Dec 2010 Financial News

Cargo Handlers shares oversubscribed

Dec 06, 2010

The initial public offering (IPO) of shares in Cargo Handlers Limited was oversubscribed, lead broker Mayberry Investments Limited (MIL) announced on Friday.

The IPO closed at 9:01 am on Friday, a minute after it opened. Over 60 applications were received, valued at more than $60 million. Up to 8,318,340 shares in Cargo Handlers were on offer, valued at $53 million.

The purpose of the IPO was for the proposed admission of Cargo Handlers to the Junior Market of the Jamaica Stock Exchange.

Based in Montego Bay, Cargo Handlers and its stevedores provide an essential service, namely cargo loading and unloading at the Montego Freeport. The Company contracts directly with the shipping lines that come into the Freeport and its stevedores load and unload both containerised and bulk cargo, of which cement, steel, and lumber form the largest part.

If its application for admission to the Junior Market is successful, Cargo Handlers will be the seventh firm that MIL listed on the Junior Market since that trading platform in April 2009. To date, there are six firms listed on the Junior Market.


Source:
Jamaica Observer
Sunday December 5, 2010

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