Hela Apparel Holdings completes successful rights issue, raising Rs. 1.6 b

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Hela Apparel Holdings PLC has confirmed the successful completion of its rights issue, raising Rs. 1,596,826,135 through the issue of shares.

This achievement reflects the strong support of the company’s shareholders and will contribute to the strengthening of the Hela Group’s balance sheet for future growth.

The rights issue offered a total of 319,365,227 Ordinary Voting Shares to existing shareholders on a proportional basis. As a result of the subscriptions received from shareholders, including from the company’s top three shareholders, and applications for additional shares, the issue was successfully oversubscribed on the closing date.

The funds raised are intended to be used to settle a portion of the Group’s existing bank borrowings as disclosed to the Colombo Stock Exchange via a shareholder circular dated 8 August 2024. CT CLSA Capital Ltd. acted as Mangers to the issue, while FJ&G de Saram supported the process as Legal Advisors and SSP Corporate Services Ltd. provided registrar services.

The rights issue is considered by the company’s Board of Directors to be the first phase of the company’s capital augmentation strategy to strengthen its balance sheet and position the Hela Group for profitable growth. The structure and details of subsequent capital raises are to be determined and announced by the Board of Directors.

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