07/19/99
Global Co-ordinators for the Offering exercised the over-subscription option granted by Repsol, S.A.
 
REPSOL CONCLUDES ITS CAPITAL INCREASE REACHING AN AMOUNT OF APPROXIMATELY ONE TRILLION PESETAS
 

 

The Global Co-ordinators (BBV Interactivos SVB, Goldman Sachs International, Invercaixa Valores, Merril Lynch International and Salomon Smith Barney International), in their own name and in representation of the Underwriters for the institutional tranches, have today exercised the over-subscription option offered by Repsol, S.A.

This option was exercised at one time on the 48 million shares of Repsol, S.A. offered. The price per share was 19.95 euros, arriving at an overall sum of 957,600,000 euros.

The over-allotment option to subscribe the aforementioned 48 million shares together with the public issue of 240 million shares was approved by the Extraordinary General Shareholders Meeting of Repsol, S.A., held on June 5th last.

By virtue of the foregoing, the capital increase of 288 million shares has provided Repsol with funds amounting to 942,648 million pesetas (5,655 million euros).

The final share allotment was as follows:

 

General retail sub-tranche

95 million shares

Retail sub-tranche for employees

12 million shares

Spanish institutional tranche

97 million shares

International institutional tranche

84 million shares

TOTAL

288 million shares

 

Share price � good market performance

Last Friday, Repsol shares closed at a price of 20,41 euros, showing a rise of 5,4% over the general retail price, and 2,3% over the institutional price.