Fix Price Group prices IPO on Main Market of London Stock Exchange at top of range

DJ Fix Price prices IPO on Main Market of London Stock Exchange at top of range

Fix Price Group Ltd. (FIXP) 
Fix Price prices IPO on Main Market of London Stock Exchange at top of range 
05-March-2021 / 10:00 MSK 
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This announcement is an advertisement for the purposes of the Prospectus Regulation Rules of the Financial Conduct 
Authority (the "FCA") and is not a prospectus and not an offer of securities for sale in any jurisdiction, including in 
or into Australia, Canada, Japan or the United States. 
 
Neither this announcement, nor anything contained herein, shall form the basis of, or be relied upon in connection 
with, any offer or commitment whatsoever in any jurisdiction. Investors should not subscribe for or purchase any 
securities referred to in this announcement except on the basis of information contained in the prospectus in its final 
form (the "Prospectus") expected to be published by Fix Price Group Ltd (the "Company", and together with its 
subsidiaries and subsidiary undertakings, the "Group" or "Fix Price") today in connection with the possible admission 
of global depositary receipts representing its ordinary shares to the standard listing segment of the Official List of 
the FCA and to trading on the main market of London Stock Exchange plc (the "London Stock Exchange"). A copy of the 
Prospectus will, if published, be available for inspection from the Company's registered office at Commerce House, 
Wickhams Cay I, P.O. Box 3140, Road Town, Tortola, VG1110, British Virgin Islands and on the Company's website at 
https://ir.fix-price.com/. 
 
5 March 2021 
Fix Price prices IPO on Main Market of London Stock Exchange at top of range 
  - Offer price set at USD 9.75 per GDR (the "Offer Price"), top end of previously announced range 
  - Total offer size increased to USD 2 billion following strong investor demand 
Following its announcement on 1 March 2021 regarding the start of the bookbuilding process as part of its initial 
public offering of global depositary receipts representing ordinary shares of the Company (the "GDRs") on the London 
Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange (the "IPO" or the "Offer"), Fix Price, one of the leading variety value retailers 
globally and the largest in Russia, today announces the successful pricing of its IPO. 
The Offer Price has been set at USD 9.75 per GDR, implying a total offer size of approximately USD 2.0 billion assuming 
 full exercise of the over-allotment option granted in connection with the Offer and a market capitalisation on 
Admission (as defined below) of approximately USD 8.3 billion. 
 
Dmitry Kirsanov, CEO of Fix Price, said: 
"It is no exaggeration to say that today's announcement represents a landmark in the history not just of Fix Price, but 
also for variety value retail and the Russian retail sector more broadly, as the largest ever IPO by a Russian 
retailer. We are delighted with the extremely strong interest from the global investor community, which resulted in a 
strong and diversified order book including a number of blue-chip names and enabled us to upsize the offer beyond our 
original expectations. I would like to extend a warm welcome to all our new shareholders as they join the Fix Price 
family, and look forward to the next chapter in the exciting Fix Price story." 
 
Confirmation of Offer details 
  - The Offer Price has been set at USD 9.75 per GDR. 
  - Based on the Offer Price, Fix Price's total market capitalisation on Admission will be approximately USD 8.3 
    billion. 
  - The Offer consists of an offering of 178,372,354 GDRs, each representing one ordinary share of the Company, 
    equating to a total base offer size of approximately USD 1.7 billion and representing approximately 21.0% of Fix 
    Price's total issued share capital on Admission. 
  - In addition, a further 26,755,852 GDRs are being made available by certain selling shareholders, pursuant to the 
    over-allotment option. If allocated in full, the number of publicly traded GDRs would increase to 205,128,206, 
    representing approximately 24.1% of Fix Price's total issued share capital. 
  - As previously announced on 1 March 2021, QIA,[1] funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, GIC and APG[2] have each 
    entered into cornerstone agreements with Fix Price containing commitments, subject to certain conditions, of USD 
    150 million, USD 150 million, USD 100 million and USD 75 million, respectively, in total amounting to USD 475 
    million, to acquire GDRs in the Offer at the Offer Price. 
  - Full details of the Offer will be included in the Prospectus, which, when published, will be available on the 
    Company's website at https://ir.fix-price.com/ and on the National Storage Mechanism at https://data.fca.org.uk/#/ 
    nsm/nationalstoragemechanism. 
  - Conditional dealings in the GDRs are expected to commence on the London Stock Exchange at 8:00 a.m. (London time) 
    on 5 March 2021 under the ticker "FIXP". Investors should note that only those who applied for and were allocated 
    GDRs in the Offer will be able to deal in the GDRs on a conditional basis. 
  - Admission to the standard listing segment of the Official List of the FCA and to trading on the Main Market for 
    listed securities of the London Stock Exchange and Moscow Exchange, and the commencement of unconditional dealings 
    is expected to take place at 8:00 a.m. (London time) on 10 March 2021. On 20 February 2021, Moscow Exchange 
    approved the inclusion of the GDRs in the Level 1 segment of its quotation list. 
  - In connection with the Offer, each of the Company, the selling shareholders, senior management of the Group and 
    certain other shareholders of the Company have agreed to lock-up arrangements restricting the disposal of the 
    Company's securities for a period of 180 days (in the case of the Company, the selling shareholders and certain 
    other shareholders of the Company) and 365 days (in the case of the senior management of the Group) from the date 
    of Admission. 
  - BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital (each as defined below) have been engaged 
    by the Company to act as Joint Global Coordinators and Joint Bookrunners. 
 
