Vodafone Idea follow-on public offer fully subscribed on final day
Apr 22, 2024
New Delhi [India], April 22 : Vodafone Idea's follow-on public offer (FPO) was fully subscribed on Monday, the final day of bidding, data showed. Qualified institutional buyers (QIBs) have taken the lead, subscribing about 3 times the portion reserved for them.
Non-institutional investors purchased about 2.5 times their allotted quota of shares. Retail investors have, however, picked 54 per cent of their allotted quota of shares.
The three-day subscription window for Vodafone Idea's follow-on public offer (FPO) date began on Thursday.
A follow-on public offer (FPO) is the issuance of shares to investors by a company listed on a stock exchange after its initial public offerings.
Vodafone Idea's FPO price band has been set in the range of Rs 10 to Rs 11 per share.
There is a minimum bid limit of 1,298 equity shares, and beyond that, bids may be placed in multiples of 1,298 equity shares.
The Vodafone Idea FPO total offer size comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 18,000 crore. Of those Rs 5,400 has been allocated as per the anchor book.
Talking to ANI last week, Vodafone Idea's CEO Akshaya Moondra said the allotment of shares is expected on April 23 and subsequent listing on April 25.
According to the red herring prospectus (RHP), the net proceeds from the new issue will be used by the company to finance the acquisition of equipment for the expansion of its network infrastructure (the establishment of new 4G sites; the augmentation of capacity at both existing and new 4G sites; and the establishment of new 5G sites).
Also, the proceeds would be used for payment of certain deferred payments for spectrum to the DoT and the GST thereon; and for general corporate purposes.
As per reports, the government stake in Vodafone idea is 32.19 per cent based on the shareholding pattern for the quarter that ended in March 2024.
