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Tim may tap $580-mln
5 Y7 C2 F" `) {% yAssociated Press
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DUBLIN, Ohio — Canadian coffee and doughnut chain Tim Hortons Inc., which is owned by Wendy's International Inc., filed paperwork estimating it will offer 29-million shares in a price range of $18 to $20 (U.S.) per share in its upcoming initial public offering. 发行2千9百万股票,价格18-20美元,即将进入公开招股程序。
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Wendy's, based in Dublin, Ohio, will continue to own about 85 per cent, or around 160-million shares, of Tim Hortons' common stock after the IPO, according to a filing Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Wendy's stake could be reduced to about 83 per cent if the IPO's underwriters fully exercise an overallotment. Wendy's现时拥有Tim Hortons85%的权益,公开发行后,Wendy's的权益会降至83%# t8 z/ \! Y* i
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Wendy's intends to spin off the remaining stake to its shareholders within nine to 18 months after the IPO, which is expected in March, according to the filing. Wendy's在Tim发行后9至18个月内会逐渐减持TIM的股票。
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Under the $20 share price estimate, the IPO could raise $580-million for Tim Hortons. Including the shares Wendy's will retain, the chain would have a market capitalization of up to $3.8-billion. 若以20发行,会为TIM筹得5亿8千万的资金,TIM的总市值达38亿
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7 J- ~( |+ a& H& zMost of the money raised will be used to pay off debt Tim Hortons owes its parent company. 所筹资金主要用于支付欠母公司的债务。6 L' Z* X0 D8 s: r
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The stock will trade under the symbol THI on the Toronto Stock Exchange and Tim Hortons has applied for the same symbol on the New York Stock Exchange.- O4 C9 h) L! s" f
会在多伦多、纽约证券交易所交易,交易代码THI
; O: S" { N( P) iThe offering is being underwritten by Goldman Sachs, RBC Capital Markets Corp., JPMorgan Chase and Scotia Capital.股票由高盛、JP摩根等承销$ Q: l# u5 D4 L, w1 H' K. _
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Tim Hortons has made steady sales gains during a sluggish year for Wendy's, the nation's third-largest burger chain./ P1 x8 g) U5 q- ^: ?
2 d/ Z9 i: E9 Q4 G" |5 _9 Z7 mTim Hortons had 2,885 stores in Canada and the United States as of Jan. 1 and recorded revenues of $1.2-billion last year, according to Wendy's latest earnings report.
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) _; }( N; S7 JIn a January offering of Chipotle Mexican Grill, owned by McDonald's Corp., nearly 7.9 million shares doubled in their first day of trading to close at $44., p7 E0 r) L0 g: n/ T7 o
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Burger King Holdings Inc. has announced plans to go public as well. |
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