LIC IPO a ‘tremendous success’, allotment of shares by May 12: DIPAM Secy
The equity shares will be credited to demat accounts of successful bidders before May 17, says DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey.
The equity shares will be credited to demat accounts of successful bidders before May 17, says DIPAM secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey.
The insurance major saw its grey market premium (GMP) rise 80% on April 28, a day after the IPO was announced.
For policyholders to bid for the LIC IPO, they must have a demat account, which has been linked to their permanent account number (PAN) present in LIC records.
A total of ₹3,751 crore will be raised from net QIB portion, including mutual funds. The company will raise ₹2,813 crore from the non-institutional portion and ₹6,565 crore from the retail investors.
LIC IPO issue opens for subscription on May 4, 2022, and the price band has been fixed at ₹902-949 apiece.
The reduced valuation of the IPO along with the current despondency of the market raise questions over the prudence and the necessity of launching an IPO of a crown jewel like LIC.
Even with a reduced issue size, LIC will be the largest IPO in the country, outdoing Coal India’s ₹15,500 crore IPO in 2010 and Reliance Power’s ₹11,700 crore IPO in 2008.
Shortly after SEBI's approval of its DRHP, LIC had released the financial results for the December quarter, requiring changes in the draft document for the IPO.
This is one of the fastest DRHP approvals by SEBI, coming in only 24 days after LIC filed the draft papers with the regulator.
Sitharaman noted there is a lot of interest in the market on LIC IPO and the government will be going ahead with it despite the Ukraine crisis.