China Mobile to raise up to $8.8 billion in Shanghai listing

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The company plans to sell up to 845 million shares at 57.58 yuan apiece, raising as much as 48.7 billion yuan before an over-allotment option is exercised, it said in a prospectus.

After the over-allotment option is fully exercised, it will raise up to 56 billion yuan.

Hong Kong-listed China Mobile is selling shares in Shanghai after being forced off the New York Stock Exchange by U.S. investment restrictions.

It follows China listings of state-owned rivals China Telecom (NYSE:CHA) and China Unicom (NYSE:CHU), which were also kicked off the U.S. bourse.

The delistings stem from a Trump-era decision to restrict investment in Chinese technology firms, which has been left unchanged by the Biden administration amid continuing tensions between Washington and Beijing.

($1 = 7.7670 Hong Kong dollars)

($1 = 6.3756 yuan)