Bookham Technology Announces Filing For Its Initial Public Offering
OXFORDSHIRE, England, March 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Bookham Technology today announced that it has filed a registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and submitted its listing particulars to the London Stock Exchange for an initial public offering of 19,360,000 of its ordinary shares and American Depository Shares with an estimated price range of #8 to #10 per ordinary share, or $12.56 to $15.70 per ADS. Of the shares being offered, 19,000,000 will be sold by the company and 360,000 by a selling shareholder.
The offering is being managed by Goldman Sachs International, Bank of America International Limited, FleetBoston Robertson Stephens International Limited and SoundView Technology Group, Inc.
Bookham Technology designs and manufactures optical components drawing on silicon chip technology for use in fiber-optic telecommunications networks.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission but has not yet become effective. These securities may not be sold nor may offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration statement becomes effective. This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy, nor shall there be any sales of these securities in any state in which such offer, solicitation, or sales would be unlawful prior to registration or qualification under the securities laws of such state.
A copy of the prospectus relating to these securities may be obtained, when available, from Goldman, Sachs & Co., Prospectus Department, 85 Broad Street, New York, NY 10004 (Tel: 212-902-1000). |
