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Shares of Wealth Trust Securities Ltd. (WTS), following the successful completion of its Initial Public Offering (IPO), will commence trading today on the Colombo Stock Exchange’s Diri Savi Board under the ticker symbol “WLTH-N-0000”.
The company’s IPO, which opened for subscription on 17 December 2025, offered 71,548,244 Ordinary Voting Shares at an issue price of Rs. 7 per share, aiming to raise approximately Rs. 500.8 million. The offering was oversubscribed in all investor categories within minutes of opening, underscoring strong investor demand. The IPO was oversubscribed by 14.9 times, attracting over 10,000 applications.
Proceeds from the IPO will be used to strengthen WTS’s core capital base, enhancing its capacity to absorb market and interest-rate risks and support the expansion of its Government securities trading portfolios. As a Primary Dealer authorised by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka, and licensed by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka as a stock broker (debt) and stock dealer (debt), WTS plays a key role in the country’s capital markets by providing trading, distribution, and market-making services for government securities.
The listing on the Diri Savi Board marks a significant milestone in WTS’s growth trajectory and provides investors with the opportunity to trade its shares on Sri Lanka’s regulated equity market.
