The Philippine conglomerate halts trading in its shares for the duration of the marketing and sets a preliminary price for the equity portion that suggests a maximum 8.5% discount.
Parent company San Miguel Corporation decides to spin off only 5% of its domestic beer subsidiary, while price sensitivity makes it "highly likely" that the price will be fixed at the bottom of the range.
Residential developer Vista is set to raise at least $445 million from its equity offering, while TV broadcaster GMA Networks will take home $170 million.