据彭博新闻社2019年10月10日利雅得报道，据知情人士透露，沙特阿拉伯国家石油公司(沙特阿美/Saudi Aramco)董事会预计将在下周批准其世界最大规模的股票发行。

知情人士说，沙特阿美董事会计划在10月17日前后与首次公开募股（IPO）顾问会面。由于此事尚未公开而要求不具名采访的知情人士说，这家沙特石油巨头将评估市场状况，并评估潜在基础投资者对路演的反馈意见，之后才会进行最后的审核。

据彭博新闻社报道，沙特阿美正在加快IPO的准备工作，计划最早在11月在沙特证券交易所上市。参与交易的人士说，沙特阿美大约2%的股份可能会被出售，这可能会筹集400亿美元。沙特阿美的目标估值至少为2万亿美元，是苹果公司的两倍多。这笔交易是沙特王储穆罕默德?本?萨勒曼为这个欧佩克成员国的经济多元化提供资金战略的关键。

即将到来的关键日期：

10月17日董事会将对IPO做出最终决定

10月20日发布关于上市意向的公告

10月27日发布招股说明书

11月3日为投资者举办的路演开始，认购期为两周

11月底，沙特股市开始交易股份

李峻 编译自 彭博社

原文如下：

Aramco to Give Green Light for World's Biggest IPO Soon

Saudi Aramco’s board is expected to give final approvals to proceed with its mammoth share sale next week, according to people familiar with the matter.

The board is planning to meet with its advisers on the initial public offering around Oct. 17, the people said, asking not to be identified because the matter isn’t public. The oil giant will gauge market conditions and assess feedback from a roadshow for potential cornerstone investors before giving the final go ahead, the people said.

Aramco is speeding up preparations for the IPO with an aim of listing on the Saudi bourse as soon as November, Bloomberg News has reported. People involved in the deal say about 2% of Aramco may be sold, which could raise $40 billion. The firm is targeting a valuation of at least $2 trillion -- more than double that of Apple Inc. The sale is key to Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman’s strategy to fund the diversification of the OPEC nation’s economy.

Upcoming key dates:

Oct. 17

Board meets to make final decision on IPO

Oct. 20

Announcement on intention to float

Oct. 27

Prospectus for offering is published

Nov. 3

Roadshows for investors start, with two-week subscription period

End Nov.

Shares begin trading on the Saudi stock market