Published by Manila Standard
The Securities and Exchange Commission said Wednesday it approved the P3.5-billion preferred shares offering of semiconductor manufacturer Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. Cirtek was allowed to register and offer up to 50 million preferred shares at a price of P50 apiece, with an oversubscription option for another 20 million preferred shares. The company has yet to set the dividend rate for the preferred shares. The preferred shares will be listed and traded on the main board of the Philippine Stock Exchange. Cirtek will use the net proceeds from the offering will be used to refinance debt and support working capital of subsidiaries. Cirtek said it was planning to spend P875 million to refinance debt from various banks and P500 to partially repay maturing preferred shares. The remaining amount will be set aside for the capital spending requirement of US-based unit Quintel and other subsidiaries. The offering will run from Nov. 25 to Dec. 3, in time for the listing of the preferred shares on the PSE on Dec. 10 based on the latest timetable submitted to the SEC. Cirtek tapped PNB Capital and Investment Corp. as the sole issue manager, lead underwriter and sole bookrunner for the offering.
Cirtek is a fully-integrated global technology company engaged in high- technology product development and focused on 5G wireless communication. The company is bullish on the semiconductor industry as the global market is expected to show a double-digit growth of 10.9 percent in 2021 to $488 billion. It is also positive about the antenna business as the market, valued at $ 18.57 billion in 2018, is expected to reach a value of $27.7 billion by 2024, based on a study by Prime Feed. The share price of Cirtek rose 1.4 percent Wednesday to close at P4.37.
Aug 17, 2021
Published by Malaya
Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. said it has successfully raised P1.37 billion in funding through a stock rights offer (SRO) where existing shareholders subscribed to 249.44 million shares at P5.50 per share.
The SRO entitled a shareholder to buy one share from the pool of shares made available for every 1.68 Cirtek shares it owns. The company also included in the share sale one detachable warrant for each shares bought, which its holder can use to buy additional Cirtek shares at a price of P5.50, starting on the 12th month after the stock rights offer and until the 36th m...
Read moreAug 16, 2021
Published by Manila Standard
Semiconductor manufacturer Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp. said Monday it raised P1.37 billion from its stock rights offering. Cirtek said in a disclosure to the stock exchange it listed 249.442 million common shares sold by way of rights offering at P5.50 per share. Shareholders as of July 1 were entitled to purchase 1 share for every 1.68 common shares owned. The shares came with 249.442 million bonus detachable warrants that will be issued free of charge to the investors and as part of the subscription to the entitlement rights. Each bonus detachable warrant e...
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QUINTEL WINS NEW TELCO CONTRACT UNDER MASTER PURCHASE AGREEMENT
Quintel USA, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Cirtek Holdings Philippines Corp., has fully concluded contract signing on a Master Purchase Agreement with a telecommunications operator ranking among the top five full-fledged wireless carriers in North America. Having spent close to half a billion dollars in acquiring new spectrum in auctions alone, the carrier is primed to launch full commercial services on fresh spectrum for 5G services 2021 beyond. As part of providing pioneering and constantly evolving innovative antenna solut...
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