SAO PAULO, June 16 (Reuters) - Brazilian car rental company Localiza (RENT3.SA) said on Friday it will launch a follow-on share offering aimed at raising as much as 4.5 billion reais ($935.51 million) to expand its car fleet and service network.
The primary offering will initially comprise 60.02 million new shares, Localiza said in a securities filing, but could be increased by up to 12.5% if demand allows it.
Considering its closing price of 66.64 reais per share on Thursday, the offering would total around 4 billion reais, the company said.
Shares of Localiza slipped around 2% after the move was announced, making it one of the biggest fallers on Brazil's Bovespa stock index (.BVSP).
($1 = 4.8102 reais)Reporting by Gabriel Araujo; Editing by Steven Grattan, Louise Heavens and Conor HumphriesOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
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