Shares of non-systemic Optima Bank began trading at the Athens Stock Exchange (ASE) on Wednesday, following last week’s public issue, which raised 150.9 million euros in exchange for 21 million new shares – or 28.5 percent of its total share capital.
The public offering was exceeded by 5.1 times.
The debut of a new bank share marks the first time in 17 years that a credit institution has been listed on ASE.
Coming listings, by the end of 2023, are Orilina Properties Trade Estates and Noval Property (following a bumped back date), as well as two informatics companies, Real Consulting και Performance Technologies. The latter two companies are currently listed on the alternative market, but are planning a public offering for ATHEX’s “big board”.
As per tradition for a newly listed company, Optima Bank president Georgios Taniskidis rang the bell to start the trading session on Wednesday, in the presence of Athens Stock Exchange CEO Yiannos Kontopoulos, the chair of the Hellenic Capital Market Commission (HCMC), Vasiliki Lazarakou, and US Ambassador to Greece George Tsunis.
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