INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: SEPTEMBER 1987
Offering First
Size after-
O-T-C ($ market
sym. Company Business/product mil.) Price bid Underwriter
RCM a ARCO Chemical Produces 432.00 a 32.00 35 3/8 Goldman Sachs
chemicals
ADTX Advatex Provides 6.54 6.00 7 1/2 McKinley
asbestos-
Associates removal svcs. Allsopp
AAICA Albany Mfrs. paper- 80.00 e 16.00 15 3/4 Shearson
International machine Lehman
clothing
ALM a Allstate Closed-end mgmt. 300.00 10.00 10 Dean Witter
Municipal investment co.
IPS b American Shopping center 40.00 20.00 19 7/8 Edward D.
Income investments Jones
Properties
AMEN Amnews Holding Operates 2.19 3.50 3 3/4 Russo
franchised gift Securities
shops
ANSL Anchor S&L Savings & loan 1.59 9.00 9 3/4 Legg Mason
c Asset Blind pool 0.15 6.00 6 1/4 Westminster
Exploration Securities
BULKF B&H Bulk Operates & sells 20.00 10.00 9 3/4 Mabon Nugent
Carriers cargo vessels
Ltd.
CBLX Cable Exchange Sells cable-TV 1.80 3.00 3 3/4 Engler-Budd
equip.
CADA Cam Data Designs 3.00 5.00 5 D. H. Blair
inventory-
Systems control systs.
CBAM Cambrex Mkts. specialty 52.50 21.00 21 1/2 Morgan Stanley
chemicals
CETH Catalyst Owns & operates 16.80 7.00 6 7/8 Drexel Burnham
Thermal steam systs.
Energy
CNCAA Centel Cable Operates 65.60 f 20.50 20 1/2 Morgan Stanley
Television cable-TV
systems
CNTX Centex Provides 18.90 9.00 9 1/4 Alex. Brown
Telemana telecomm. mgmt.
gement svcs.
CTRCA Centrac Engineering 2.73 5.00 4 3/4 K. A. Knapp
Associates consulting firm
SCH a Charles Schwab Discount 115.50 g 16.50 16 1/2 Morgan
brokerage svcs. Stanley
PLUGU ComponentGuard Provides 2.10 h 6.00 6 1/4 Wakefield
extended
prod. Financial
warranties
DTPHZ Dataphaz Operates retail 9.69 7.75 8 Sutro
computer stores
LEO a Dreyfus Closed-end mgmt. 450.00 10.00 9 7/8 Dillon Read
Strategic investment co.
Municipal
ETCO Earth Engineering 9.90 9.00 9 Drexel Burnham
Technology consultants
Corp. USA
MCON EMCON Provides 20.70 18.00 19 1/2 Kidder Peabody
environ.
Associates svcs.
ETRC Entree Distr. food 5.25 3.50 3 3/8 Sherwood
prods.
Securities
FIF a Financial News Closed-end mgmt. 73.94 22.75 21 7/8 Paine Webber
Composite investment co.
Fund
FFS b First Federal Bank holding co. 11.24 6.25 6 Salomon Bros.
Bancorp
FSCC First Federal Savings bank 5.76 8.00 9 Williams
S&L Securities
of Charlotte
County
FLEX Flextronics Mfrs. electrical 20.00 10.00 10 1/4 Goldman Sachs
equip.
GALX Galaxy Cheese Mfrs. cheese 5.00 5.00 5 1/2 Whale
Securities
GARN Garnet Explores & 7.50 5.00 5 3/4 Allen
dvlps.
Resources oil & gas
properties
GPRO Gen-Probe Mfrs. medical 17.50 7.00 7 Merrill Lynch
prods.
GFIVU Generation 5 Mkts. computer- 2.01 i 5.75 5 1/2 Cohig
Technology aided design
systs.
