Wistron prices $1.472 billion GDR deal, shares fall 5.33% the next day
Wistron has priced its global depositary receipt, or GDR, offering at a total deal size of $1.472 billion, according to a material disclosure the company filed on Sept. 7. The transaction involves 25 million GDR units priced at $58.88 each, with every unit representing 10 common shares, for a total of 250 million common shares. The pricing date was Sept. 7, while issuance is scheduled for Sept. 10. The securities will be issued and traded on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange. Based on the exchange rate used in the filing, NT$31.631 to the U.S. dollar, the implied price per common share is about NT$186.24. Wistron’s shares closed at NT$197 on Sept. 7, putting the GDR pricing at a discount of about 5.5% to the previous close. After the pricing announcement was released late that night, the stock opened at NT$189 on Sept. 8, fell as low as NT$182.5 during the session, and finished at NT$186.5, down NT$10.5 or 5.33% from the prior trading day. The company said the proceeds will be used to support foreign-currency raw material purchases. Wistron also said the issuance would result in dilution of about 7.29%, adding that it would not cause material dilution to shareholder equity.






