LIC IPO fully subscribed on Day 2 thanks to employees and policyholders
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Synopsis
The largest ever IPO in the Indian primary market, aggregating to Rs 20,557 crore, is open for subscription till May 9.
According to data from BSE, investors made bids for 16,68,60,765 equity shares or 1.03 times compared to the 16,20,78,067 equity shares offered for the subscription.
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Among the five categories, employees and policyholders quotas were fully subscribed, with the given portions getting subscribed 3.11 times and 2.22 times, respectively.
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The company will sell its shares in the range of Rs 902-949 apiece but has given a discount of Rs 60 per share to its policyholders, who will bid for the issue. Eligible Employees and retail bidders will get a discount of Rs 45 per share.