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ICICI Bank gains on strong demand for ICICI Prudential IPO

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ICICI Bank rose 1.54% to Rs 273.85 at 11:25 IST on BSE after the IPO of private sector life insurance company ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company saw strong demand from investors.

Meanwhile, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 234.18 points, or 0.82%, to 28,741.60

On BSE, so far 9.62 lakh shares were traded in the counter, compared with average daily volume of 12.96 lakh shares in the past one quarter. The stock hit a high of Rs 277.50 and a low of Rs 273.40 so far during the day. The stock hit a 52-week high of Rs 292.65 on 16 October 2015. The stock hit a 52-week low of Rs 180.80 on 26 February 2016. The stock had outperformed the market over the past 30 days till 21 September 2016, advancing 7.8% compared with 1.85% rise in the Sensex. The scrip had also outperformed the market in past one quarter, gaining 11.96% as against Sensex's 5.57% rise.

 

The large-cap company has an equity capital of Rs 1163.66 crore. Face value per share is Rs 2.

The initial public offer (IPO) of ICICI Prudential Life Insurance Company (ICICI Prudential) ended with strong demand from investors. The issue received bids for 138.77 crore shares and it was subscribed 10.48 times. The qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) category was subscribed 11.83 times. The non-institutional investors' category, made up of high-net worth individuals, was subscribed 28.55 times. The retail investors category was subscribed 1.42 times. The bidding for the IPO concluded on 21 September 2016. The IPO had opened for bidding on 19 September 2016. The price band for the IPO was Rs 300 to Rs 334 per share.

The IPO comprised sale of up to 18.13 crore equity shares of ICICI Prudential, representing about 12.63% of its equity share capital for cash, through an offer for sale (OFS) by ICICI Bank. The entire proceeds from the OFS will be paid to ICICI Bank.

Ahead of the IPO, ICICI Prudential raised Rs 1635.33 crore by selling 4.89 crore shares to 38 anchor investors. The shares were allotted to the anchor investors at Rs 334 per share, the top end of the Rs 300 to Rs 334 per share price band for the IPO. Anchor investors allotted shares of ICICI Prudential included Morgan Stanley Mauritius Company, Government of Singapore, UTI Trustee Co, SBI Trustee Co, Birla Sun Life Trustee Company among others.

ICICI Prudential is the largest private sector life insurer in India by total premium and assets under management at 31 March 2016.

ICICI Bank's net profit fell 24.99% to Rs 2232.35 crore on 6.06% increase in total income to Rs 16759.51 crore in Q1 June 2016 over Q1 June 2015.

ICICI Bank is one of the leading private sector banks in India.

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First Published: Sep 22 2016 | 11:32 AM IST

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