The LIC IPO will be one of the biggest IPOs in the Indian Market. The IPO is to list on NSE and BSE. The IPO is a part of the disinvestment of the Government stack in the company. It will a great opportunity for retail investors and employees to invest in the company for the longer-term and short term. As per the speculations, the LIC Policy Holders will get the quota to apply for the LIC IPO.

Life Insurance Corporation is controlling around 72% of the market and around 66% share of the total premium collection. The valuation of the company stayed around ₹9 Lakh to ₹10 Lakh crore. The company was founded way back in 1956. It's a merger of 245 insurance companies. The company had a monopoly in life insurance till the 1990s, after that the government gives a chance to the private sector in life insurance. They have around 2000+ branches in India with 8 zonal offices situated in Delhi, Chennai, Mumbai, Bhopal, Hyderabad, Patna, Kanpur, and Kolkata. They have 100+ divisional offices, 1100+ mini offices, and 1500+ satellite offices.

Objects of the Issue:

The IPO aims to utilize the net proceeds towards the following purposes;
1. To achieve the benefits of listing the equity shares on the stock exchange.
2. To carry out an offer for sale of 316,249,885 shares by selling shareholders.

Company Financials:



LIC IPO Details:





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LIC IPO Lot Size:

The LIC IPO market lot size is 15 shares. A retail-individual investor can apply for up to 14 lots (210 shares or ₹199,290).

LIC IPO Promoter Holding:

• Pre Issue Share Holding - 100%
• Post Issue Share Holding - 96.50%

How to apply for IPO?

1. ASBA - All you have to do is, know if your demat is with NSDL or CDSL. Make a note of your Demat ID/DP ID/BO ID - 16 digit number from your broker terminal. Once you have these 2 information, go ahead and apply from your internet banking. One advantage in this process is that, once you submit the application, process ends there and amount gets blocked. While in UPI, you need to get mandate from your bank and need to authorize on time. Many parties are involved in UPI process (Bank, broker, 3rd party UPI app provider etc) and there are chances of delayed UPI mandates. This is a recent process and will take time to settle. Till then, it is better to apply from net banking, but ensure you enter correct 16 digit DP ID.

List of banks that support ASBA. https://www.bsesme.com/static/getlis...x?expandable=0

2. UPI - Visit your broker terminal, select the IPO, enter UPI ID and other bid details to submit the application. Wait for mandate to arrive on UPI app. Approve the mandate to block the amount.

Refer to this video to apply for IPO using UPI at Zerodha.