MTN Nigeria Communications Plc is concluding arrangements to allot free shares to shareholders who bought into the company during its December 2021 public offer for sale.
In a regulatory filing at the weekend, MTN Nigeria stated that it was concluding arrangements to allot incentive shares to shareholders who bought into its public offer and held on to at least 20 ordinary shares between January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2023.
The communication firm had included an innovative incentive structure of one free share for every 20 purchased, subject to a maximum of 250 free shares per investor in its December 2021 public offer for sale. Thus, an additional 4.28 million shares will be allotted to qualifying investors who hold the shares allotted to them for 12 months till 31 January 2023.
The company stated that all qualified shareholders on the register of the company as of January 31, 2023 would have their incentive shares credited to their Central Securities and Clearing System’s accounts, after the requisite regulatory approval.
To benefit from the incentive shares, a subscriber must have held at least 20 shares for the 12-month period and must be on the register of the company as of January 31, 2023.
MTN Nigeria’s N97.18 billion public offer had recorded a subscription of N135.53 billion, representing an over subscription of 39.5 per cent.