SAHCO Goes Public, Offers Shares From Nov. 12

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L-R (Front): Mr Chuka Eseka, Managing Director, Vetiva; Dr Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC; Mr Alex Okoh, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises; Mr Basil Agboarumi, Managing Director/ CEO, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC, at SAHCO’s Public Offering that held at the Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday.
L-R (Front): Mr Chuka Eseka, Managing Director, Vetiva; Dr Taiwo Afolabi, Chairman, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC; Mr Alex Okoh, Director General, Bureau of Public Enterprises; Mr Basil Agboarumi, Managing Director/ CEO, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC, at SAHCO’s Public Offering that held at the Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday.

Skyway Aviation Handling Company (SAHCO) has been enlisted on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) on Monday as the company officially made an initial public offer for the sale of 406,074,000 shares with effect from Nov. 12.

The signing ceremony of the enlistment, which took place in Lagos, was witnessed by the Director-General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Mr Alex Okoh, SAHCO’s shareholders and other stakeholders. The ground handling company is offering an ordinary share of 50 kobo each at N4.65 per share payable in full.

Chairman of SAHCO, Mr Taiwo Afolabi, said that based on the terms of the executed Share Sale and Purchase Agreement (SSPA) in respect of the privatisation, the shareholders of the company were obligated to divest 49 per cent equity stake in the company to the public.
Afolabi said that 10 per cent of the shares to be divested would, however, be sold to the staff of the company.

He explained that the current shareholders would divest N406 million ordinary shares of 50 kobo each, representing 30 per cent of the entire issued and fully paid up ordinary shares in compliance with the terms of the SSPA.

Afolabi said that the company got the approval of BPE for a phased divestment in view of current market conditions. He said: “There are plans to divest the balance of 19 per cent equity stake at a future date.
“SAHCO future strategy is to create long-term shareholder value through profitable operation and expansion of its business beyond Nigeria and into other West African markets. This is with a vision to becoming the leading provider of passenger, ramp and cargo handling services in the West African sub-region.”

Also speaking, Okoh recalled that SAHCO was privatised in 2009 as part of the Federal Government’s enterprise reform agenda, aimed at managing privatised companies for efficiency and enhanced profitability.

He said the SIFAX Group, which acquired the company was required to offer certain percentage to the public to change the perspective that the assets were sold to cronies and friends of government.

L-R: Mr Anyanwu Anogwi, Non Executive Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO); Mrs Boma Ukwunna, Executive Director, SAHCO; Mr Olaniyi Adigun, Executive Director, SAHCO; Mr Wale Agbeyangi, Managing Director/ CEO, Cordros Capital; Mr Chuka Eweka, Managing Director, Vetiva Capital Investment; Dr Taiwo Afolabi MON, Chairman, SAHCO; Mr Alex Okoh, Director General,Bureau of Public Enterprises; Barrister Chike Ogeah, Vice Chairman, SAHCO; Mr Toye Ariyo,Non Executive, SAHCO; Mr Basil Agboarumi, Managing Director/ CEO, SAHCO; and Mrs Omolara Bello, Company Secretary, SAHCO, at SAHCO’s Public Offering that held at the Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday.
L-R: Mr Anyanwu Anogwi, Non Executive Director, Skyway Aviation Handling Company PLC (SAHCO); Mrs Boma Ukwunna, Executive Director, SAHCO; Mr Olaniyi Adigun, Executive Director, SAHCO; Mr Wale Agbeyangi, Managing Director/ CEO, Cordros Capital; Mr Chuka Eweka, Managing Director, Vetiva Capital Investment; Dr Taiwo Afolabi MON, Chairman, SAHCO; Mr Alex Okoh, Director General,Bureau of Public Enterprises; Barrister Chike Ogeah, Vice Chairman, SAHCO; Mr Toye Ariyo,Non Executive, SAHCO; Mr Basil Agboarumi, Managing Director/ CEO, SAHCO; and Mrs Omolara Bello, Company Secretary, SAHCO, at SAHCO’s Public Offering that held at the Southern Sun Hotel, Ikoyi, Lagos, yesterday.

Skyway Aviation Handling Company Plc (SAHCO) is the leading ground handling aviation service provider in Nigeria. SAHCO’s services include passenger handling, ramp handling, cargo handling, aviation security, premium lounge and baggage reconciliation services.

SAHCO was carved out of the defunct Nigeria Airways Limited during the Nigerian Federal Ministry of Aviation’s reform of 1996. It was formally known as Skypower Aviation Handling Company Limited, before it was privatized and handed over to the Sifax Group on the 23rd of December 2009. It is fully owned by the Sifax group and was incorporated as an Aviation Ground Handling Service Provider under the Nigerian Company & Allied Matters Act of 1990.

SAHCO has received many awards for its excellent services including Most efficient ground handling company of the year, 2018, by Association of Foreign Airlines & Representatives in Nigeria, African Best Passenger Handling services provider for the year 2016 – Institute of brand management of Nigeria, Most Turnaround Aviation Cargo Handling Concessionaire by Transport Development Excellence Awards (2015) – Trans Quest, World Customs Organization Award of Merit as Outstanding Terminal Operator (2015) by World Customs Organization and many other prestigious awards.

SAHCO is active in all commercially operated airports in Nigeria

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