Cochin Shipyard OFS: Institutional bidders put in ₹1,900 crore; govt to exercise green shoe option

The government's 5 percent share sale in Cochin Shipyard received bids worth over ₹1,900 crore from institutional investors on Wednesday.

Institutional investors over-subscribed the portion of shares reserved for them. As against 59.19 lakh shares offered, institutional buyers on Wednesday bid for 1.28 crore shares at an indicative price of ₹1,550.13 apiece.

In the two-day OFS, the government is divesting 2.5 percent equity or 65.77 lakh shares with an option to sell an additional 2.5 percent at a floor price of ₹1,540 a share.

The government has decided to exercise the green shoe option.

Retail buyers will get to bid for the share sale on Thursday.

At the indicative price, the share sale would fetch over ₹1,980 crore to the exchequer.

"We wish to exercise the oversubscription option to the extent of 6,577,020 equity shares (representing 2.50 percent of the total paid-up equity share capital of the company) in addition to 6,577,020 equity shares of the company, (representing 2.50 percent of the total paid-up equity share capital of the company) forming part of the base offer size," Cochin Shipyard said in a regulatory filing.

Accordingly, the total Offer Size will be up to 13,154,040 equity shares (representing 5.00 percent of the total paid-up equity share capital of the company) of which 1,315,404, i.e. 10 percent of the offer, would be available for the Retail Category. Additionally, 25,000 equity shares will also be offered to the employees on October 17, 2024, it added.

The government currently holds 72.86 percent of Cochin Shipyard.

Shares of Cochin Shipyard closed at ₹1,588.50, down 4.99 percent over the previous close on BSE.