INITIAL PUBLIC OFFERINGS: JANUARY 1988
Offering First
O-T-C Business/ Size Price aftermarket
sym. Company product ($ mil.) bid Underwriter
GSF a ACM Closed-end 672.00 12.00 11 5/8 Paine Webber
Government mgmt.
Securities investment co.
Fund
COFI Charter One Bank 34.36 8.00 8 Merrill Lynch
holding co.
Financial
HOMF Home Federal Savings bank 3.68 7.50 7 1/2 Blunt Ellis
Savings
Bank
HBII Houston Dvlps. & mkts. 2.20 5.00 4 7/8 Paulson
Investments
Biomedical biomedical
prods.
IFL a IMC Fertil-
izer Mfrs. nitrogen 176.00 b 22.00 22 1/2 Merrill Lynch
Group fertilizers
JEANU Jean Phillipe Distr. 2.50 c 4.00 4 M. H.
fragrances Meyerson
fragrances
NYBC New York Bank 15.05 6.00 6 Shearson
Bancorp holding co. Lehman
PNTLU Phonetel Sells retail 2.10 d 5.25 5 1/2 J. T. Moran
Technologies telephones
WHELU Roadmaster Mfrs. & distr. 7.50 e 5.00 5 1/2 Blinder
Robinson
Industries bicycles
SILK Silk, Mfrs. 4.00 4.00 4 5/8 Thomas James
Silk, Silk artificial
Internati-
onal flowers
a trading on NYSE;
b an additional 2 million shares were offered overseas;
c units of 4 common + 1 warrant;
d units of 3 common + 2 warrants;
e units of 5 common + 2 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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