About Fix Price 
  - Fix Price is one of the leading variety value retailers globally and the largest in Russia, with more than 4,200 
    stores. Fix Price has grown rapidly in recent years, with revenue of RUB 190.1 billion, RUB 142.9 billion and RUB 
    108.7 billion for 2020, 2019 and 2018, respectively. Adjusted EBITDA for the same years was RUB 36.8 billion, RUB 
    27.2 billion and RUB 14.2 billion, respectively. Net income for the same years was RUB 17.6 billion, RUB 13.2 
    billion and RUB 9.1 billion, respectively. 
  - Fix Price occupies a separate niche to traditional discounters. Fix Price's stores provide an affordable shopping 
    destination, offering customers a broad range of essential and unique products at multiple fixed price points, all 
    under RUB 250 (ca. USUSD3.40). 
  - Fix Price's pricing policy capitalises on a structural shift towards value among consumers worldwide, which Fix 
    Price believes allows it to benefit in almost any economic environment, most recently during the COVID-19 pandemic. 
    In 2020, Fix Price reported double-digit quarterly like-for-like sales growth every quarter and FY like-for-like 
    sales growth of 15.8%. 
  - The variety value retail market is one of the fastest-growing segments in Russian retail and is expected to triple 
    in size by 2027 with a CAGR of 16.9% for 2019-2027, according to an independent industry consultant report. The 
    market has more than doubled its size over the past five years, albeit still at a low base compared to other 
    countries, suggesting further significant potential for growth. 
  - In the Russian variety value retail market, Fix Price is the leader both by number of stores and revenue. According 
    to an independent industry consultant report, Fix Price was estimated to account for 93% of the Russian variety 
    value retail market by revenue in 2019, and had by far the largest number of stores among Russian variety value 
    retailers. 
  - Today there are more than 4,200 Fix Price stores primarily in Russia, as well as in neighbouring countries 
    (Belarus, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia and Georgia), all of them stocking approximately 1,800 SKUs 
    across around 20 product categories. In addition to its own private brands, Fix Price sells products from leading 
    global names and smaller local suppliers. Fix Price's wholesale operations service a number of franchisees 
    operating in Russia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Latvia. 
  - Fix Price has an efficient and easily scalable business model, which is underpinned by the following key pillars: 
    data-driven procurement, streamlined centralised logistics, efficient and standardised store management, and a 
    highly experienced management team. State-of-the art IT solutions enable Fix Price to achieve a high degree of 
    automation across its operations. 
 
