DKSH Holding Ltd. (DKSH), the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia(1), announces today that the Joint Bookrunners, acting on behalf of the syndicate banks, have fully exercised the over-allotment (Greenshoe) option of 10% of the shares offered in the base offer at the offering price of CHF 48 per share.
Media release
Zurich, Switzerland, March 30, 2012 – On March 20, 2012, DKSH was traded for the first time on the SIX Swiss Exchange. The syndicate banks have today decided to fully exercise the “Greenshoe” option, representing 10% of the shares offered in the base offering. With the over-allotment (Greenshoe) option fully exercised, the free float of shares will increase from 28.5% to 31.2%
For further information please contact:
DKSH Holding Ltd. | |
Till Leisner Head, Group Investor & Media Relations Phone +41 44 386 7315 till.leisner@dksh.com | Dominique Nadelhofer Manager, Group Media Relations Phone +41 44 386 7228 dominique.nadelhofer@dksh.com |
About DKSH Group
DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services Group with a focus on Asia(1). As the term "Market Expansion Services" suggests, DKSH helps other companies and brands to grow their business in new or existing markets.
With 650 business locations in 35 countries – 630 of them in Asia – and over 24,000 specialized staff, it is one of the top 20 Swiss companies ranked by sales and employees. In 2011, DKSH generated Net Sales of CHF 7.3 billion.
The company offers any combination of sourcing, marketing, sales, distribution, and after-sales services. It provides business partners with expertise as well as on-the-ground logistics based on a comprehensive network of unique size and depth. Business activities are organized into four specialized Business Units that mirror DKSH fields of expertise: Consumer Goods, Healthcare, Performance Materials, and Technology.
Although DKSH is a Swiss company headquartered in Zurich, it is deeply rooted in communities all across Asia Pacific. This is because the company looks back on a nearly 150-year-long tradition of doing business in and with the region.
(1) According to a study conducted by Roland Berger Strategy Consultants in November 2011, DKSH is the leading Market Expansion Services provider with a focus on Asia in terms of Transaction Value.