Low-cost carrier AirAsia Berhad yesterday raised M$505 million $144 million through a fully marketed follow-on. The deal ended a little smaller than originally intended after it ran into restrictions regulating the foreign ownership of airlines.
The base deal size was 400 million new ordinary shares, offered at a price between M$1.33 and M$1.40 apiece, which translates into a discount of 0.7% to 5.7% versus Monday's closing price of M$1.41. The deal priced at the bottom, M$1.33, giving the full 5.7% discount.
There was also an upsize option which could have increased the deal size by 75 million shares. Fully exercised, the 475 million shares could have raised as much as $180 million, based on...