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FILE PHOTO: A sign of Saudi Aramco's initial public offering (IPO) is seen during a news conference by the state oil company at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia November 3, 2019. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Saudi Aramco will exercise 15% greenshoe option in whole or part during first 30 days of trading: statement

RIYADH (Reuters) - Saudi Aramco will exercise its 15% greenshoe option in whole or part during the first 30 days of its trading period, its lead managers said.

The statement issued late on Monday, from Samba Capital, NCB Capital, and HSBC Saudi Arabia, clarified earlier comments carried by Al Arabiya news channel from an executive of NCB Capital saying that the greenshoe option has been exercised.

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Non-Saudi investors get 23% of Aramco IPO institutional trancheRIYADH (Reuters) - Non-Saudi investors in oil giant Saudi Aramco’s initial public offering have been allocated 23.1% of the institutional tranche, one of the lead banks working on the transaction said on Tuesday.10 Dec 2019

If the option is exercised in full the state-controlled oil giant could raise $29.4 billion.

Aramco’s main IPO raised $25.6 billion on Thursday.

Aramco is listing its shares on Wednesday on the Saudi exchange after completing the largest IPO on record.