New Delhi: Government will divest 5 percent of its stake in Power Finance Corporation on July 27 which may fetch around Rs 1,700 crore at current market price.
At present, government holds 72.80 percent equity in Power Finance Corporation. After sale of 6.60 crore shares representing 5 percent stake on offer, government's holding will be reduced to 67.80 percent.
"Power Finance Corporation Ltd has submitted to BSE a copy of Notice of Offer for Sale up to 6,60,02,035 equity shares of the face value of Rs 10 each representing 5 percent of the total paid up equity share capital by Promoter through a sale on the separate window provided by BSE and NSE Ltd," a BSE filing said.
According to the statement, the offer for sale will commence at 0915 hrs and closes at 1530 hrs on July 27.
The government in this fiscal has been able to sell stake in only one PSU, REC.
The Department of Disinvestment has a Rs 69,500-crore target from PSU disinvestment in the current fiscal, of which Rs 41,000 crore would come from minority stake sale and Rs 28,500 crore from strategic stake sale.
As per the government's disinvestment plan, the DoD would sell minority stake in PSUs through an offer for sale (OFS) in which 20 percent of the issue size is reserved for retail investors and 25 percent for mutual funds and domestic insurance companies.
The remaining portion is left for institutional investors, which are usually lapped up mostly by domestic financial institutions and foreign funds.