GLTX Goldtex Mfrs. fabrics 9.40 10.00 9 1/2 Prescott Ball
HMSS H.M.S.S. Provides home 34.00 17.00 17 1/4 Kidder
infusion Peabody
therapy
HRLD Harold's Owns & operates 6.66 8.00 8 1/8 Rauscher
Stores apparel stores Pierce
IBP a IBP Packs & 323.00 j 19.00 19 Donaldson
processes meat Lufkin
IMKTA Ingles Markets Operates chain 39.00 13.00 13 Drexel Burnham
of
supermarkets
IBSCU Int'l Bankcard Provides credit- 2.50 k 5.00 5 1/2 Datek
Services card svcs. Securities
ISTUF Istec- Produces 4.50 l 5.00 5 Datek
Technology miscellaneous Securities
prods. through
subsidiaries
JMPC J.M. Peters Builds houses 10.50 6.00 6 Drexel Burnham
LONGU Longwood Group Constr. 2.20 m 1,000.00 1,050 Huberman
consulting & Margaretten
mgmt.
MTZMU Martinez & Provides design 4.38 n 6.25 6 D. H. Blair
Murphey svcs. to
churches
MEMX Memory Designs & mkts. 2.50 5.00 4 3/4 Rosenkrantz
Sciences semiconductor Lyon
prods.
NRTN Norton Truckload 12.00 12.00 12 Alex. Brown
carrier
Enterprises
OPFBA Optifab Mfrs. circuit 2.88 2.50 2 1/2 Richard
systs.
Christman
PTAC Penn Treaty Sells accident & 5.40 9.00 9 Butcher &
American health Singer
insurance
PIED Piedmont Mines & 4.81 2.75 2 3/4 Interstate
Mining produces gold Securities
RNBO Rainbow Mfrs. computer 3.50 5.00 5 First
Technologies security prods. Affiliated
SDRC Structural Provides 30.00 o 12.50 12 5/8 Morgan Stanley
Dynamics engineering
Research software
& svcs.
SUGR Summagraphics Mfrs. computer- 11.88 9.50 9 1/2 Shearson
graphics Lehman
components
SUNRU Sunrise Operates 3.00 3.00 3 Fitzgerald
Preschools preschools DeArman
UTH a Union Texas Explores oil & 210.00 p 14.00 14 1/4 First Boston
gas
Petroleum properties
USOA United Produces home- 2.63 5.25 5 1/8 Grady & Hatch
Shoppers of shopping
America videocassettes
VLCM ValCom Franchises & 11.69 11.00 10 1/4 Drexel Burnham
operates
computer stores
VTELU Vitel Fiber Mfrs. fiber- 3.20 q 8.00 8 M. H. Meyerson
optics
Optics prods.
WALS Walshire Sells insurance 6.75 9.00 8 3/4 Advest
Assurance
WINNU Wedding Publ. directory 4.20 n 6.00 6 1/2 D. H. Blair
of
Information wedding
services
Network
WHTI Wheelabrator Operates power 91.20 19.00 22 Merrill Lynch
Technologies plants
WRS b Winston Provides 6.50 6.50 6 1/2 Ladenburg
Resources personnel- Thalmann
placement
svcs.
a trading on NYSE;
b trading on AMEX;
c no symbol;
d additional 3.5 million shares offered overseas;
e additional 1.4 million shares offered overseas;
f additional 800,000 shares offered overseas;
g additional 1 million shares offered overseas;
h units of 20 common + 5 warrants;
i units of 2 common + 1 warrant;
j additional 4.5 million shares offered overseas;
k units of 5 common + 5 warrants;
l units of 2 common + 2 warrants;
m units of 1,000 common + 5 warrants;
n units of 3 common + 3 warrants;
o additional 600,000 shares offered overseas;
p additional 3 million shares offered overseas;
q units of 4 common + 4 warrants.
Initial public offerings sold at $1 or less not included; issues without underwriters not included. First aftermarket bid is approximate.
Offering data source: GOING PUBLIC: THE IPO Reporter, a publication of The Dealer's Digest Inc., 150 Broadway, New York, NY 10038.
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