沙特阿美表示上市时间将取决于市场情况

中国石化新闻网讯 据国民报10月21日报道称，沙特阿美公司周日表示，外界期待已久的股票首次公开发行的时间“将取决于市场情况”，这是该公司首次公开IPO的最新延迟。

IPO是沙特王储穆罕默德·本·萨勒曼设想的一项改革计划的基石，旨在摆脱对石油的依赖。

消息人士周四表示，阿美公司原本计划在下周启动两阶段上市计划的第一部分，但决定将交易日期推迟至12月或1月。

消息人士在9月中旬表示，由于对沙特石油设施的袭击使全球最大的原油出口国的产量减少了一半，因此上市可能会被推迟。

阿美公司表示：“公司将继续与股东们进行IPO准备活动。”

“公司准备就绪，时机将取决于市场情况，并取决于股东的选择。

阿美公司计划分两阶段进行上市，其中约2％的资本在沙特阿拉伯的Tadawul交易所交易，另外3％在外汇交易所上市。

以2万亿美元的估值来计算，此次 5％的股权出售可能筹集约1000亿美元，成为有史以来规模最大的IPO。

贝尔投资董事Russ Mould表示，该公司的预期股息收益率远低于大多数世界主要石油公司提供的股息收益率。

徐蕾 摘译自 国民报

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Aramco says IPO timing depends on market conditions

Saudi Aramco on Sunday said the timing of its long-awaited stock market debut "will depend on market conditions" in the latest delay to its initial public offering.

The IPO is the cornerstone of a reform programme conceived by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to wean the economy off its reliance on oil.

Aramco was expected to launch the first part of a two-stage listing in the coming week but decided to push the trading date back to December or January, a source said on Thursday.

Sources said in mid-September that the offering could be delayed after the attack on Saudi oil facilities knocked out half of the output of the world's top crude exporter.

"The company continues to engage with the shareholders on IPO readiness activities," Aramco said.

"The company is ready and timing will depend on market conditions and be at a time of the shareholders' choosing..

Aramco has envisioned a two-stage listing, with about 2 per cent of the capital trading on the Tadawul exchange in Saudi Arabia and an additional three percent on a foreign exchange.

With a $2 trillion valuation, the 5 per cent sale could raise about $100 billion in what would be the largest IPO ever.

The company's expected dividend yield is well below those offered by most of the world's major oil firms, said Russ Mould, director at Bell Investment.