crudeoil24
2 years ago
Volkswagen's IPO Price Range for Porsche AG in Line With Expectations -- Market Talk
2:47 am ET September 19, 2022 (Dow Jones) Print
0647 GMT - Volkswagen and its shareholder Porsche SE will likely trade slightly higher on Monday after releasing more details about the planned listing of sports-car maker Porsche AG, a trader says. While both companies' shares aren't expected to rise significantly, because the new details are largely in line with expectations, the forecasted proceeds from the unit's IPO will be available for investments in technologies and are clearly positive, the trader says. Volkswagen is targeting a Porsche AG valuation of up to EUR75 billion, and intends to list the subsidiary's shares at between EUR76.50 and EUR82.50, in the middle range of analysts' expectations. Porsche AG is set to begin trading on Sept. 29. (barcelonaeditors@dowjones.com)
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diskman
2 years ago
Volkswagen targets $70.1 billion to $75.1 billion valuation in planned Porsche IPO
PUBLISHED SUN, SEP 18 20223:37 PM EDTUPDATED 9 MIN AGO
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Volkswagen is targeting a valuation of $70.1 billion to $75.1 billion for luxury sportscar maker Porsche.
Volkswagen was expected to announce the pricing range of the Porsche IPO, planned for late September or early October, later in the evening.
The name of the car manufacturer Porsche is attached to the curved facade of the newly built Porsche Centre in Magdeburg.
The name of the car manufacturer Porsche is attached to the curved facade of the newly built Porsche Centre in Magdeburg.
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is targeting a valuation of up to 75 billion euros ($75.1 billion) for luxury sportscar maker Porsche, it said on Sunday, in what will be Germany’s second-largest initial public offering (IPO) in history.
Volkswagen will price preferred shares in the flotation of Porsche at 76.50 euros to 82.50 euros per share, the carmaker said, translating into a valuation of 70 billion to 75 billion euros.
At the upper end of the range, first reported by Reuters, it would become Europe’s third-largest IPO on record, according to Refinitiv data. Trading will begin on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange on Sept. 29, Volkswagen said.
As part of the listing, 911 million Porsche shares will be divided into 455.5 million preferred shares and 455.5 million ordinary shares. Up to 113,875,000 preferred shares, carrying no voting rights, will be placed with investors over the course of the IPO.
The sovereign wealth funds of Qatar, Abu Dhabi and Norway as well as mutual fund company T. Rowe Price will subscribe up to 3.68 billion euros worth of preferred shares as cornerstone investors, at the upper end of the valuation, Volkswagen said.
“We are now in the home stretch with the IPO plans for Porsche and welcome the commitment of our cornerstone investors,” Volkswagen Chief Financial Officer and Chief Operating Officer Arno Antlitz said.
In line with Volkswagen’s agreement earlier in September with its largest shareholder Porsche, 25% plus one ordinary share in the sportscar brand, which do carry voting rights, will go to Porsche at the price of the preferred shares plus a 7.5% premium.
Porsche, the holding firm controlled by the Porsche and Piech families, will finance the acquisition of the ordinary shares with debt capital of up to 7.9 billion euros, it said in a separate statement.
Total proceeds from the sale will be 18.1 billion to 19.5 billion euros. If the IPO goes ahead, Volkswagen will call an extraordinary shareholder meeting in December where it will propose to pay 49% of total proceeds to shareholders in early 2023 as a special dividend.
A stock exchange prospectus is expected to be published on Monday, after which institutional and private investors can subscribe to Porsche shares.
crudeoil24
2 years ago
Porsche IPO Won't Be Hurt by Challenging Market Environment, CEO Says
5:58 am ET September 6, 2022 (Dow Jones) Print
By Britta Becks
Porsche AG's executive board is convinced that the company's initial public offering set for the fall will be a success despite the challenging market environment and the tense geopolitical situation, said Chief Executive Oliver Blume, who is also head of Volkswagen AG.