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Merrill Lynch International ("BofA Securities"), Morgan Stanley & Co. International plc ("Morgan Stanley"), VTB Capital 
plc ("VTB Capital"), the selling shareholders and their respective affiliates as defined under Rule 501(b) of 
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on the part of the selling shareholders to proceed with the Offer or any transaction or arrangement referred to 
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respective affiliates or any of their or their affiliates' directors, officers, employees, advisers or agents accepts 
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arising from, or in reliance upon, the whole or any part of the contents of this announcement, whether in tort, 
contract or otherwise which they might otherwise have in respect of this announcement or its contents or otherwise 
arising in connection therewith. 
Each of BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital is acting exclusively for the Company 
and no-one else in connection with the proposed Offer. They will not regard any other person as their respective 
clients in relation to the proposed Offer and will not be responsible to anyone other than the Company for providing 
the protections afforded to their respective clients, nor for providing advice in relation to the proposed Offer, the 
contents of this announcement or any transaction, arrangement or other matter referred to herein. Each of BofA 
Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital is authorised by the Prudential Regulation Authority 
and regulated by the Prudential Regulation Authority and the Financial Conduct Authority in the United Kingdom. 
In connection with the Offer, BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital and any of their 
respective affiliates, may take up a portion of the GDRSs as a principal position and in that capacity may retain, 
purchase, sell, offer to sell or otherwise deal for their own accounts in such GDRs and other securities of the Company 
or related investments in connection with the Offer or otherwise. Accordingly, references in the Prospectus, once 
published, to the GDRs being issued, offered, subscribed, acquired, placed or otherwise dealt in should be read as 
including any issue or offer to, or subscription, acquisition, placing or dealing by BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. 
Morgan, Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital and any of their respective affiliates acting in such capacity. In addition, 
BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital and any of their respective affiliates may 
enter into financing arrangements (including swaps or contracts for differences) with investors in connection with 
which they may from time to time acquire, hold or dispose of GDRs. None of BofA Securities, Citigroup, J.P. Morgan, 
Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital nor any of their respective affiliates intend to disclose the extent of any such 
investment or transactions otherwise than in accordance with any legal or regulatory obligations to do so. 
In connection with the Offer, Morgan Stanley, as stabilisation manager, or any of its agents, may (but will be under no 
obligation to), to the extent permitted by applicable law, over-allot GDRs or effect other transactions with a view to 
supporting the market price of the GDRs at a level higher than that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. 
Morgan Stanley is not required to enter into such transactions and such transactions may be effected on any stock 
market, over-the-counter market, stock exchange or otherwise and may be undertaken at any time during the period 
commencing on the date of commencement of conditional dealings of the GDRs on the London Stock Exchange and ending no 
later than 30 calendar days thereafter. However, there will be no obligation on Morgan Stanley or any of its agents to 
effect stabilising transactions and there is no assurance that stabilising transactions will be undertaken. Such 
stabilising measures, if commenced, may be discontinued at any time without prior notice. In no event will measures be 
taken to stabilise the market price of the GDRs above the Offer Price. Save as required by law or regulation, neither 
Morgan Stanley nor any of its agents intends to disclose the extent of any over-allotments made and/or stabilisation 
transactions conducted in relation to the Offer. 
In connection with the Offer, Morgan Stanley, as stabilisation manager, may, for stabilisation purposes, over-allot 
GDRs up to a maximum of 15% of the total number of GDRs comprised in the Offer. For the purposes of allowing it to 
cover short positions resulting from any such over-allotments and/or from sales of GDRs effected by it during the 
stabilisation period, Morgan Stanley will enter into over-allotment arrangements with certain existing shareholders 
pursuant to which Morgan Stanley may purchase or procure purchasers for additional GDRs up to a maximum of 15% of the 
total number of GDRs comprised in the Offer (the "Over-Allotment GDRs") at the Offer Price. The over-allotment 
arrangements will be exercisable in whole or in part, upon notice by Morgan Stanley, at any time on or before the 30th 
calendar day after the commencement of conditional trading of the GDRs on the London Stock Exchange. Any Over-Allotment 
GDRs made available pursuant to the over-allotment arrangements, including for all dividends and other distributions 
declared, made or paid on the GDRs, will be purchased on the same terms and conditions as the GDRs being issued or sold 
in the Offer. 
Solely for the purposes of the product governance requirements contained within: (a) Regulation (EU) 600/2014 as it 
forms part of domestic law in the United Kingdom by virtue of the EUWA ("U.K. MiFIR"); and (b) the FCA Handbook Product 
Intervention and Product Governance Sourcebook, (together, the "U.K. MiFIR Product Governance Rules"), and disclaiming 
all and any liability, whether arising in tort, contract or otherwise, which any "manufacturer" (for the purposes of 
U.K. MiFIR) may otherwise have with respect thereto, the GDRs have been subject to a product approval process, which 
has determined that the GDRs are: (i) compatible with an end target market of retail investors and investors who meet 
the criteria of eligible counterparties, as defined in the FCA Handbook Conduct of Business Sourcebook, and 
professional clients, as defined in U.K. MiFIR; and (ii) eligible for distribution through all distribution channels as 
are permitted by U.K. MiFIR (the "U.K. Target Market Assessment"). Notwithstanding the U.K. Target Market Assessment, 
distributors should note that: the price of the GDRs may decline and investors could lose all or part of their 
investment; the GDRs offer no guaranteed income and no capital protection; and an investment in the GDRs is compatible 
only with investors who do not need a guaranteed income or capital protection, who (either alone or in conjunction with 
an appropriate financial or other adviser) are capable of evaluating the merits and risks of such an investment and who 
have sufficient resources to be able to bear any losses that may result therefrom. The U.K. Target Market Assessment is 
without prejudice to the requirements of any contractual, legal or regulatory selling restrictions in relation to the 
Offer. Furthermore, it is noted that, notwithstanding the U.K. Target Market Assessment, BofA Securities, Citigroup, 
J.P. Morgan, Morgan Stanley and VTB Capital will only procure investors who meet the criteria of professional clients 
and eligible counterparties for the purposes of the U.K. MiFIR Product Governance Rules. 
For the avoidance of doubt, the U.K. Target Market Assessment does not constitute: (a) an assessment of suitability or 
appropriateness for the purposes of the U.K. MiFIR Product Governance Rules; or (b) a recommendation to any investor or 
group of investors to invest in, or purchase, or take any other action whatsoever with respect to the GDRs. 
Each distributor is responsible for undertaking its own target market assessment in respect of the GDRs and determining 
appropriate distribution channels. 
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[1] Through wholly owned subsidiary, QH Oil Investments LLC 
[2] GIC refers to GIC Private Limited Ltd; APG refers to Stichting Depositary APG Emerging Markets Equity Pool, acting 
in its capacity as depositary of APG Emerging Markets Equity Pool 
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Category Code: MSCH 
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