Himalayan Reinsurance Limited has successfully allocated IPO shares to Nepalese citizens working abroad, marking the completion of the allotment process on 24th Mangsir, 2080. The company, with a total issued capital of Rs. 10 Arba, allocated 30% or 3,00,00,000 unit shares for the public, including Nepalese citizens working abroad and the general public. In the specific category for Nepalese citizens working abroad, 10% or 30,00,000 unit shares were issued at a rate of Rs. 206 per share (Rs. 100 face value + Rs. 106 premium price) from December 4th to 18th Mangsir.
The allotment module received a total of 32,056 applications for 4,338,650 units. Valid applications ranged from 10 to 170 units, with applicants in this range receiving their requested allocations in full. For those applying for 180 to 19,500 units, 170 units were allotted per applicant, and a lottery process determined an additional 10 units for 2,651 applicants.
NMB Capital Limited served as the appointed issue manager, allowing applicants to place bids for a minimum of 10 units and a maximum of 300,000 units. Going forward, Himalayan Reinsurance Limited will issue the remaining 2,49,00,000 units for the general public from 27th Mangsir to 1st Poush, 2080, at a rate of Rs. 206 per share.
The prominent promoters of Himalayan Reinsurance include key business conglomerates and significant financial institutions such as Golchha Group, Shanker Group, Infinity Holdings, Lucky Group, Ramesh Corp, Shiv Shakti Group, Himalayan Infrastructure Fund Ltd., Shalimar Investment, Saffron CK Investments, Vaishnav Enterprises, Murarka Group, K L Dugar Group, M V Dugar Group, R H Group, M S Corp, IME Group, Prem Gurung and Group, Ashlesha Enterprises, Allied Continental, and Balaji Marbles.
ICRA Nepal has reaffirmed an issuer rating of [ICRANP-IR] A- for Himalayan Reinsurance Limited, signifying an adequate level of safety regarding the timely servicing of financial obligations and indicating low credit risk for the company.