Head of Research, IPOs & Placements, Aequitas Research

Sumeet Singh

Head of Research, IPOs & Placements

IPOs and Placements coverage across Asia Pacific

Aequitas Research

We cover all listing across the Asia Pacific along with follow-up placements. As of Dec 2020, our team had covered 539 IPOs with a hit rate of 73.5% and 685 placements with a hit rate of 66.8%.

We combine fundamental bottom-up views with our proprietary quantitative framework to provide a holistic coverage across new listings and placements. Our coverage includes pre-IPO notes before the deal is launched, follow-up analysis once the deal is live and post-listing trading analysis as well.

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<li>Today Prosus announced that it will begin an open-ended share repurchase programme of Prosus and Naspers shares which will be funded by on-market sale of Tencent shares.</li>
<li>Prosus also announced that it has sold its entire shareholding in JD.com, to raise US$3.67bn, on-market in Jun 2022.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the implication and timing of today’s announcements.</li>
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Today Prosus announced that it will begin an open-ended share repurchase programme of Prosus and Naspers shares which will be funded by on-market sale of Tencent shares.
Prosus also announced that it has sold its entire shareholding in JD.com, to raise US$3.67bn, on-market in Jun 2022.
In this note, we talk about the implication and timing of today’s announcements.


Prosus, Tencent, JD.com - Good Intentions but Questionable Timing

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<li>On 23rd Dec 2021, Tencent declared a special dividend in the form of distribution in specie of shares of JD.com, making Prosus the third largest shareholder with a 4.2% stake.</li>
<li>The actual settlement only happened on 25th Mar. On that day, the bulk of the stock that Tencent distributed moved into CCASS with the exception of shares held by Prosus.</li>
<li>In this note, we talk about the shareholding pattern and increase in shares held in CCASS.</li>
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On 23rd Dec 2021, Tencent declared a special dividend in the form of distribution in specie of shares of JD.com, making Prosus the third largest shareholder with a 4.2% stake.
The actual settlement only happened on 25th Mar. On that day, the bulk of the stock that Tencent distributed moved into CCASS with the exception of shares held by Prosus.
In this note, we talk about the shareholding pattern and increase in shares held in CCASS.


JD.com Tencent Distribution - All Prosus Stock Worth US$3.5bn Could Be in CCASS Now

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JD.com Inc (ADR) / Equity Capital Markets

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<li>On 23rd Dec, Tencent declared a dividend in the form of distribution in specie of 457.326m shares of JD.com, i.e. 1 share of JD.com for every 21 shares of Tencent.</li>
<li>While Tencent went ex-div on 20th Jan 2022, the actual settlement of the distribution is expected to happen on or about 25th Mar 2022.</li>
<li>In this note, we look at Tencent’s shareholding in order to decipher the impact on JD.com’s shares once the distribution is settled to determine who the sellers could be.</li>
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On 23rd Dec, Tencent declared a dividend in the form of distribution in specie of 457.326m shares of JD.com, i.e. 1 share of JD.com for every 21 shares of Tencent.
While Tencent went ex-div on 20th Jan 2022, the actual settlement of the distribution is expected to happen on or about 25th Mar 2022.
In this note, we look at Tencent’s shareholding in order to decipher the impact on JD.com’s shares once the distribution is settled to determine who the sellers could be.


JD.com Tencent Div Distribution - The US$10bn Overhang

Quantitative Equity Analyst, DMA

Charlotte van Tiddens, CFA

Quantitative Equity Analyst

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<li>Last night, MSC published index changes due at the August rebalance. There will be no changes to SA constituents.</li>
<li>The rebalance is set to take place at the end of the month on Friday the 30th.</li>
<li>Tomorrow after the HK close, Tencent is expected to report results for 2Q FY24.</li>
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Last night, MSC published index changes due at the August rebalance. There will be no changes to SA constituents.
The rebalance is set to take place at the end of the month on Friday the 30th.
Tomorrow after the HK close, Tencent is expected to report results for 2Q FY24.


Tencent to Report 2Q FY24 Results (What Is Priced?), MSC Index Changes for Aug Rebalance Published

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<li>MSC indices are due for rebalancing in the closing auction on Friday the 30th of August. Constituent changes will be announced after the close next week Monday.</li>
<li>In this note we flag <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/mr-price-group-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:27680:1" rel="noopener">Mr Price Group Ltd (MRP SJ)</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/african-rainbow-minerals-ltd" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:25078:1" rel="noopener">African Rainbow Minerals (ARI SJ)</a> as possible additions to the MSC SA index.</li>
<li>Since our last discount update on the 22nd of July, Prosus has underperformed Naspers. The discount has widened by 1.7 percentage points to 39.6%.</li>
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MSC indices are due for rebalancing in the closing auction on Friday the 30th of August. Constituent changes will be announced after the close next week Monday.
In this note we flag Mr Price Group Ltd (MRP SJ) &amp; African Rainbow Minerals (ARI SJ) as possible additions to the MSC SA index.
Since our last discount update on the 22nd of July, Prosus has underperformed Naspers. The discount has widened by 1.7 percentage points to 39.6%.


MSC Aug 24 Rebalance: South Africa Post-Election Tailwind? MRP, ARI Potential Adds

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Prosus N.V. provides internet based services. The Company focuses on investments in internet, digital media, e-commerce retailing, and consumer internet companies. Prosus serves customers worldwide.

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Prosus, Tencent, JD.com - Good Intentions but Questionable Timing

Today Prosus announced that it will begin an open-ended share repurchase programme of Prosus and Naspers shares which will be funded by on-market...

Sumeet Singh

JD.com Tencent Distribution - All Prosus Stock Worth US$3.5bn Could Be in CCASS Now

In Dec 21, Tencent declared a special dividend via distribution in specie of JD.com shares, making Prosus the 3rd largest shareholder. Some shares...

Sumeet Singh

JD.com Tencent Div Distribution - The US$10bn Overhang

On 23rd Dec 21, Tencent declared a dividend in the form of distribution in specie of 1 share of JD.com for every 21 shares of Tencent. The shares...

Sumeet Singh

Tencent to Report 2Q FY24 Results (What Is Priced?), MSC Index Changes for Aug Rebalance Published

Tencent is due to report 2Q FY24 results tomorrow. In this insight we explore what is priced and how Tencent has performed relative to peers since...

DMA

MSC Aug 24 Rebalance: South Africa Post-Election Tailwind? MRP, ARI Potential Adds

In this note we flag MRP & ARI as possible additions to the MSC SA index, given the relative outperformance of the local market and at an...

DMA

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