{"id":1087587,"date":"2025-06-27T12:45:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:45:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/fidson-healthcare-plc-launches-%e2%82%a650-00-billion-commercial-paper-programme-on-fmdq-exchange\/"},"modified":"2025-06-27T12:45:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T12:45:08","slug":"fidson-healthcare-plc-launches-%e2%82%a650-00-billion-commercial-paper-programme-on-fmdq-exchange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/fidson-healthcare-plc-launches-%e2%82%a650-00-billion-commercial-paper-programme-on-fmdq-exchange\/","title":{"rendered":"Fidson Healthcare PLC Launches \u20a650.00 Billion Commercial Paper Programme on FMDQ Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited (\u201cFMDQ Exchange\u201d or the \u201cExchange\u201d) remains steadfast in fostering a transparent, efficient, and well-regulated marketplace that attracts and retains both domestic and international investors. In line with this commitment, FMDQ Exchange, through its Board Listings and Markets Committee, has approved the registration of Fidson Healthcare PLC \u20a650.00 billion Commercial Paper (CP) Issuance Programme, on its platform. The registration of this CP Programme is a testament to the Exchange\u2019s efforts to provide issuers with reliable access to capital, while promoting investor confidence through sound market governance and infrastructure.<\/p>\n<p>Fidson Healthcare PLC (\u201cFidson\u201d or the \u201cIssuer\u201d) is a leading Nigerian pharmaceutical manufacturing company, dedicated to delivering innovative and high-quality healthcare solutions. Its wide product portfolio spans therapeutic segments including anti-infectives, cardiology, pediatrics, and nutritional supplements. Operating a WHO-compliant manufacturing facility and maintaining a strong distribution footprint across Nigeria and West Africa, Fidson continues to play a vital role in improving healthcare outcomes in the region. The CP Programme is sponsored by Coronation Merchant Bank Limited (Lead Sponsor), alongside CardinalStone Partners Limited, FCMB Capital Markets Limited, FSDH Capital Limited, and Rand Merchant Bank Nigeria Limited (Co-Sponsors) \u2013 all Registration Members (Quotations) of FMDQ Exchange. Proceeds from the Programme will be deployed by the Issuer towards general corporate purposes.<\/p>\n<p>Through its continued alignment with global standards and adoption of innovative market architecture, FMDQ Exchange supports issuers in unlocking critical funding for transformative initiatives across sectors. By offering a dynamic and inclusive capital market platform, the Exchange enhances operational efficiency, broadens market participation, and contributes significantly to Nigeria\u2019s economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>FMDQ Group PLC is Africa\u2019s first vertically integrated financial market infrastructure (\u201cFMI\u201d) group, strategically positioned to provide registration, listing, quotation and noting services; integrated trading platform, clearing &amp; central counterparty, and settlement services for financial markets transactions; depository of securities, as well as data and information services, across the debt capital, foreign exchange, derivatives and equity markets, through its wholly owned subsidiaries \u2013 FMDQ Exchange, FMDQ Clear Limited, FMDQ Depository Limited and FMDQ Private Markets Limited. As a sustainability-focused FMI group, FMDQ Group PLC, through FMDQ Exchange, operates Africa\u2019s premier Green Exchange \u2013 FMDQ Green Exchange \u2013 positioned to lead the transition towards a sustainable future.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div>FMDQ Securities Exchange Limited (\u201cFMDQ Exchange\u201d or the \u201cExchange\u201d) remains steadfast in fostering a transparent, efficient, and well-regulated marketplace that attracts and retains both domestic and international investors. In line \u2026<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/fidson-healthcare-plc-launches-%E2%82%A650-00-billion-commercial-paper-programme-on-fmdq-exchange\/\"> <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Fidson Healthcare PLC Launches \u20a650.00 Billion Commercial Paper Programme on FMDQ Exchange<\/span> Read More \u00bb<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"categories":[192],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1087587","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-fmdq-in-the-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087587","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1087587"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1087587\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1087587"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1087587"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/fmdqgroup.com\/exchange\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1087587"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}