Specialty Chemicals Manufacturer, Rossari’s IPO to openon July 13, 2020!
Initial public offering of [●] equity shares of face value of ₹ 2 each (“Equity Shares”) of Rossari Biotech Limited (the “Company” or the “Issuer”) for cash at a price of ₹ [●] per Equity Share (including a share premium of ₹ [●] per Equity Share) aggregating up to ₹ [●] million comprising a fresh issue of [●] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ 500.00 million (the “Fresh Issue”) and an offer for sale of up to 10,500,000 Equity shares aggregating up to ₹ [●] million, comprising an offer for sale of up to 5,250,000 Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [●] million by Mr. Edward Menezes and up to 5,250,000 Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [●] million by Mr. Sunil Chari (the “Offer for Sale”, and together with the Fresh Issue, the “Offer”). The Offer shall constitute [●] % of the post-offer paid up Equity Share capital of the Company.
- Minimum Bid lot is 35 equity shares and in multiples of 35Equity Shares thereafter
- Price Band of ₹423 – ₹ 425 per Equity Share
- Offeropening date – July 13, 2020 and Offerclosing date – July 15, 2020
- The floor price is 211.50 times the face value of the Equity Shares and the cap price is 212.50times the face value of the Equity Shares.
CHENNAI, July 8, 2020:Rossari Biotech Limited, a leading specialty chemicals manufacturer (Source: F&S Report) focusing on home, personal care and performance chemicals will be launching its initial public offering on Monday, July 13, 2020 and will close on Wednesday, July 15, 2020, with a price band of ₹423– ₹425 per Equity Share. Bids by anchor investors shall be submitted,and allocation to them be will be completed, on July 10, 2020, being one working day prior to the Offer opening date.
As mentioned in the red herring prospectus dated July 4, 2020(“RHP“), filed by Company with the Registrar of Companies, Maharashtra at Mumbai (“RoC”), the Company raised ₹999.99 millionin a private placement of 2,352,920 Equity Shares to various investors including Malabar India Fund Limited, Axis New Opportunities AIF-I, Mirae Asset Mid Cap Fund, Sundaram Mutual Fund A/C Sundaram Select Micro Cap Series – XIV, IIFL Special Opportunities Fund – Series 4and ICICI Lombard General InsuranceCompany Limited (“Pre-IPO Placement”). The size of the fresh issue of up to ₹1,500 millionhas been reduced by ₹999.99 million pursuant to the Pre-IPOPlacement, and accordingly, the size of the fresh issue is up to ₹ 500million.
The Offer is being made in accordance with Regulation 19(2)b of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018, as amended (“SEBI ICDR Regulations”)through book building process whereinnot less than15% of the Offer shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to non-institutional investors and notless than 35% of the Offer shall be available for allocation to retail individual investors in accordance with theSEBI ICDR Regulations.
The proceeds of the Fresh Issue (less the Offer expenses) and the proceeds from the Pre-IPO Placement are proposed to be utilized to repay/prepay borrowings availed by the Company of₹650million, to fund its working capital requirements of ₹ 500million and towards general corporate purposes. The Company will not receive any proceeds from the Offer for Sale.
Axis Capital Limited and ICICI Securities Limited have been appointed as the book running lead managers to the Offer and Axcelus Finserv Private Limited was appointed as advisor to the Offer.The Equity Shares offered through the RHP shall be listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited (“NSE”) and BSE Limited (“BSE”). Link Intime India Private Limited is the registrar to the Offer.
Additionally, in fiscal year 2020, the Company generated total revenuesof ₹6,038.18 million and a net profit after tax of ₹652.53 million. Over the last 3 years, it has managed to clock a compounded annual growth rate of 41.65% for its revenues and a compounded annual growth rate of 60.27% for its profit after tax. The debt equity ratio of the company stood steady at 0.23 across fiscal years2018-2020
According to the report titled “Global and Indian Specialty Chemicals Report” dated December 10, 2019, prepared by Frost & Sullivan (India) Private Limited (“F&S”, and such report, the “F&S Report“), the Company was the largest manufacturer of textile specialty chemicals in India as on September 30, 2019, and is a leading manufacturerof acrylic polymers in India. As stated in the RHP, the Company plans to venture into construction chemicals market and water treatment formulations market. The global specialty chemicals market cumulatively constitutes a global market of approximately USD 237 billionin 2018 and is expected to grow at 5.4% per annum to reach approximately USD 308 billion by 2023. The Company’s presencein the specialty chemicals market, particularly in the home, personal care and performance chemicals; textilespecialty chemicals; and animal health and nutrition products, presents significant growth opportunities due to thefollowing factors: (i) demographic overview and rapid urbanisation leading to consumption growth, (ii) growingdemand for environmentally sustainable chemicals and (iii) positive regulatory focus from the Indiangovernmental authorities on manufacturing activities in India. (Source: F&S Report).
About Rossari Biotech Limited
Founded in 2009, Rossari Biotech Limited is one of the leading specialty chemicals manufacturing companies in India based on sales for Fiscal 2019(Source: F&S Report),providing customized solutions to specific industrial and production requirements of itscustomers primarily inthe FMCG, apparel, poultry and animal feed industries through their diversified product portfolio comprising home,personal care and performance chemicals; textile specialty chemicals; and animal health and nutrition products.
The Company operates in India as well as in 17 foreign countries including Vietnam, Bangladesh and Mauritius. According to theF&S Report, as on September 30, 2019, Rossari Biotech Limited is the largest manufacturer of textile specialty chemicals in India providing textile specialty chemicals in a sustainable, eco-friendly yet competitive manner. As a manufacturer of specialty chemicals, the Company focuses on functionality and application of their products which form a key ingredient to its customers’ manufacturing and industrial processes.
Disclaimer:
Rossari Biotech Limitedis proposing, subject to receipt of requisite approvals, market conditions and other considerations, to make an initial public offer of its Equity Shares and has filed the RHP with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”)and the RoC. The RHP is available on the website of the SEBI at www.sebi.gov.in as well as on the websites of the book running lead managers, Axis Capital Limited and ICICI Securities Limited at www.axiscapital.co.in and www.icicisecurities.com, respectively. Investors should note that investment in equity shares involves a high degree of risk and for details relating to such risks, see “Risk Factors” on page 24 of the RHP. Potential investors should not rely on the DRHP for making any investment decision.
The Equity Shares have not been and will not be registered under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”) or any state securities laws in the United States, and unless so registered, may not be offered or sold within the United States except pursuant to an exemption from, or in a transaction not subject to, the registration requirements of the Securities Act and any applicable U.S. state securities laws. The Equity Shares are being offered and sold outside the United States in offshore transactions in reliance on Regulation S under the Securities Act and the applicable laws of the jurisdictions where such offers and sales are made. There will be no public offering in the United States.
It is to be distinctly understood that the permission given by BSE Limited should not in any way be deemed or construed that the Red Herring Prospectushas been cleared or approved by BSE Limited nor does it certify the correctness or completeness of any of the contents of the Red Herring Prospectus. The investors are advised to the Red Herring Prospectus for the full text of the Disclaimer clause of the BSE Limited.
It is to be distinctly understood that the permission given by NSE should not in any way be deemed or construed that the Offer Documenthas been cleared or approved by NSE nor does it certify the correctness or completeness of any of the contents of the Offer Document. The investors are advised to refer to the Offer Document for the full text of the Disclaimer clause of NSE.
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