Chirkhwa Hydropower Limited has released an offer letter for an Initial Public Offering (IPO) available to locals affected by the project in Bhojpur District and Nepalese citizens working abroad. The IPO will be open from the 28th of Shrawan to the 10th of Bhadra, 2080. If the locals in Bhojpur District don’t fully subscribe to the IPO by the initial closing date, the deadline may be extended until Bhadra 25. However, this extension won’t apply to Nepalese citizens working abroad.
Manakamana Engineering Hydropower Limited is set to release 2,276,620 IPO shares with a face value of Rs 100 each, starting from the 28th of Shrawan, 2080. The initial closing date for the IPO is on the 31st of Shrawan, and if the shares aren’t fully subscribed by then, the deadline could be extended until the 10th of Bhadra, 2080.
Earlier, the company had offered 800,000 unit shares valued at Rs. 8 crores to locals affected by the project in Dolakha District. However, only 183,380 units (22.92%) found valid takers. Consequently, the remaining 616,620 unsubscribed units from the project-affected locals are combined with 2,000,000 units (25% of the total issued capital, earmarked for the general public), resulting in a total of 2,616,620 units available for the general public.
BoK Capital Market will allocate the Initial Public Offering (IPO) of Manakamana Engineering Hydropower on Shrawan 16, 2080. The company offered 8 lakh unit shares to project-affected locals and 2 lakh unit shares to migrant Nepalese workers, as stated in the media release.
Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Limited (UPPER) will be offering 100% right shares to its existing shareholders. The company will issue 105,900,000 units of right shares at a 1:1 ratio. Shareholders who hold shares until Shrawan 25 will be eligible for the rights offering. The company’s paid-up capital, currently at Rs. 10.59 Arba, will double to Rs. 21.18 Arba after the issuance of the proposed right shares.
Bhagawati Hydropower Development Company Limited is wrapping up its IPO for project-affected locals today, the 14th Shrawan. The company issued a total capital of Rs. 57.20 Crores, with 10% (572,065 unit shares) allocated to locals in the Kaski District. Additionally, 15% of the capital (858,097 unit shares) will be offered to the general public later. Out of this, 10% (85,810 unit shares) were set aside for Nepalese citizens working abroad, and their issue closed on the 7th Shrawan, 2080.
Upper Lohore Hydropower Company Limited has announced its plan to issue an Initial Public Offering (IPO) to the general public. The IPO will consist of 19,53,279 unit shares with a face value of Rs 100 each, starting from 18th Shrawan, 2080. The company aims to raise Rs 19.53 crore through this offering. The closing date for the IPO is initially set for the 22nd Shrawan, but it can be extended up to the 32nd Shrawan, 2080, if the issue is not fully subscribed by then.
Upper Lohore Hydropower Company Limited has successfully allotted IPO shares to project-affected local residents in the Dailekh District. The allotment process was concluded on the 10th of Shrawan, 2080. The company had issued 509,804 units of IPO shares, which represent 10% of the total issued capital of Rs. 50.98 Crores. Local residents from the Dailekh District were eligible to apply for these shares between 7th Ashad and 5th Shrawan. They had the option to apply for a minimum of 10 units and a maximum of 25,000 units.
Manakamana Engineering Hydropower Limited is wrapping up its Initial Public Offering (IPO) for project-affected locals on the 9th of Shrawan. The IPO, which began on the 19th of Ashad, 2080, allocated 10% of the company’s issued capital, amounting to Rs. 8 Crores, to project-affected locals in Dolakha District. Additionally, there will be a public issue of 25% of the company’s capital, with 200,000 unit shares set aside for Nepalese citizens working abroad. The application period for the shares allocated to Nepalese citizens abroad ended on the 2nd of Shrawan, 2080.
ICRA Nepal Limited has reaffirmed the issuer rating of Mid Solu Hydropower Limited as BB+, which means they have a moderate risk of default in timely servicing of financial obligations. The rating is an overall opinion on the creditworthiness of the company and not tied to any specific debt instrument.
Setikhola Hydropower has selected Kumari Capital as the issue manager to issue 60 lakh unit ordinary shares to the public investors. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the CEO of Kumari Capital, Mr. Puspa Sharma, and the chairman of Setikhola Hydropower, Mr. Anup Acharya, during a program, according to the media statement.
The IPO allotment of Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower Limited is scheduled to take place on Sunday, the 7th of Shrawan, 2080. The allotment program will be conducted at the premises of the issue manager, NMB Capital Limited, located in Nagpokhari, Kathmandu, starting at 9 am.
Out of the total 121,867 units offered for the IPO, specific allocations were set aside for various categories. 10% of the shares, i.e., 12,186 units, were issued and allotted to Nepalese citizens working abroad, while 5% of the total offered shares, equivalent to 6,093 units, were reserved for mutual funds. An additional 2%, i.e., 2,437 units, were set aside for the employees of the company. The remaining 101,151 units were offered to the general public. After the IPO issuance, the paid-up capital of the company will increase to Rs. 12.18 Crores, with the intention to raise Rs. 1.01 crore from this offering.
According to data provided by the Central Depository System and Clearing Limited (CDSC), the IPO received an overwhelming response, with approximately 973,353 applications filed for a total of 10,481,890 units till the last day. This indicates that the IPO was oversubscribed by an impressive 103.62 times in terms of the number of units through ordinary applicants as of the closing day.
Considering the data, it becomes evident that only 10,115 fortunate applicants will be selected to become shareholders of the company.
Kutheli Bukhari Small Hydropower Ltd. was initially incorporated on August 11, 2011, as a private limited company and was later converted into a public limited company on January 28, 2015, to facilitate public participation. The company is currently operating a 0.998-Megawatt Suspa Bukhari Khola Small Hydro Power Plant (HPP) in the Dolakha district of Madhesh Province, Nepal. The project follows a run-of-the-river (R-o-R) type approach with a 40% probability of exceedance (Q40). It commenced commercial operations on September 20, 2015, and was developed at a total cost of approximately NPR 248 million.
Balephi Hydropower Limited (BHL) has recently made changes to its right share ratio, increasing it from 50% to 100%. In a board of directors meeting held on Shrawan 02, 2080, it was decided that the company will issue 100% right shares based on the paid-up capital of Rs. 1.82 Arba. As a result of this issuance, the company’s paid-up capital will rise to Rs. 3.64 Arba.
Previously, during a board meeting on Falgun 12, BHL had planned to propose the issuance of rights shares in the ratio of 1:0.50. However, it was later reconsidered due to the realization that the amount generated from 50% right shares would not be sufficient to repay the loans obtained from banks. Consequently, the new proposal suggests the issuance of right shares in the ratio of 1:1.
It is important to note that the right shares will only be issued after receiving approval from the Securities Board of Nepal (SEBON) and obtaining endorsement during the company’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (AGM). These regulatory steps are essential to ensure compliance with the necessary legal procedures and protect the interests of shareholders and investors.