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LIC may need 5 yrs after '27 to comply with float
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source familiar with the matter said.

"Going forward, we will have to take a call, along with Sebi and the
Department of Economic Affairs on the roadmap for minimum public
shareholding (MPS). This could be done keeping market acceptance in mind,"
he said. Currently, the government holds a 96.5 per cent stake in LIC.
Sources said that the government has decided to sell the stake in tranches
where it could dilute a smaller portion. Any decision on further dilution of
stake would be taken after considering the market situation in view of a global
slowdown and domestic factors. The process would take longer than the given
timeline and may need five to seven more years to meet the requirement,
the official cited above said.
For issuers with a post-issue market capitalisation of over Rs 1 trillion, Sebi
had in 2021 eased the deadline for a 25 per cent MPS to give five years. This
was done to facilitate the IPO of LIC.

"For issuers with a post-issue market capital exceeding Rs 100,000 crore, the
requirement of minimum public float will be reduced from 10 per cent of post-
issue market capital to Rs 10,000 crore plus 5 per cent of the incremental
amount beyond Rs 100,000 crore. These issuers shall be required to achieve
at least 10 per cent public shareholding in two years and at least 25 per cent
public shareholding within five years from the date of listing," Sebi had said,
while tweaking the rule in 2021.

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