Andhra Bank lines up Rs 800 crore public offer

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| Andhra Bank shares closed at Rs 92.80 on the Bombay Stock Exchange today. The issue would constitute 17.53 per cent of the paid-up equity capital after the public issue. The net offer to public is for 7.6 crore shares of Rs 10 each. The price would determined through book building. |
| The government's stake in Andhra Bank will fall close to 51.5 per cent. After the issue, its holding will drop to 51.5 per cent from 62.5 per cent now. |
| ICICI Bank's follow-on issue to raise a total of Rs 5,750 crore will open on December 1 and the price band has been fixed at Rs 505 to Rs 545. Bank of Baroda has also filed its prospectus for a follow-on equity issue to raise close to Rs 1,000 crore. |
| Andhra bank's capital adequacy ratio stood at 11.94 per cent as on September 30, 2005 against 14 per cent a year ago. The bank reported a 21.55 per cent growth in its net profit to Rs 132.89 crore in the July-September 2005 quarter against Rs 109.33 crore a year earlier. |
First Published: Dec 01 2005 | 12:00 AM IST