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Housing and Urban Development Corporation (HUDCO) has raised USD 200 million (JPY 30 billion) in its maiden foray into the syndicated loan market, its arranger said on Tuesday. The state-run body has raised the five-year money as part of its inaugural "social loan", Japan's Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation (SMBC) said. The deal, led by SMBC's Singapore branch, saw an oversubscription with a total of nine lenders, and was upsized from its original launch size of JPY 15 billion to JPY 30 billion after exercising the greenshoe option, an official statement said. The inaugural social loan will enable further expansion of HUDCO's social housing platform to improve the quality of life for the Indian community and enhance infrastructure facilities in urban areas, the statement said. SMBC acted as the sole mandated lead arranger, book runner and social loan coordinator. "We look forward to expanding our reach to the underserved communities and strengthening the local community's access
State-owned Housing and Urban Development Corporation Ltd (HUDCO) on Friday reported a 14 per cent rise in net profit to Rs 451.69 crore for the September quarter, mainly on account of higher interest income. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 396.35 crore in the July-September quarter of 2022-23. In a stock exchange filing, HUDCO posted a higher total income of Rs 1,880.85 crore during the second quarter of the current financial year as against Rs 1,746.87 crore in the year-ago period. HUDCO's interest income in the second quarter of 2023-24 stood at Rs 1,844 crore as against Rs 1,722.74 crore a year ago. In the first six months of the year, its profit stood at Rs 897.39 crore, up from Rs 808.11 crore in the comparable period of the last year. The company's shares closed 1.08 per cent higher at Rs 80.30 apiece on the BSE.
Institutional investors on Tuesday placed bids worth over Rs 870 crore in the government's 8 per cent share sale in HUDCO. Institutional investors put in bids for over 19.40 crore shares against the base issue size of more than 9.90 crore shares. At the indicative price of Rs 45.03 apiece, the bids put in by institutional bidders are valued at over Rs 870 crore. "The OFS of HUDCO got good response on Day one. Issue subscribed nearly two times of base size by non-retail investors. Government has decided to exercise the green-shoe option, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Tuhin Kanta Pandey tweeted. The government is selling up to 8 per cent stake sale in HUDCO at a floor price of Rs 45 apiece. Bids would open for retail investors on Wednesday. The sale of over 16.01 crore shares, or a total of 8 per cent stake, would fetch around Rs 720 crore to the exchequer. The OFS comprises a base issue size of 5 per cent stake or over 11.01 crore shares, w