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Atlas Breaks Record In NSE Cross Listing

(Left-Right) Carl Esprey CEO Atlas Development & Support Services (ADSS), Rings the Gong to mark the beginning of trading of Atlas shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. With him is Edward Burbidge CEO Burbidge Capital, Andrew Wachira Acting CEO NSE and Lachlan Monro Chief Operating Officer ADSS.
(Left-Right) Carl Esprey CEO Atlas Development & Support Services (ADSS), Rings the Gong to mark the beginning of trading of Atlas shares at the Nairobi Securities Exchange. With him is Edward Burbidge CEO Burbidge Capital, Andrew Wachira Acting CEO NSE and Lachlan Monro Chief Operating Officer ADSS.

 

Atlas Development & Support Services (ADSS or Atlas), the Nairobi-headquartered support services and logistics company, has managed to raise Ksh. 450million ($million) throguh a private placemetn to Kenyan investors; this is according to the cros listings on the Growth Enterprise Market Segment (GEMS) of the Nairobi Securities Exchange (NSE).

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Atlas provides international standard turn-key development and support service solutions to multiple sectors, including oil & gas, mining, geothermal, construction and infrastructure.  It employs over 700 Kenyans in delivering engineering, infrastructural development projects and workforce accommodation solutions in Kenya, Tanzania, Djibouti, Mozambique and Ethiopia.

Carl Esprey CEO, Atlas, says: “The strong interest from Kenyan investors is recognition of the opportunity to create a world class development and support services provider in Eastern Africa. We have demonstrated robust financial performance, world class service delivery and regional scale to position Atlas as the best way to gain exposure to this opportunity.”

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The funds raised in the placing will be used to provide additional capital for organic growth and acquisitions around Atlas’s support services offering in Kenya and the region. The placing, which was offered solely in Kenya, was completed through the issue of 39,139,827 new ordinary shares at a price of KES 11.50 per share (being 8.13p, in line with the closing price of the Company’s shares on AIM on 20 November). Burbidge Capital acted as placing agent and Nominated Advisor to the placing and cross listing.

Andrew Wachira, Acting CEO, NSE says, “The cross listing of Atlas is another major step towards our goal of ensuring that companies that have substantial operations in Africa are accessible to both Kenyan and international investors. The listing further justifies Kenya’s stance that its financial market remains very attractive to both local and international investors .”

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Atlas recently commenced construction on a Ksh 180 million ($2 million) planned investment to build a logistics hub in Lokichar, Turkana County. This will help companies and government operate more effectively across the Turkana basin. Atlas has invested Ksh 1.4 billion ($ 15 million) in Kenya over the last 12 months and plans to invest over Ksh. 4.5 billion ($ 50 million) in Kenya over the next five years.

The shares have been offered today on the GEMS market – at a price of Ksh. 11.50 (8.13p) per share – a slight discount on London.

Edward Burbidge, CEO says, “This cross listing is a very exciting transaction for both the Nairobi and London financial markets. Here in Kenya it will provide investors with a unique opportunity to gain exposure to this sector in Eastern Africa, through a company that has 100 per cent of its shareholder register tradable in both Nairobi and London.”

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Caroline Vutagwa
Caroline Vutagwahttps://my.techmoran.com
Minding my own business is not enough for me that's why you will always find me minding Africa's Businesses as well as Technology and of course letting you know about it. Talk to me on [email protected]

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