Nepal Grameen FPO collects Rs 2.74 arba from 2.54 lakh applicants; only 1 in 2.62 applicants to be allotted 10 units shares

Sun, Sep 17, 2017 5:25 PM on Latest, IPO/FPO News, Featured, Stock Market,
Nepal Grameen Bikas Bank Limited (NGBBL) had issued 9,75,000 units shares worth Rs 9.75 crore as part of its Further Public Offering (FPO) from Bhadra 27, 2074 to Bhadra 31, 2074. The FPO was issued at a face value of Rs 100 per share i.e. without adding any premium to the par value. The FPO has been oversubscribed by 28.14 times till last day. As per an official of Prabhu Capital Limited, the issue manager for the FPO of NGBBL, the total collection of the FPO is Rs 2.74 arba till last day from 2,54,852 applicants. As each valid applicant is reserved 10 units shares, only 97,500 out of 2,54,852 applicants will be allotted 10 shares. This way, 1 in 2.62 applications (39.25% applicants) will be allotted the shares.
Date IPO Issue Day No. of applicants Collection (Rs.)
Bhadra 27, 2074 Day 1 25,737 302,518,900
Bhadra 28, 2074 Day 2 49,764 520,542,000
Bhadra 29, 2074 Day 3 70,533 763,878,000
Bhadra 30, 2074 Day 4 108,818 1,157,072,800
Total 254,852 2,744,011,700
Since the total number of applicants was between 2 lakhs and 3 lakhs, the allotment will now be completed within 40 days of the issue’s closing day i.e. within October 25, 2017. Interested applicants were required to apply a minimum of 50 units of shares and they could apply for up to 4,870 units shares. After the FPO, the paid-up capital of Nepal Grameen Bikas Bank will reach around Rs 55.75 crore and its promoter – public shareholding structure will be maintained at 69.908% and 30.092%. ICRA Nepal had assigned [ICRANP] IPO Grade 4 rating to this FPO, indicating below-average fundamentals. NGBBL is a national-level microfinance development bank based in Butwal, formed in 2014 by the merger of 5 microfinance companies: Purwanchal Grameen Bikas Bank, Madhyamanchal Grameen Bikas Bank, Paschimanchal Grameen Bikas Bank, Madhya Paschimanchal Grameen Bikas Bank and Sudur Paschimanchal Grameen Bikas Bank Limited.