Fifteen weeks ago, Quick Ltd. listed 200 lakh equity shares of ₹10 each on Bombay Stock Exchange which is regulated by SEBI. The stock prices are stable in the range of ₹66 to ₹85 per share. Soon after listing, it was in
CS Professional · Capital Commodity and Money Market · PYQS · June 2015
Fifteen weeks ago, Quick Ltd. listed 200 lakh equity shares of ₹10 each on Bombay Stock Exchange which is regulated by SEBI. The stock prices are stable in the range of ₹66 to ₹85 per share. Soon after listing, it was in need of additional funds for a new project which was not envisaged at the time of IPO and it was advised that the quickest way to raise funds at a short notice is the preferential issue route. Accordingly, the shareholders passed a resolution on 30th January, 2014 to allot 30 lakh equity shares at a price of ₹66 each to the following investors: No. of Shares Michael Jackson 5 lakh New York Investment LLP (FII) 10 lakh India Asset Management Co. Ltd. (Indian MF) 10 lakh Rohan-Sohan Works Ltd. 2 lakh In & Out Share Trading Ltd. 3 lakh All the above preferential allottees were also investors (non-promoter category) in the IPO when the shares were issued at a price of ₹90. Two of them, i.e. In & Out Share Trading Ltd. and Michael Jackson partly sold their holdings while the India Asset Management Co. Ltd. has sold off its entire holding. The average of the weekly high and low prices for the fifteen weeks prior to the relevant date is ₹76 while that of two weeks preceding the relevant date is ₹70. The company has filed its listing application with the stock exchange and it was rejected for non-compliance of the SEBI guidelines. The company filed an appeal and won the case with some additional conditionalities. On hearing the verdict, the stock price further went-up and the average of weekly high and low for twenty-six weeks from the date of listing touched a high of ₹110. In light of the above, answer the following questions: Out of three allottees who have sold their pre-preferential allotment, who are eligible and who are not eligible to receive the preferential offer as per the preferential issue guidelines ? What is the final price to be paid by all the preferential allottees ?
Answer & Explanation:
The three allottees who sold their pre preferential allotment are: In and out Share Trading Ltd. Michael Jackson India Asset Management Company Ltd. As per the SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2009, shareholders who disposed off, partly or fully, their pre preferential issue allotment are not eligible for allotment of shares on preferential basis except Mutual Funds (MFs) registered with SEBI and insurance companies registered with IRDA. In the given case, In and Out Share Trading Ltd. and Michael Jackson are not eligible for allotment under preferential issue regulations while India Asset Management Company Ltd. being a MF, is eligible for allotment. As per the pricing norms, if a company is listed on a stock exchange for less than 26 weeks, it shall recompute the preferential issue price upon completion of 26 weeks post listing. If such price is higher than the price at which it has allotted the shares on preferential basis, difference shall be paid by the allottees to the issuer. In the instant case, the average of high-low of 26 week price is ₹110. Therefore, the acquisition cost for all the four allottees is ₹110 per share with an exception to an FII which is a QIB where the price can be lesser than ₹110 but can't be less than ₹70.
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