LIC IPO: Key update on price band, discount for policyholders
India TodayThe government is planning to file final papers for the LIC's Initial Public Offering with market regulator the Securities and Exchange Board of India, according to a PTI report. LIC IPO DATE The government is presently in the wait-and-watch mode because of the market volatility due to the Russia-Ukraine war and will decide on the timing of the IPO of Life Insurance Corporation. WHY LIC IPO IS KEY The government was expecting to garner over Rs 60,000 crore by selling about 31.6 crore or 5 per cent shares in the life insurance firm to meet the curtailed disinvestment target of Rs 78,000 crore in the current fiscal. As per the draft prospectus, LIC's embedded value, which is a measure of the consolidated shareholders' value in an insurance company, was pegged at about Rs 5.4 lakh crore as of September 30, 2021, by international actuarial firm Milliman Advisors. BIGGEST IPO IN INDIA At a 5 per cent stake dilution, the LIC IPO would be the biggest ever in the history of the Indian stock market and once listed, its market valuation would be comparable to top companies like RIL and TCS.