Megawide to raise up to ₱8 B from preferred shares

Engineering and infrastructure conglomerate Megawide Construction Corporation is raising up to P8 billion in fresh funds from the capital markets through the issuance of new preferred shares.

In a disclosure to the Philippine Stock Exchange, the firm said it is planning to issue ₱3.0 billion worth of its preferred shares with an oversubscription option of up to ₱5.0 billion.

“We see significant opportunities in both our organic and external pipeline amid the challenges emerging from the health crisis,” said Megawide Chairman and CEO Edgar Saavedra.

He added that, “We are very thankful to our partners for arranging this facility and gathering together the sources and users of fund, especially in this critical yet exciting stage for the Company.”

The proceeds from the issuance will be used to fund its runway for growth program, which primarily includes the development of the 1.7-hectare Lot 2 at the Parañaque Integrated Terminal Exchange (PITX), expansion of its pre-cast capacity, and initial design stages for the Mactan Cebu International Airport (MCIA) multi-use development.

Other projects in the Company’s pipeline include the Original Proponent Status (OPS), in various stages of approval, for the MCIA Expansion Proposal, Carbon Market Redevelopment, and the NAIA Rehabilitation Project.

Megawide believes that the government’s continued support to jumpstart the economy through the relaxation of credit, together with stable inflation and foreign exchange rate scenarios, will support a favorable interest rate environment for the instrument’s pricing, which will be determined on issue date.