Book Building Process in Nepalese Capital Market-Synopsis: Research
Book Building Process in Nepalese Capital Market-Synopsis: Research
Book Building Process in Nepalese Capital Market-Synopsis: Research
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Issuing IPO through Book Building
What is Book Building ?
Book building is a system for issuing an IPO at a pre-determined price. The process of determination of the price is also known as price
discovery, which is usually done by generating investor’s demand and valuation of the company.
Minimum Criteria for a company to issue IPO through Book Building system:
• Approval from company’s AGM to issue IPO through the book building
system
• Company should have operated at a profit for the last 3 years
• Net worth per share should be maintained at 150% of per share paid up
capital.
• Average or above average rating from rating agency.
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Process of Issuing IPO through Book Building
Determination of a price range: Issue to General
Determination of Cut-off price: Public:
The concerned company shall
The concerned company shall The general public
initially determine the average
ask at least 10 interested will be able to apply
value of the IPO based on the
institutional investor to submit for minimum 50 units
company’s valuation and the
Obtain approval from company’s their bids. While collecting the at a discount of 10%
demand of the IPO being issued.
AGM for issuance of IPO through bids from institutional investors of the cut-off price.
Also, the company shall prepare
book building system. bids for 100% of the allocated
an initial prospectus and conduct
units eligible for institutional
a roadshow involving the
investors shall be collected.
interested institutional investors
Based on the bids received, the
Once the average value is
cut off price shall be determined.
determined, the concerned
Cut off price shall be the price at
company shall call out to
which the maximum number of
institutional investors to apply
applicants have submitted the
for the shares within the specific
bids within the price range.
price band.
S.A.R. Associates,
Chartered Accountants
Website: www.sar.com.np
Email: info@sar.com.np
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