{"id":143935,"date":"2020-05-06T23:31:25","date_gmt":"2020-05-06T23:31:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/london-listed-companies-raise-5bn-from-coronavirus-related-share-issues\/"},"modified":"2020-05-06T23:31:25","modified_gmt":"2020-05-06T23:31:25","slug":"london-listed-companies-raise-5bn-from-coronavirus-related-share-issues","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bnreport.com\/en\/london-listed-companies-raise-5bn-from-coronavirus-related-share-issues\/","title":{"rendered":"London-listed companies raise \u00a35bn from coronavirus-related share issues"},"content":{"rendered":"

Confirmation of three new fundraisings has brought the total above \u00a35bn of coronavirus-related cash that UK listed companies have drummed up via share issues since the start of March.<\/p>\n

On Wednesday Hiscox (LON:HSX<\/a>) pulled in \u00a3375mln, the fourth biggest capital raise in the crisis, National Express<\/a> (LON:NEX<\/a>) attracted \u00a3235mln and Immotion (LON:IMMO<\/a>) raised \u00a31.35mln.<\/p>\n

The combined \u00a3611mln took the total already in May to above \u00a3730mln and follows Aprils 121 share issues totalling \u00a33.3bn, according to London Stock Exchange statistics, with three still to confirm precise details.<\/p>\n

In March, 71 early movers raised \u00a31.3bn, with one company still to confirm.<\/p>\n

Filtering out minor issues, there have been 106 fundraisings, according to data from AJ Bell, with 33 in March and 65 in April and eight so far in May.<\/p>\n

READ: Listed companies should 'protect' smaller investors in coronavirus fundraisings \u2013 open letter<\/a><\/strong>[hhmc]
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\u201cThe two key themes from the primary markets in the UK since the COVID-19 outbreak are the dash for cash and the need for speed," said AJ Bell's investment director Russ Mould.<\/p>\n

\u201cNot all of the firms that have tapped investors for cash have done so because of the hit their business has taken, but growing numbers of firms are looking to pay down debt or buffer their finances to see them through the lockdown and beyond.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn many cases, those companies wanted to raise cash quickly so they waived existing shareholders so called pre-emption rights (which give them first bite of the cherry at buying the new shares, possibly at a discount) and went for placings where it was pretty much first come, first served.\u201d<\/p>\n

Only two FTSE 100 names have been among the total so far, with Informas (LON:INF<\/a>) \u00a31bn the biggest by some way and said to "build stability and strength" after it had to cancel hundreds of events<\/a><\/strong>, while Carnival (LON:CCL<\/a>) added US$500mln (\u00a3400mln) as the cruise operator looked to retain its buoyancy<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The next biggest was the \u00a3536mln from Aston Martin Lagonda (LON:AML<\/a>), again part of a rescue arranged before the pandemic hit.<\/p>\n

Today's \u00a3375mln pulled in by Hiscox (LON:HSX<\/a>) was one of those where the insurer says it is raising the cash to take advantage of potential opportunities<\/a><\/strong>, and the \u00a3247mln from ASOS (LON:ASC<\/a>)Read More \u2013 Source<\/a>
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