The much anticipated mega initial share sale of LIC has been announced
and the issue will open on 4 May, according to a PTI report. The bidding for IPO will go on till 9 May.
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The IPO, through which the government will sell 3.5% stake
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in
state-owned LIC, will fetch ₹21,000 crore to the exchequer.
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The stake sale at 3.5% will fetch far lower than the ₹50,000 crore estimated before Russia invaded Ukraine.
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LIC is valued at ₹6 lakh crore in IPO, before the value was around ₹17 lakh crore.
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As per Sebi norms, companies with valuation over ₹1 lakh crore have to sell 5% stake in IPO.
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The government has also filed papers with Sebi seeking exemption from the norm, the PTI report noted.
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The government had planned to sell 5% stake in LIC in February.
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But the Russia-Ukraine war has reduced the size of the IPO.
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LIC IPO would contribute a major chunk to the budgeted disinvestment proceeds in the current fiscal.
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