DENVER, Colo. (247marketnews.com) — Rubico (NASDAQ:RUBI) reaches a key trading milestone today, October 6, as its shares begin trading on a stock-dividend-adjusted basis following the company’s previously announced 0.50 common-share dividend for every common share held. The distribution was scheduled for approximately October 5 to shareholders of record as of September 28.
That makes today more than a routine ex-dividend date. Rubico is effectively putting 50% more shares into shareholders’ hands, while simultaneously reshaping the capitalization and trading dynamics of a young tanker company that is building out its fleet.
The mechanics are important. Rubico said Nasdaq’s due-bill procedures applied through the distribution date, meaning buyers during that period could remain entitled to the stock dividend, while sellers could forfeit the entitlement. The company specifically warned investors to consult their brokers because the due-bill obligations are handled between brokers rather than by Rubico itself.
And there is another potentially significant wrinkle: when Rubico originally announced the dividend, it said the transaction would reduce the exercise price of its outstanding warrants by 33.33% while increasing the number of shares issuable upon exercise by 50%.
That puts the spotlight firmly on what Rubico is becoming.
The company currently owns two modern, fuel-efficient 157,000-dwt Suezmax tankers, while also holding two 47,499-dwt MR tanker newbuildings scheduled for delivery in 2029. Rubico has additionally agreed to acquire a shipowning company with another 47,499-dwt MR tanker newbuilding scheduled for 2029. It also owns a 60-meter megayacht newbuilding scheduled for 2027 that it intends to divest.
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