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SA mobile operator to list ordinary shares through Blue Label Telecoms unit

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South African (SA) mobile operator, Cell C says it intends to list all its ordinary shares on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange through a private placement of existing shares by The Prepaid Company (TPC), a unit of Blue Label Telecoms
According to the operators statement, together with the listing, TPC plans to offer Cell C shares it owns to select investors to raise about $445 million, including an overallotment option of about $28.9 million and an allocation of up to $139 million to a Black Economic Empowerment vehicle. Proceeds will be used to settle debt, pay dividends and fund working capital. Cell C will not receive any proceeds from the sale.

–Reuters–