Rua Bioscience first NZX IPO of the year

Rua Bioscience first NZX IPO of the year
Brent Melville
Rua Bioscience chair Trevor Burt says the pharmaceutical grade cannabis firm will seek to raise $20 million via a listing on the NZX on Oct. 22 in the first initial public offering of the year. The East Coast based firm - an early recipient for a commercial medicinal production licence - will sell up to 40 million shares at 50 cents a share, representing 28.6 percent of the company in what will be the NZX's first IPO since Napier Port listed last year and the second cannabis firm, following Cannasouth's debut last June. Rua wi...

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