12th Aug 2011 07:00
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For Immediate Release | 12th August 2011 |
OJSC "PhosAgro"
("PhosAgro" or "the Company")
EXERCISE OF OVER-ALLOTMENT OPTION
PhosAgro, the Russian-based vertically-integrated global leader in the phosphate fertiliser industry today announces that the over-allotment option related to its initial public offering (the "Offering") has been exercised by Citigroup Global Markets Limited in its capacity as Stabilising Manager. The over-allotment option at the offer price for the global depository receipts ("GDRs") in the Offering is in respect of 1,923,270 GDRs.
The Offering was in the form of ordinary shares (the "Shares") to investors in Russia and both Shares and GDRs to international institutional investors and certain other eligible investors outside of Russia with thirty GDRs representing an interest in one Share.
Including the exercise of the over-allotment option, the total size of the Offering was 397,496 Shares and 28,458,390 GDRs, and comprised approximately 10.8% of the Company's total ordinary share capital.
Proceeds arising from the exercise of the over-allotment option will be received by Adorabella Limited, which together with Miles Ahead Management Limited were the Selling Shareholders of existing shares in PhosAgro and are companies organised and existing under the laws of Cyprus.
Total gross proceeds from the Offering, including the exercise of the over-allotment option, were US$565 million.
Citi, Renaissance Capital and Troika Dialog served as Joint Global Coordinators of the Offering. Citi, Renaissance Capital, Troika Dialog, Credit Suisse and BMO Capital Markets acted as Joint Bookrunners of the Offering. Raiffeisen Bank International acted as Co-lead Manager.
For further information please contact:
OJSC "PhosAgro" | +7 495 231 2747 |
Irina Evstigneeva, Head of Corporate Finance and Investor Relations | |
Timur Belov, Press Officer | |
UK | |
Buchanan | +44 20 7466 5000 |
Bobby Morse, James Strong | |
Russia | |
PBN | +7 495 775 0077 |
Alexander Kravtsov
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Notes to Editors
PhosAgro is a vertically integrated global leader in the phosphate fertiliser industry. The Group focuses on the production of phosphate-based fertilisers, feed phosphate and high-grade phosphate rock, as well as ammonia and nitrogen-based fertilisers. In 2010, the Group was the largest phosphate-based fertiliser producer in Europe, the largest producer of high-grade phosphate rock worldwide and the third largest MAP/DAP producer in the world (excluding China). PhosAgro controls approximately 2.1 billion tonnes of high quality apatite-nepheline ore resources, which translates to over 75 years of production. The Group's strategic aim is to reinforce its position as a leading integrated global producer of fertilisers and to enhance overall value for its shareholders through increasing fertiliser and feed phosphate production capacities, utilising the full potential of its apatite-nepheline ore reserves base and continuing to improve operational flexibility and efficiency. PhosAgro is listed on the MICEX stock exchange (MICEX: PHOR) with its global depositary receipts listed on the London Stock Exchange (PHOR LI). The Group had revenues of approximately $2.5 billion in 2010 with EBIDTA of approximately $674 million. PhosAgro employs approximately 25,000 people.
For further information on PhosAgro please visit the company's website - www.PhosAgro.ru
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Information contained in this communication does not constitute an advertisement, an offer or an invitation to make offers, sell, purchase, exchange or transfer any securities in Russia or to or for the benefit of any Russian person, and must not be passed on to third parties or otherwise be made publicly available in Russia. The GDRs have not been and will not be admitted to placement or public circulation in Russia and may not be offered to any person in the Russian Federation except as permitted by Russian law.
The Joint Bookrunners are acting exclusively for the Company and no one else in connection with the offering and will not regard any other person (whether or not a recipient of this press release) as their client in relation to the offering and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing the protections afforded to their client.
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