The Exchange approved the application of Ayala Corporation (“AC” or the “Company”) for the re-issuance from treasury of up to 7,500,000 Class “B” Preferred Shares (the “Offer Shares”) to cover the Company’s Follow-on Public Offering at an Offer Price of Php 2,000.00 per Offer Share. The details of the Offer are as follows:
1. Firm Offer. Up to 5,000,000 Offer Shares shall be offered to the public by way of a re-issuance of treasury shares; and
2. Oversubscription Option. In the event of an oversubscription, the Joint Lead Underwriters, with the consent of the Company, reserve the right, but not the obligation, to increase the size of the Offer up to an additional 2,500,000 Offer Shares.
The Offer Shares will be offered to the public by way of re-issuance from AC’s Class “B” Preferred Shares held in treasury.
Please refer to the attached copy of the signed preliminary offer terms of the Company’s Series B Series 3 Preferred Shares for the details on the offer terms and conditions, as well as the features of the Offer Shares.
The number of issued and outstanding shares indicated in the fields above is on the assumption that the oversubscription option is fully exercised.
Further, please refer to Circular No. C04271-2024 dated June 27, 2024 for the Company’s disclosure relevant to the re-issuance of Preferred “B” Shares.
The Exchange’s approval of the listing of the Offer Shares is subject to the Company’s compliance with any and all of the post-approval conditions and requirements of the Exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission and other relevant regulatory bodies. The same is without prejudice to any subsequent action that the Exchange may take in relation to the Company’s compliance with applicable rules of the Exchange.
The Exchange will advise the investing public of developments on the Offer of the Company.
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