Govt plans Axis Bank stake sale to raise up to $748 mn

The government plans to sell a stake of up to 3 percent in Axis Bank Ltd in an offer that could raise up to 53.16 billion rupees ($747.8 million).

The government, which holds a 9.56 percent stake in the private sector lender through state-owned Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust Of India (SUUTI), will sell up to 50.8 million shares, or a 1.98 percent holding, to non-retail investors on February 12, SUUTI said in a filing to the stock exchanges.

Retail and non-retail investors will have an option to buy an additional 26.3 million shares, or 1.02 percent, of Axis Bank on Feb. 13.

The sale will have a floor price of 689.52 rupees per share. Axis Bank shares closed down 1.2 percent at 710.85 rupees on Monday.