Types of Issue
Types of Issue
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Kinds of issues which can be made by an Indian company in India
• Issues can be classified as Public, Rights, Bonus & Private Placement
• While right issues by a listed company and public issues involve a detailed
procedure, bonus issues & private placements are simpler
Classification of issues:
a) Public issue
(i) Initial Public offer (IPO)
(ii) Further Public offer (FPO)
b) Rights issue
c) Composite Issue
d) Bonus issue
e) Private placement
(i) Preferential issue (ii) Qualified institutional placement (iii) Institutional
Placement Programme
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(a) Public issue
(i) IPO
When an unlisted company makes either a fresh issue of shares or convertible securities
or offers its existing shares or convertible securities for sale or both for first time. This
paves way for listing and trading of the issuer’s shares or convertible securities on
Stock Exchanges
(ii) FPO
When an already listed company makes either a fresh issue of shares or convertible
securities to public or an offer for sale to the public 3
(b) Rights issue (RI): Issue of shares or convertible securities is made by an issuer
to its existing shareholders on a record date
Rights are offered in a particular ratio to number of shares or convertible
securities held as on record date
(d) Bonus issue: Issuer makes an issue of shares to its existing shareholders
without any consideration based on number of shares already held by them on a
record date
Shares are issued out of Company’s free reserves or share premium a/c
(ii) Qualified institutions placement (QIP): Listed issuer issues equity shares or NCD
along with warrants and convertible securities other than warrants to QIB only, in
terms of provisions of Chapter VIII of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2015
(iii) Institutional Placement Programme (IPP): When a listed issuer makes a FPO of
equity shares, or offer for sale of shares by promoter group of listed issuer in
which offer, allocation & allotment of such shares is made only to QIB in terms
Chapter VIII A of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations, 2015 for purpose of achieving
minimum public shareholding 5