Bank of India raises Rs 660 crore by selling shares to employees

Bank of India raises Rs 660 crore by selling shares to employees

The bank issued 6,25,52,188 shares of Rs 10 each to eligible employees, BoI said in a statement.

Bank of India offered a discount of 24.28 per cent on the applicable price to the employees.
PTI
  • Mar 12, 2019,
  • Updated Mar 12, 2019, 3:04 PM IST

State-owned Bank of India (BoI) Tuesday said it has raised Rs 660.80 crore by issuing shares to employees under Employee Share Purchase Scheme (ESPS).

The bank issued 6,25,52,188 shares of Rs 10 each to eligible employees, BoI said in a statement.

It offered a discount of 24.28 per cent on the applicable price to the employees and about 94.70 per cent of total employees participated in the scheme, it said.

These shares are issued with a lock-in period of one year, it added.

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