 "SBI to divest 8.25% in UTI AMC IPO; LIC, BoB, PNB may also follow suit")
State Bank of India (SBI) on Wednesday said it will divest 8.25 per cent in the proposed initial public offering (IPO) of UTI Asset Management Company. The lender currently holds 18.25 per cent stake in the mutual fund house. Three other public sector undertakings (PSU) Life Insurance Corporation, Bank of Baroda (BoB) and Punjab National Bank (PNB) also hold 18.25 per cent each, while US-based T Rowe Price owns 26 per cent.
Sources say LIC, BoB and PNB too, are expected to divest 8.25 per cent each in the UTI AMC IPO.
The total dilution in the IPO could be 33 per cent. If the issue has fresh component, it could lead to further dilution.
SBI’s proposed 8.25 per cent disinvestment is the exact quantum required to comply with markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India's (Sebi) cross shareholding norms. Sebi rules don’t permit an entity to hold more than 10 per cent in a single fund house. Currently, SBI, LIC and BoB operate their separate fund houses along with their stake in UTI AMC.
“Pursuant to the applicable provision on the Sebi Regulation, we advise that the executive committee of the central board of directors (ECCB) of the bank at its meeting held today has accorded final approval, for divestment of SBI stake in UTI AMC up to 8.25 per cent through IPO by way…” SBI said in an exchange notification.
The country’s seventh-biggest mutual fund house is expected to file its offer document with Sebi before the end of December.
UTI AMC could seek valuations between Rs 10,000 crore and Rs 13,000 crore in the IPO.
The issue will be underpinned by a rally in shares of asset managers this year. Shares of HDFC MF and Nippon India MF (formerly Reliance MF) have rallied 122 per cent and 120 per cent respectively so far this year.
At the end of September quarter, UTI MF had assets under management (AUM) of Rs 1.54 trillion, while HDFC MF and Nippon MF manage Rs 3.8 trillion and Rs 2 trillion respectively, data provided by industry body Amfi showed.
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