On July 3, 51World fell 5.71% in regular trading, trading at HK$78.6 per share, with turnover of HK$68.03 million.
On the news front, the company announced prior to the trading session on July 3 that it had entered into a placing agreement with Goldman Sachs and Huatai International to place 5.4656 million new H shares at HK$73.20 per share. The placing price represents a discount of approximately 12.0% to the closing price of HK$83.15 on July 2. The placing shares account for approximately 1.4% of existing issued H shares and approximately 1.3% of total issued shares upon completion. Net proceeds are estimated at approximately HK$394 million, with a net price of approximately HK$72.17 per share.
The discounted placement dilutes existing shareholders' per-share earnings in the short term, triggering negative market sentiment and driving the stock lower in early trading.
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