JAKARTA, March 28 (Reuters) - Indonesia nickel company Merdeka Battery Materials, a unit of Merdeka Copper Gold plans a 8.745 trillion rupiah ($580.29 million) initial public offering (IPO) in April, a prospectus published on Tuesday showed.

The company plans to sell 10.24% shares in the IPO at 780 to 795 rupiah a piece. However, the company will issue additional 1.01% shares in case of oversubscription which could put the IPO at a total of 9.619 trillion rupiah. ($1 = 15,070.0000 rupiah) (Reporting by Bernadette Christina)