Montauk Holdings (MNK) listed on the JSE earlier this week on Monday, 08th of December by way of introduction of all its issued ordinary shares. It has joined the Main Board in the “Integrated Oil and Gas” sector.
Montauk is a fully integrated renewable energy company specialising in the recovery, management and utilisation of landfill methane, headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, US. It has an established operational platform of large scale renewable energy projects in the USA where it currently operates 13 landfill gas (LFG) sites with an additional site under development. Its expertise and experience includes pipeline quality gas production; electric power generation; carbon reduction and offset credits; renewable energy credits; and LFG collection system operations.
The listing of Montauk is as a result of its unbundling from parent company Hosken Consolidated Investments Limited (HCI), an investment holding group listed on the JSE. The separate listing is aimed at enhancing HCI shareholder value through improving the public profile of Montauk, increasing its visibility, and providing additional information which allows investors to better assess its value and prospects. The separate listing also provides Montauk with the opportunity to raise additional capital to facilitate future expansion, if required. Immediately following the unbundling, HCI shareholders will hold Montauk shares in proportion to their shareholdings in HCI.
Donna Oosthuyse, Director – Capital Markets JSE says: “The JSE welcomes Montauk to the board, in what is a most relevant sector at this time. The renewable energy industry has become increasingly prominent over the decades. Regulators are focussed on the impact of industrialisation on the global climate, and governments are prioritising the use of alternate fuel sources. The energy sector is now concentrated on continually improving zero and low-emission technologies and there is an accelerated trend towards greener and more efficient energy generation. We have seen significant investment in this sector of our economy over the past three years and we anticipate an increase in interest in the investment community in companies with this profile.”
Other companies in the Oil and Gas sector - which has a total market capitalisation of R305 Billion, comprising 2.7% of the overall JSE market capitalisation – are Sasol, Sacoil, Oando, and CAMAC Energy. These companies differ significantly in size, with the average company market capitalisation statistic being R76.1 Billion. CAMAC Energy was the first company to list on the JSE in 2014. Montauk is the second listing in this sector this year and the 21st on the JSE for 2014. The JSE now has 386 listed companies and a total market capitalisation of R11,5 Trillion.