The IPO consists of a fresh issue of Rs 450 crore and an offer for sale of 6 crore equity shares by promoter QSR Asia Pte Ltd.
Burger King India, a quick
service restaurant chain, is expected to launch its maiden public offer
for subscription next week. The company, after consultation with merchant
bankers, has fixed IPO price band at Rs 59-60 per share, which is 5.9-6 times
of its face value of equity shares.
The
initial public offering will open on December 2 and close on December 4, 2020.
The
IPO consists of a fresh issue of Rs 450 crore and an offer for sale of 6 crore
equity shares by promoter QSR Asia Pte Ltd.
The
Indian subsidiary of US-based Burger King aims to raise Rs 810 crore via its
public issue, at a higher price band.
The company had undertaken a
pre-IPO placement, by way of rights issue, of Rs 58.08 crore at a price of Rs
44 per share to promoter and preferential allotment of Rs 91.92 crore at a
price of Rs 58.50 per share.
Hence,
as a result, the fresh issue size has been reduced to Rs 450 crore from Rs 600
crore earlier, as per the advertisement of IPO published in newspapers.
The
company would utilise fresh issue proceeds for funding roll out of new
company-owned Burger King Restaurants and general corporate purposes.
Under
the Master Franchise and Development Agreement, the company is required to
develop and open at least 700 restaurants (including company-owned Burger King
Restaurants and Sub-Franchised Burger King Restaurants) by December 31, 2026,
which has recently been extended by one year from December 31, 2025 due to the
COVID-19 crisis.
Bids
can be made for a minimum of 250 equity shares and in multiples of 250 equity
shares thereafter. It means retail investors can apply for maximum up to 3,250
equity shares at higher price band.
The
company has reserved up to 10 percent portion of IPO for retail investors, upto
15 percent for non-institutional investors and up to 75 percent for qualified
institutional investors.
Kotak Mahindra Capital Company,
CLSA India, Edelweiss Financial Services and JM Financial are the book running
lead managers to the issue. Equity shares are expected to debut on bourses
around December 14, 2020.
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