Indian Government Plans to Sell Up To 5% in General Insurance Corporation of India Through OFS
MT Newswires Live
Jun 16
The Indian government plans to sell up to 5% stake in General Insurance Corporation of India (NSE:GICRE, BOM:540755) through an offer for sale, the state-run insurer said in a filing to the Indian stock exchanges on Monday.
The government will extend a base offer of up to a 2% equity share in General Insurance, with an option to sell an additional 3% if the offering is oversubscribed.
The floor price for the offer is fixed at 352 Indian rupees per share, representing a discount of around 9% from the company's close on Monday.
The OFS will open to non-retail investors on Tuesday, and to retail investors on Wednesday.
As of March 31, the government owned 82.4% of the insurer.
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