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Classification of Issues Primary Market / New issue market Placement of issue Offer through prospectus Offer for sale Private placement Rights issue Book building Red herring prospectus Intermediaries to issue Lead Manager Registrar Bankers to issue Underwriters Pricing of issue Key Terms Prof. Deepak Tandon
CLASSIFICATION OF ISSUES
Issues Public Initial Public Offering (IPO) Fresh Issue Rights Preferential
Primary market offered consist of (1) FPOs, new offerings of listed companies that have sold securities to the public before, and (2) IPOs, where an unlisted company is selling securities to the public for the first time
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Invites offers for subscription or purchase of any shares or debentures from the public
The salient features of the prospectus are 1. General Information about company 2. Capital structure of the company 3. Terms of the present issue 4. Particulars of the Issue - issue-opening, closing and earliest closing date of the issue 5. Company Management and Project 6. Details of the outstanding litigations 7. Management perception of risk factors 8. Justification of the issue premium Prof. Deepak Tandon 9. Financial Information - cost of the project, projected earnings
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Promoter places his shares with an investment banker (bought out dealer or sponsor) who offer it to the public at a later date Banker Promoter Investment Public Hold on period is 70 days to more than a year Bought out dealer decides the price after analyzing the viability, the gestation period, promoters background and future projections Boughs out dealer sheds the shares at a premium to the public
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Advantages for the issuing company helps the promoters to realize the funds without any loss of time the cost of raising funds is reduced - For issuing share cost as high as 10 percent of the cost of the project helps the new entrepreneurs, not familiar with the capital market, to raise adequate capital from the market. a company with no track record of projects, public issues at a premium may pose problems possess low risk to investors since the sponsors have already held the shares for a certain period Disadvantage sell at a hefty premium, manipulation of the results, insider trading and price rigging
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PRIVATE PLACEMENT
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Small number of financial intermediaries (like Unit Trust of India, mutual funds, insurance companies, merchant banking subsidiaries of commercial banks) purchase the shares and sell them to investors at a later date at a suitable price Advantages: Cost Effective - statutory and non-statutory expenses are avoided. Time Effective Structure Effectiveness - flexible to suit the financial intermediaries Prof. issue of all Access Effective -Deepak Tandon sizes can be
RIGHTS ISSUE
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Offers shares at first to the existing share holders In proportion to the shares held by them at the time of offer Offered at a advantageous rate compared with the market rate
Certain conditions: l A notice should be issued to specify the number of shares issued l The time given to accept should not be less than 15 days l Right of the share holders to renounce the offer in favor of others Prof. Deepak Tandon
BOOK BUILDING
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Process of price discovery Not a fixed price for its shares Indicatesa price band that mentions the lowest (referred to as the floor) and the highest (the cap) prices The spread between the floor and the cap of the price band shall not be more than 20%. The cap should not be more than 120% of the floor price. Price is finalized by the book runner and the issuer company Malegam Committee - introduction of the book building process Oct 1995 Prof. issuing more Originally, companiesDeepak Tandon than Rs 100 cr
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Nirma offering a maximum of 100 lakh equity shares through this process; first company to adopt the mechanism
An example of pricing securities - Googles IPO offer: Googles IPO offer on the Dutch-auction basis, similar to the book-building process. Target range between U.S. $105 and U.S. $135 per share Market response to offer not too good; final issue price U.S. $85 Prof. Deepak Tandon Enabled Google to find price that market was willing
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Prospectus without details of either price or number of shares being offered or the amount of issue A preliminary registration statement that must be filed with the SEBI describing a new issue of stock (IPO) and the prospects of the issuing company It is known as a red herring because it contains a passage in red that states the company is not attempting to sell their shares before the registration is approved by the SEBI
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PRICING OF ISSUE
Prior to 1992, governed by Controller of Capital Issues Act 1947 Fixation of a fair price on the basis of the net asset value per share
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Era of free pricing in 1992; SEBI does not play any role in price fixation Issuer in consultation with Merchant Banker shall decide the price
FIXED PRICE - company and LM fix a price PRICE DISCOVERY THROUGH BOOK BUILDING - company and LM stipulate a floor price or a price band and leave it to market forces to determine the final price
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INTERMEDIATRIES TO ISSUE
Intermediaries to an issue are:
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Merchant Bankers to the issue or Book Running Lead Managers (BRLM) Registrars to the issue Bankers to the issue Auditors of the company Underwriters to the issue Solicitors Advertising agencies Financial institutions Government/ statutory agencies
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LEAD MANAGER
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Appointed by company to manage the public issue programmes. BRLM - A Merchant banker possessing a valid SEBI registration
Main duties (a) drafting of prospectus (b) preparing the budget of expenses related to the issue (c) suggesting the appropriate timings of the public issue (d) assisting in marketing the public issue successfully (e) advising the company in the appointment of registrars to the issue, underwriters, brokers, bankers to the issue, advertising agents etc. (f) directing the various agencies involved in the public issue.
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The merchant banking division of the financial institutions, subsidiary of commercial banks, foreign banks, private sector banks and private agencies are available to act as lead managers Some of them are SBI Capital Markets Ltd., Bank of Baroda, Canara Bank, DSP Financial Consultant Ltd. ICICI Securities & Finance Company Ltd., etc.
Mgt of escrow a/ct Due diligence Co-ordinate non institutional Design of offer doc, allocation prospectus, memo Intimation of allocation Ensure the formalities Dispatch of refunds to with SE, ROC & SEBI bidders Appointment wd Follow up stepsintermediaries finalization of trading, Marketing strategy Dealing of instruments, dispatch of certificates & Prof. Deepak demat of delivery of shares Tandon Look at the functioning of
Role of Lead Manager in the Pre & Post Issue Post issue: Pre issue:
REGISTRAR
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Finalizes the list of eligible allotees after deleting the invalid applications Corporate action for crediting of shares to the demat accounts of the applicants Dispatch of refund orders to those applicable Receive the share application from various collection centres Recommend the basis of allotment in consultation with the Regional Stock Exchange for approval Arrange for the dispatching of the share certificates
Ensure that the funds are collected and transferred to the Escrow accounts. Estimates of collection and advising the issuer about closure of Prof. Deepak Tandon the issue
UNDERWRITERS
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Underwriting means they will subscribe to the balance shares if all the shares offered at the IPO are not picked up Could be a banker, broker, merchant bankeror financial institution Insurance against the possibility of inadequate subscription Done for a commission
The aspects considered before appointing are (a) experience in the primary market (b) past underwriting performance and default Prof. commitment (c) outstanding underwritingDeepak Tandon
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KEY TERMS
Green-shoe Option l An option of allocating shares in excess of the shares included in the public issue l Post-listing price stabilizing mechanism for a period not exceeding 30 days through a Stabilizing Agent l Issue would be over allotted to the extent of a maximum of 15% of the issue size l Provides an investor more probability of getting shares l Post listing price may show relatively more stability as compared to market. Qualified Institutional Buyer (QIBs) l Institutional investors who are perceived to possess expertise and the financial muscle to evaluate and invest in the capital markets Prof. Deepak Tandon