Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Anu's Laboratories Plans To Enter Capital Market With Its IPO Of 38,20,000 Share

MUMBAI: Anu's Laboratories plans to enter the capital market on May 12 with its initial public offering of 38,20,000 equity shares of Rs 10 each for cash, at a price to be decided through 100 per cent book building process.

The company has fixed a price band of Rs 200-Rs 210 per share. The issue will close on May 15.

The issue comprises a reservation of up to 2,00,000 equity shares for employees and a net issue to the public of 36,20,000 equity shares. The issue will constitute 31.63 per cent of the fully diluted post issue paid-up
capital of the company.

Qualified institutional buyers shall be allocated 18,10,000 shares or 50 per cent of the issue. From and out of the QIB portion 5 per cent for mutual funds, 15 per cent or 5,43,000 shares to non-institutional bidders and 12,67,000 shares or 35 per cent to retail investors.

The company is presently engaged in the manufacture of basic, advanced intermediates and fine chemicals and supplying them to various drug manufacturers.

The main products of the company include 2,4-Di-Chloro-5-Fluoro Acetophenone (DCFA) (an intermediate for synthesizing quinolone antibiotics like ciprofloxacin), Chlorohexanone, Methyl-4 (4-Chloro 1 Oxo Butyl) a, a Di-Methyl Acetate and Poly Aluminium Chloride, which are manufactured in Mahboobnagar, Andhra Pradesh.

The company plans to utilize the proceeds for - setting up a new plant for manufacturing of drug intermediates including Active Pharmaceutical Ingredients at Vishakhapatnam, setting up of pilot plant for carrying out
Contract Research and Manufacturing at Vishakhapatnam, long term working capital requirement, general corporate purposes and for issue expenses.

ICRA has assigned Grade "2/5" to the IPO. The shares will be listed on Bombay Stock Exchange. The book running lead manager to the issue is Almondz Global Securities.

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