[PHNOM PENH POST]
Trading on the Cambodian Securities Exchange should begin at the end of
March as the Kingdom’s first stock, Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority,
prepares to consult and share information with potential investors this
week.
The company would host a “roadshow” for investors in anticipation of its
initial public offering and carry out a process known as
book-building, in which PPWSA and its underwriter determine the price of
the IPO, company chief of accounting and finance Ros Kimleang said
yesterday.
“We are doing the roadshow in an attempt to tell
investors about our potential. They will learn more information about
our company’s background and business profile,” he said, adding that the
process would begin on Wednesday.
Securities and Exchange
Commission of Cambodia director-general Ming Bankosal said local and
foreign investors, as well as the public, could participate in the
road-show and book-building to gain insight on the company.
Ming Bankosal said the roadshow was a sign that the IPO was not far off.
“We believe the trading activities will happen soon,” he said.
Neither
Ming Bankosal nor Ros Kimleang gave an exact date for trading, but
ACLEDA Securities director Svay Hay said the IPO price would be
concluded one week after the book-building.
About two more weeks
would be needed to transfer investor trading information to the
Cambodia Securities Exchange, putting the listing date at the end of
March.
Two other state-owned companies – Telecom Cambodia and
Sihanoukville Autonomous Port – are expected to list this year, but no
deadline has been given.
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