IPO oversubscribed by 1.07x with more than 80% of the applicants subscribed through E-IPO.
Karachi, April 28, 2020: The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of BankIslami Ehad Sukuk has been successfully closed. Despite the ongoing COVID–19 pandemic, significant interest was received from both institutional and retail investors with PKR 320.6 million subscriptions received against the IPO size of PKR 300 million through 127 applications, ensued into an oversubscription of ~1.07 times.
It is pertinent to mention that BankIslami Ehad Sukuk is the first ever listed Modaraba Sukuk of Additional Tier 1 nature. The confidence shown by the investors in BankIslami as well as in Islamic banking, particularly in these uncertain times was overwhelming.
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The total Sukuk Issue is of PKR 2 billion which has been subscribed by a large and diversified investor base of 199 investors; it will help stirring trading activity in the listed Islamic sukuk market of Pakistan.
This IPO witnessed a remarkable response from online subscription channels with more than 80 percent applications (i.e. 105 applications) received via e-IPO platforms of CDC and a commercial bank. This is not only an achievement for BankIslami Ehad Sukuk but for the overall capital market as it has set a precedence for the upcoming listed sukuk instruments in the country. This notable participation of public via electronic channels has sent out a strong message that market is moving towards digitalization and can go paperless.
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Bank Islami would like to extend their sincere gratitude to all the investors, regulators and all the service providers for closely working with us during these tough times and making it a success.
