Top Glove’s US$1bil Hong Kong listing delayed amid US ban confusion

The Malaysian firm, which is already listed in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, flagged in late April it would sell 793.5 million shares in the listing, half what the company proposed in its application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in February.

HONG KONG: Top Glove Corp’s plan to list in Hong Kong and raise up to US$1bil (RM4.13bil) has been delayed as the world’s largest rubber glove maker seeks to resolve a US import ban on its products, sources with direct knowledge of the matter said.

The Malaysian firm, which is already listed in Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, flagged in late April it would sell 793.5 million shares in the listing, half what the company proposed in its application to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange in February.