With the objective to take advantage of the upcoming growth opportunities, IDFC First Bank has announced a Rs 3,200 cr preferential issue (current mcap of the Bank is around Rs 55,000 cr).
- The issue is priced at Rs 80.63/ share. It’s close to the current market price of Rs 77-78/ share.
- Subscribers to the preferential issue are all insurance companies including LIC, HDFC Life, Aditya Birla Sun Life, Bajaj Allianz Life, ICICI Lombard General Insurance and SBI General Insurance.
- The capital adequacy of the Bank after issue will increase to 17.49%, as computed on the risk weighted assets as on March 31, 2024.