The placement of the Indonesian government’s 71.85% entitlement in Bank Tabungan Negara’s BTN pending rights issue has raised Rp1.478 trillion $154 million for the bank and the government after being priced at a premium to the rights offering.
The placement, which closed on Wednesday last week after eight days of bookbuilding, was priced at Rp1,360 per share, which sources say represents a 9% discount to the theoretical ex-rights price Terp.
The bank has also set the price for the fully underwritten rights issue at Rp1,235 per share, which will see it raise $55 million from minority shareholders. Including the proceeds from the government’s entitlement, it will...