Vodacom Tanzania has received green light approval to extend the deadline of its share sale for three weeks, allowing investors more time to take part in the country’s biggest initial public offering to date.
“The offer will now expire on May 11, the extension will give retail and institutional investors more time to take part. Vodacom Tanzania Plc expects a continued influx of applications for shares during the course of this week,” Ian Ferrao, Managing Director of Vodacom Tanzania, said in a statement.
Vodacom is offering 476 billion shillings ($213 million) worth of shares in the mobile operator after the government ordered all telecommunications companies in the country to sell at least a 25 percent stake on the Dar es Salaam exchange to boost domestic ownership. Once completed, the sale will boost the bourse’s capitalization by at least 2.4 percent to about Tshs 20.7 trillion.
The final listing is now expected by June 6, Ferrao said. On April 14, Fortius Rutabingwa, head of market research at adviser Orbit Securities Ltd., said the IPO is undersubscribed.
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