DENVER, Oct. 7, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- RE/MAX Holdings,
Inc. (the "Company" or "RE/MAX"), one of the world's leading
franchisors of real estate brokerage services, has completed its
initial public offering of 11,500,000 shares of Class A common
stock at $22.00 per share, including
the full exercise of the option to purchase 1,500,000 additional
shares granted to the underwriters. The Company's Class A common
stock began trading on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol
"RMAX" on October 2, 2013.
Net proceeds received by the Company from the sale of 11,500,000
shares of Class A common stock were approximately $225 million after deducting underwriting
discounts and commissions and estimated offering expenses. The
Company used the net proceeds from the offering to reacquire
regional RE/MAX franchise rights in the Southwest and Central
Atlantic regions of the U.S., redeem preferred membership interests
and to repurchase ownership stakes from existing shareholders.
Morgan Stanley, Bank of America Merrill Lynch and J.P. Morgan
acted as joint book-running managers for the offering. William Blair, RBC Capital Markets and JMP
Securities acted as co-managers for the offering.
A registration statement relating to these securities has been
filed with and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission. The offering was made only by means of a prospectus. A
copy of the final prospectus may be obtained from:
Morgan
Stanley
Attention: Prospectus Department.
180 Varick Street, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10014
866-718-1649
prospectus@morganstanley.com
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BofA Merrill
Lynch
Attention: Prospectus Department.
222 Broadway
New York, NY 10038
dg.prospectus_requests@baml.com
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J.P.
Morgan
Attention: Broadridge Financial Solutions
1155 Long Island Avenue Edgewood, NY 11717
866-803-9204
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This press release shall not constitute an offer to sell or the
solicitation of any offer to buy, nor shall there be any sale of
these securities in any state or jurisdiction in which such offer,
solicitation or sale would be unlawful prior to registration or
qualification under the securities laws of any such state or
jurisdiction.
About the RE/MAX Network
RE/MAX was founded in 1973 by Dave and Gail
Liniger, with an innovative, entrepreneurial culture
affording RE/MAX agents and franchisees the flexibility to operate
their businesses with great independence. With over 90,000 agents
and a global reach of more than 90 countries, RE/MAX is recognized
as one of the world's leading franchisors of real estate brokerage
services. Nobody sells more real estate than RE/MAX.
SOURCE RE/MAX Holdings, Inc.