Aramco International Listing ‘Still on the Cards,’ Minister Says
Bloomberg
Published Jan 22, 2020 04:26
Updated Jan 22, 2020 05:33
Aramco International Listing ‘Still on the Cards,’ Minister Says
(Bloomberg) -- Saudi Aramco (SE:2222) is still considering listing shares abroad, the kingdom’s Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan said.
“It’s still on the cards, we made that very clear,” Al-Jadaan told Bloomberg TV in an interview in Davos. “We will consider it, but I don’t think it’s going to be anytime soon.”
Aramco (SE:2222) raised $29.4 billion in the world’s biggest-ever initial public offering, selling shares at 32 riyals each and overtaking Microsoft Corp (NASDAQ:MSFT). and Apple Inc (NASDAQ:AAPL). as the most valuable listed company.
The oil giant’s IPO ended up being very different from what Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman had envisaged when he first floated the idea in 2016 with an ambition to raise as much as $100 billion.
Aramco (SE:2222) offered less than 2% and opted for a local listing after global investors balked at its hopes of valuing the company at $2 trillion. Instead, Aramco relied heavily on local investors and funds from neighboring Gulf Arab monarchies.
The shares retreated 0.3% to 34.45 riyals in Riyadh on Wednesday.
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