The Government is likely to raise ₹ 750 crore through disinvestment of 5% of paid-up equity shares of NLC India Limited (NLCIL) through Offer for Sale (OFS) mechanism.

The Government approved disinvestment of 3% equity shares of NLCIL as base offer, with an option to retain oversubscription upto additional 2% equity shares. Trading for Non-Retail portion took place on 25th October, 2017 at a floor price of ₹ 94. Government accordingly decided to retain the over-subscription by revising the total offer size from 3% to 5% of equity shares. Trading for retail category took place today i.e. on 26th October, 2017. Retail investors were offered discount of 3.5% over cut-off price for non-retail category. The retail portion was subscribed 2.90 times. The cut-off price for retail category was at ₹ 95.80 while for non-retail shares was ₹ 94.60.

Post-disinvestment, the Government of India’s shareholding in NLC will come down to 84.32%.

Offer for Sale of government stake in NLC India leads to oversubscription and retail discount allocation. Disinvestment executed through Offer for Sale of government-held equity in NLC India Limited reduced the sovereign shareholding and allocated shares across retail and non-retail categories. The government initiated a base disinvestment of a specified percentage of paid-up equity with an option to retain oversubscription up to an additional tranche; trading for the non-retail book occurred at a disclosed floor price and the offer size was revised upward to accommodate oversubscription.