Line Corp. has filed an F-1 form with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its initial public offering (IPO). Each American depositary share (ADS) in the offering will represent one share of common stock. The company expects to price its 35 million ADSs in the range of $25 to $28 apiece, with an overallotment option for an additional 5.25 million. At the maximum price the entire offering is valued up to roughly $708 million. The company intends to list its ADSs on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol LN.
The underwriters for the offering are Morgan Stanley, Nomura, JPMorgan, Goldman Sachs and Goldman Sachs Japan.
This is a leading global platform for mobile messaging and communication services, content distribution and advertising. Its mobile messaging application, which is the foundation of the LINE platform and operates on all major mobile operating systems, enables users to communicate through free instant messaging and voice and video calls and serves as a smart portal to other applications and services.
Line provides users with access to a wide range of social and interactive content and services that satisfy their individual needs for access to information and entertainment such as mobile games and music through “content platform,” as well as online-to-offline (O2O) services such as payment services and job posting, restaurant reservation and taxi booking services through its “life platform.”
The company believes that the integration on its LINE platform of content and services offers users a convenient way to connect and have fun with their family and friends, explore and share their interests and satisfy their daily needs with greater ease, which Line believes enriches the user experience and ultimately contributes to higher user loyalty.
The active user base has grown to 218 million monthly active users (MAUs) globally in March 2016, with 152 million MAUs located in the four largest markets of Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and Indonesia. It currently provides services in 19 languages.
The company intends to use the net proceeds from this offering to finance its business expansion and repay indebtedness, with the remainder going to working capital and general corporate purposes.
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