Friday 21 September 2018

9.5 times oversubscribed! GoI gets Rs 466 crores revenue by listing IRCON.

Track laying in progress. Pic for representation only.

The Initial Public Offering (IPO) of CPSE IRCON has been subscribed 9.5 times. In the IRCON IPO, the Government is selling 10.5 percent stake or about 99.05 lakh equity shares, including 5 lakh shares to employees. 

The Government is expected to raise Rs 466 crore from the issue. The issue received bids for 9.4 crore shares against the issue size of 99.05 lakh shares worth Rs 466 Crore.  The segment meant for Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs) was subscribed 12 times, Non-Institutional Investors 4.9 times, while the Retail Investors Segment was subscribed over 9 times. Price band for the issue has been fixed at Rs 470-475 per share, with a discount of Rs 10 for Retails Investors and Employees.

IRCON is the second CPSE to launch an IPO in the Current Fiscal besides being the second Railway CPSE to be listed on the stock markets after RITES in June this year.

IRCON International has executed crucial infra projects in India, SAARC and African nations. The company expertise in Railway projects but has been awarded Highway projects in recent times. It has executed ambitious Qazigund Baramulla railway line in Kashmir Valley. IRCON is currently constructing Western Dedicated Freight Corridor in the state of Maharashtra. It has been a pioneer in expanding Indian Railway network to Nepal and Bangladesh. IRCON has completed more than 300 infra projects in India and abroad.

- Chaitanya Kulkarni.

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