The sports-car maker has always proven to be extremely robust and resilient especially in times of crisis, Mr. Blume said during a video conference with journalists on Tuesday. He referred to challenges such as the coronavirus pandemic, the semiconductor shortage and the war in Ukraine. Porsche has always achieved high-profit margins, he said, and this should have persuasive power for potential investors. According to Chief Financial Officer Lutz Meschke, the Qatar Investment Authority has already expressed interest and could subscribe just under 5% of Porsche shares.
There is a lot of capital on the market, Mr. Blume said, adding that Porsche's IPO could even be an icebreaker for the IPO market.
Looking at concerns that a double mandate could generate conflict of interest, Mr. Blume said that he could potentially remain neutral and that the Porsche board would then always be in a position to make independent decisions. Also, by maintaining a dual function he would be able to ensure that synergies would continue to flow in both directions--from Volkswagen to Porsche and from Porsche to Volkswagen, Mr. Blume said.
Write to Britta Becks at britta.becks@wsj.com
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diskman
2 years ago
Volkswagen plans Porsche IPO in weeks
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Volkswagen on Tuesday said it will go ahead with an initial public offering of its Porsche sports-car division, pressing ahead despite a difficult market backdrop.
Volkswagen plans Porsche IPO in weeks
Volkswagen plans Porsche IPO in weeks
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The German automaker, which had said it was considering the move since February, said it’s planning to list Porsche at the end of September or the beginning of October on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
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Valuations for Porsche range from €60 billion ($58 billion) to €80 billion, potentially making the Porsche IPO the largest ever for the German market.
Investors will be able to buy preferred shares in Porsche, that do not carry voting rights.
Porsche Automobil Holding — the family’s holding company which holds a majority of Volkswagen — will acquire 25% plus one share of Porsche at the placement price of the ordinary shares, plus a premium of 7.5% over the preference price.
“Clearly, it is not ideal timing for an IPO and it is a questionable structure in our view, especially from a corporate governance perspective. However, due to the quality of the Porsche asset, the apparent interest of investors like Qatar, Bernard Arnault, Dietrich Mateschitz and presumably a lot of interest from retail investors, we assume the IPO will happen,” said analysts at Stifel.
Qatar has already agreed to buy a 5% stake, VW said.
VW said it will return up to 49% of the gross proceeds of the IPO in a special dividend to be paid early next year.
Volkswagen shares rose 2.5% in early action, though the stock is down 17% on the year.
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2 years ago
Volkswagen boards to discuss Porsche listing on Monday
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BERLIN (Reuters) -Volkswagen's management and supervisory boards will meet on Monday to discuss whether the long-anticipated listing of sports car brand Porsche should go ahead in late September or early October, the carmaker said on Saturday.
A decision will also be made on whether Volkswagen approves of the sale of 25% plus one share of ordinary shares in Porsche AG to Porsche SE, as laid out in a framework agreement by the two parties in February.
That would give the Porsche and Piech families, which control Porsche SE, a blocking minority - a step that would bolster their push for greater control of the carmaker that was founded by their ancestor Ferdinand Porsche in 1931.
Porsche SE, which owns 31.4% of Volkswagen and holds 53.3% of voting rights, confirmed Monday's meeting in a separate statement, adding that the listing's launch was still subject to market developments and further board discussions.
Under the framework deal https://www.reuters.com/business/autos-transportation/volkswagen-top-shareholder-strike-framework-deal-porsche-ipo-2022-02-24/ reached in February, 25% of preference shares will be sold on the open market, equal to just 12.5% of Porsche's total capital.
Even that could raise up to 10.6 billion euros ($10.55 billion) if the brand's valuation reaches the higher end of investor estimates at about 85 billion euros, according to Reuters calculations.
That would make the listing among the largest in German history and the biggest in Europe since Enel SpA in 1999, according to Refinitiv data.
Ordinary shares, which would be solely owned by Volkswagen and Porsche SE under the plans, would not be publicly listed.
Some investors have questioned the timing of a stock market debut that would test the appeal of Europe's largest automaker at a time when the valuations of leading companies have shrunk amid the instability of war and record energy costs.
"It is becoming increasingly clear that the shareholder families are putting their interests first," said Henrik Schmidt, governance expert at Volkswagen investor DWS.
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(Reporting by Riham Alkousaa and Victoria WalderseeEditing by Helen Popper)
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