Dubai Taxi increases the number of shares allocated to individuals in the public contribution

Dubai Taxi Company on Tuesday announced that it will increase the number of shares allocated from its initial public offering to individual investors in the UAE in response to strong demand for their shares, and instead, it will reduce the number of shares allocated to professional investors. 25 percent of the total shares of the company remain unchanged.

Dubai Taxi reported that the number of shares allotted to individual investors in the UAE has been increased from 62.475 million to 74.970 million ordinary shares, following the approval of the Securities and Commodities Authority.

Based on the previously announced price range of between 1.8 and 1.85 dirhams per share, the value of the shares allocated to the individual investor segment will now be approximately 135 to 139 million dirhams, which, compared, would represent 12 percent of the size of the initial offering. to the earlier announced 10 per cent.

The offer size remains unchanged at 624.750 million ordinary shares, representing 24.99 percent of the total issued shares in the company’s capital. As a result of the increase in shares allocated to the category of individual investors in the UAE, 549.780 million ordinary shares will be allocated to the category of qualified investors instead of 562.275 million ordinary shares, representing 88 percent of the total offering shares. 90 percent of the previously reported.

As the subscription period for individual investors in the UAE ends on November 28, 2023, the subscription period for qualified investors ends on November 29.

The offering is expected to be completed and listed shares accepted on December 7, 2023, subject to market conditions and receipt of relevant regulatory approvals in the UAE, including approval for listing and trading on the Dubai Financial Market. Report.