On September 20, 2021, Prudential announced that it was raising up to 5% of its issued share capital, or up to approximately 130.8 million new shares, through a concurrent Hong Kong public offer and international placing.
See also: Prudential plans US$2.89 billion share offering in Hong Kong
On Sept 26, Prudential announced that the final offer prices for both the Public Offer and the Placing (Offer Shares) have been set at HK$143.8 per Offer Share. Applicants are required to pay, in addition to the application monies for the number of Offer Shares which they have applied for, brokerage of 1%, SFC transaction levy of 0.0027% and HK Stock Exchange trading fee of 0.005%.
Dealings in the Offer Shares on the Main Board of the HK Stock Exchange are expected to commence at 9:00 am (Hong Kong time) on Monday, Oct 4, subject to approval from the HK Stock Exchange for the listing of and permission to deal in the Offer Shares.
Admission to listing of the Offer Shares on the Singapore Stock Exchange is expected to take effect at 9:00 am in Singapore, also on Oct 4. subject to confirmation from the Singapore Stock Exchange for the listing of the Offer Shares.
