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
Reports stated that LIC has finalised the deal with IDBI Bank, which will eventually pave way for the infusion of Rs 130 billion in the NPA-mired state-run bank
This clarification came following news reports saying that insurance regulator Irdai may approve LIC's proposal to pick up a substantial stake in IDBI Bank
IDBI Bank had underperformed the market by falling 41% from its recent high of Rs 84 on March 5, 2018, as compared to 3.8% rise in the S&P BSE Sensex till Thursday.
It's hard to see how the transaction could bolster the reputation of any of India's three financial regulators