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Business :- Financial Advisory and 

Investment Banking Services.

Listing :- New York  Stock Exchange (NYSE)

Symbol:- "DUF"

IPO Report

Offer/Objects

Offer Details

The Offering ( can be change at last moment, subject to demand )

Common stock offered :-  8,300,000 shares of Class-A common stock

Common stock outstanding after this offering :- 

33,796,965 shares of common stock (11,675,000 shares of Class A common stock 22,121,965 shares of Class B common stock)

Offer price range :- $16.50 and $18.50 per share

Both class A and Class B share hold equal voting right but Class B share holds no economic right although each holder of Class B shares also hold equal number of Class A new unit of "D&P Acquisitions" which holds economic rights.

The existing members of D&P Acquisitions are implementing this structure because they desire that it maintain its existing tax treatment as a partnership for U.S. federal income tax purposes 

Simply stated all new shareholders of of company will hold voting as well as economic right through class A share and existing members will also hold both rights but through two different class of holdings (Class B share of "Duff & Phelps Corporation" and Class A new unit of "D&P Acquisitions")

The underwriters have an option to purchase up to 1,245,000 shares of Class A additional shares from company to cover over-allotments of shares.

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Proceeds

Estimate net proceeds to company from this offering will be approximately US$129.3 million, after deducting estimated underwriting discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses payable by company. A $1.00 increase (decrease) in the assumed initial public offering price of US$17.50 per share would increase (decrease) the net proceeds from this offering by approximately US$7.7 million, assuming that the number of shares offered by company remains the same.

A change in the initial offering price would impact the number of shares of common stock outstanding because such a change would result in different exchange ratios pursuant to the Recapitalization Transactions and would impact the amount of the Redemptions, thereby altering the shares outstanding.

 

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Use of proceeds

  • To redeem approximately $137.9 million of New Class A Units held by the existing unitholders of D&P Acquisitions,

  • To repay $42.9 million outstanding borrowings under credit agreement. At June 30, 2007, company had outstanding borrowings of $79.0 million under the term loan facility (before debt discount) bearing interest at a rate of LIBOR plus a margin of 2.75%. Proceeds from these borrowings have been used to acquire the CVC and Chanin businesses and for working capital purposes.

Pending such uses, company may invest the net proceeds from this offering in short-term investments. 

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Common stock to be outstanding be outstanding after this offering excludes:

6,150,000 shares reserved for future issuance under 2007 Omnibus Stock Incentive Plan.  

This article reflects personal view of the author about the company and one must read offer prospectus and consult its financial adviser before making any investment decision

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