First Capital Treasuries apprises stakeholders of upcoming IPO at investor forum

From left:  Anjelo Simmons, Chief Dealer First Capital Treasuries PLC | Tharusha Ekanayake, Chief Operating Officer | Dinesh Schaffter, Managing Director First Capital Holdings PLC | Nishan Fernando, Chairman First Capital Holdings PLC | Dilshan Wirasekara, Director/Chief Executive Officer First Capital Holdings PLC | Ramesh Schaffter, Director First Capital Holdings PLC | Mangala Jayashantha, Chief Financial Officer

First Capital Treasuries PLC, a subsidiary of the Janashakthi Group’s First Capital Holdings PLC hosted prospective investors, industry partners, media representatives and members of the public at an investor forum on its upcoming Initial Public Offering (IPO).

First Capital Treasuries released the official prospectus for the IPO at 
this event. 

Approved and published by the Colombo Stock Exchange (CSE), it sheds light on the company’s consistent performance and elaborates on how it seeks to broaden its ownership base, bring in more liquidity, and strengthen its brand identity through this listing. 

The prospectus is available online on the websites of both the CSE (www.cse.lk) and First Capital  (www.firstcapital.lk/fct).

Scheduled for December 06, the IPO will see First Capital Treasuries offering 7,695,000 ordinary voting shares at Rs. 39.00 per share to the public, for a listing on the Diri Savi Board of the CSE. 

An independent valuation by E&Y Transaction Advisory Services (Private) Limited has valued the shares between Rs. 46.00 to Rs. 48.00 per share. This translates into projected gains of 15 percent to 19 percent on the offer price to anyone investing in the Company through the IPO. The Issue is managed by the Corporate Finance division of First Capital Limited.

“Government securities are the largest and most liquid asset class in the country. Given the sector’s high entry barriers, viz., considerable financial strength and sound domain knowledge, we have only 10 licensed primary dealers operating in Sri Lanka. First Capital Treasuries holds a distinctive position as a non-bank primary dealer.

Playing a pivotal role as a market maker for treasury bills and bonds, we have been able to successfully deliver a 5-year average Return on Equityof 29 percent and a 10-year Dividend pay-out of 50 percent,” said Dilshan Wirasekara, Director / Chief Executive Officer, First Capital Treasuries PLC. 

“As we endeavor to continuously strengthen our position in this segment further, we believe that the IPO will help us welcome a broader base of investors, gain added liquidity and bolster our brand image. 

We invite the public to avail themselves of this opportunity to partake in the ownership of a licensed primary dealer like First Capital Treasuries,” 
he added.