MeinAuto Group AG
MeinAuto Group sets price range for planned IPO at €16 to €20 per share
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– Base offer size of 9.4 million newly issued ordinary bearer shares and 11.0 million existing ordinary bearer shares from the holdings of the Selling Shareholder, Hg – Flexibility to upsize the final offering by up to 10% of the base offer size through the exercise of the upsize option – The Selling Shareholder will grant a Greenshoe Option of up to 3.4 million ordinary bearer shares to cover possible over-allotments – MeinAuto Group expects gross proceeds of €150 million from newly issued ordinary shares at the low end of the price range, which the Company mainly intends to use for further growth, including investments in online marketing and branding, as well as expanding its vehicle subscription pool and partially repaying existing debt facilities – Price range implies a total market capitalisation for MeinAuto of €1.2 billion to €1.5 billion – Offer period is expected to begin on 4 May 2021 and is expected to end on 11 May 2021 – First day of trading on the Regulated Market of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Prime Standard) is planned for 12 May 2021
Rudolf Rizzolli, CEO of MeinAuto Group: “The MeinAuto Group IPO is well on track and we are excited by the positive feedback we have received on our unique value proposition and growth prospects. Our planned listing is an important step to build on our position as the leading online platform for digital new car sales in Germany. We are grateful for our partnership with Hg and the success we have seen in building the business together over the last few years. We look forward to their continued support as we broaden our investor base for our next stage of growth.” The final offer price will be determined by way of a bookbuilding process. The period during which investors may submit purchase orders is expected to commence on 4 May 2021 and to end on 11 May 2021. Trading of the shares on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange is expected to commence on 12 May 2021 under the trading symbol MEIA and the ISIN DE000MAG0008. The Offering is intended to comprise 9.4 million newly issued ordinary bearer shares (the “New Shares”) from a capital increase and 11.0 million existing ordinary bearer shares (the “Existing Shares”, and together with the New Shares the “Base Offer”) from Hg, a leading software and services investor, that are held by Salvator Mobility Holding MidCo S.à.r.l. (the “Selling Shareholder”). The Selling Shareholder aims to partially divest its stake in the Company and to ensure a sufficient free float and trading liquidity in the Company’s shares, while retaining a significant investment in the Company. Hg may increase the Base Offer by placing up to 2.0 million additional shares with investors in accordance with an upsize option, which Hg may exercise in agreement with the Joint Global Coordinators, representing up to 10% of the Base Offer (the “Upsize Option”). Hg also makes available up to 3.4 million shares to cover possible over-allotments, representing 15% of the maximum number of Shares offered in the Base Offer and under the Upsize Option (the “Over Allotment Shares”). Hg will grant a greenshoe option to the underwriters to acquire the Over-Allotment Shares at the Offer Price (the “Greenshoe Option”). The maximum offer size assuming the Upsize Option and the Greenshoe Option are both exercised in full will be €412-515 million, representing 35% of the outstanding share capital of MeinAuto Group. The Offering would include a public offering in Germany and private placements in certain jurisdictions outside Germany. The Company and the Selling Shareholder have each agreed to customary lockups of 180 days following the first day of trading of the Company’s shares on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. The prospectus will be made available on MeinAuto Group’s website www.meinauto-group.com. under the “Investor Relations” section following approval of such prospectus by the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin). BofA Securities, Barclays Bank Ireland PLC, Citigroup, Jefferies and UniCredit Bank AG are acting as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners.
About MeinAuto Group MeinAuto Group is the leading online platform for digital new car sales in Germany. In a market where customers are increasingly looking online for usership rather than ownership solutions, MeinAuto Group offers a fully digital, affordable, and transparent monthly subscription for new vehicles and comprehensive services for all relevant brands and models in the German market. MeinAuto Group is headquartered in Oberhaching near Munich, employs around 380 people and achieved revenues of more than €200 million in 2020. For more information please visit www.meinauto-group.com.
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In connection with the placement of the shares in the Company, BofA Securities Europe SA, acting for the account of the underwriters, will act as stabilization manager (the “Stabilization Manager”) and may, as Stabilization Manager, make overallotments and take stabilization measures in accordance with Article 5(4) and (5) of the Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of April 16, 2014 on market abuse in conjunction with Articles 5 through 8 of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2016/1052) of March 8, 2016. Stabilization measures aim at supporting the market price of the shares of the Company during the stabilization period, such period starting on the date the Company’s shares commence trading on the regulated market (Prime Standard) of the Frankfurt Stock Exchange (Frankfurter Wertpapierbörse), expected to be May 12, 2021, end ending no later than 30 calendar days thereafter (the “Stabilization Period”). 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The selling shareholder has granted the Stabilization Manager, acting for the account of the underwriters, an option to acquire up to 3,361,875 shares of the Company at the offer price, less agreed commissions (the “Greenshoe Option”). To the extent Over-Allotment Shares were allocated to investors in the offering, the Stabilization Manager, acting for the account of the underwriters, is entitled to exercise this option during the Stabilization Period, even if such exercise follows any sale of shares by the Stabilization Manager which the Stabilization Manager had previously acquired as part of stabilization measures (so-called refreshing the shoe). This release contains forward-looking statements. These statements are based on the current views, expectations, assumptions and information of the management of the Company. Forward-looking statements should not be construed as a promise of future results and developments and involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. 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Language: | English |
Company: | MeinAuto Group AG |
Grünwalder Weg 34 | |
82041 Oberhaching | |
Germany | |
Phone: | 089-63266120 |
E-mail: | info@meinAuto-group.de |
Internet: | https://www.meinauto.de/ |
ISIN: | DE000MAG0008 |
WKN: | MAG000 |
EQS News ID: | 1191465 |
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