The open offer is in connection with the LIC's acquisition of 51 per cent controlling stake in the state-owned IDBI Bank
He retired from Canara Bank as the MD and CEO after serving for a period of three years from September 11, 2015 till July 31, 2018
This comes after the tenure of B Sriram who was appointed as the chief executive of IDBI Bank for three months ended in September 2018
Sharma retired from as CEO of Canara Bank in July 2018; he replaces B Sriram, who headed IDBI Bank until September this year
LIC made a public announcement for the open offer to shareholders, including retailers, as per the Sebi's regulations with regard to substantial acquisition and takeover of shares in a company
The bank's board Thursday also approved allotment of 339.8 million equity shares to LIC at a price of Rs 61.73 per share
The preferential issue to LIC will raise up to Rs 20.98 billion for the bank
Earlier this month, the LIC board had taken decision on the modalities and timeline for increasing stake in IDBI Bank to 51 per cent
The board will discuss timeline for the open offer, board-level appointments and future strategy for revitalising IDBI Bank, sources said
According to R-Naval's annual report for 2016-17, it had overdue loans of Rs 3.432 billion toward principal and interest payments
IDBI Bank shares had dropped sharply by more than 5 per cent to a day's low of Rs 57.85 after the announcement
A net loss in the first quarter of fiscal 2019, combined with the bank's buyback of additional tier-1 (AT1) capital instruments, eroded IDBI's capital levels to below the regulatory minimum for a bank
For overnight and one-month tenor loans, the MCLR are increased by 0.05 per cent each to 8 per cent and 8.25 per cent respectively
With the acquisition of a majority stake, LIC is expected to appoint at least four members on the bank's board
The bank would also get accounts of about 220 million policy holders and subsequent flow of fund
The government owns 85.96 per cent of IDBI Bank, while LIC holds 7.98 per cent at end of June 2018, according to filings with BSE
Insurer's board meets on Monday to approve the proposal to increase stake up to 51%
The existing ratings factor is in the sovereign support
The financial institution that became a bank has a history that would have made it awkward for the government to sell stake to a non-government entity
IDBI Bank is grappling with mounting toxic loans with gross non-performing assets rising to a staggering Rs 556 bn