME Laboratories will make its share trading debut on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) tomorrow (Tuesday) under "N" category, officials said.



ACME Laboratories, which raised Tk 4.09 billion through the book building method, will be the 28th listed firm in the pharmaceuticals & chemicals sector that accounts for 16 per cent of the premier bourse's total market capitalisation.

Book-building is a process through which an issuer attempts to determine the price to offer for its security by gauging the demand from institutional investors.

The price of an IPO share is determined through automated bidding joined by financial institutions. The shares are then opened to the IPO participants at the bidding cut-off price.

ACME, the country's oldest pharmaceutical company, floated 50 million ordinary shares. Of them 25 million shares allocated for eligible institutional investors (EII) and 5.0 million for mutual funds at cut-off price of Tk 85.20 each, including a premium of Tk 75.20 for each ten taka share.

The remaining 20 million shares allocated for general investors, affected investors and non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) at a price of Tk 77 each, a 10 per cent lower than the cut-off price set for institutional investors.

IPO subscription of ACME Laboratories was held between April 11 and April 21 for general investors. However, the institutional investors had to deposit their money till April 10.

Stock market regulator Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) gave its final consent to ACME for raising the amount on February 23.


The ACME will utilise the IPO fund to implement three new projects at Dhamrai in Savar, along with bearing the cost of IPO expenses.

According to the financial statement as of June 30, 2015, the earnings per share (EPS) of the company is Tk 5.70 and the net asset value (NAV) is Tk 70.37 per share. 



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