Azad Engineering IPO allotment status: Check application, latest GMP and listing date

Azad Engineering is scheduled to announce the basis of allotment of its shares most likely on Tuesday, December 26. Bidders will get messages, alerts or emails for debit of their funds or revocations of their IPO mandate latest by Wednesday, December 27. The primary offering of the manufacturer of aerospace components and turbines received a strong response from investors.

Azad Engineering sold its IPO in the price band of Rs 499-524 per share with a lot size of 28 shares, which was open for bidding between December 20 to December 22. The company aimed to raise about 740 crore from its primary offering, which included a fresh shares sale of Rs 240 crore and an offer-for-sale (OFS) of up to 95,41,985 equity shares.

The issue was overall subscribed a stellar 80.65 times as the portion for qualified institutional bidders (QIBs) was booked a whopping 179.66 times, while the non-institutional investors' category was subscribed 87.61 times. The quota reserved for retail investors and employees was subscribed 23.79 times and 14.71 times, respectively during the bidding process.

The grey market premium (GMP) of Azad Engineering has seen a slight correction amid the volatility in the broader markets, despite robust bidding from QIB investors. Last heard, the company was commanding a premium of Rs 360-370 per share, suggesting a listing pop of 68-70 per cent for the investors. The premium in the unofficial market was around Rs 440 apiece.

Azad Engineering, Incorporated in 1983, is a manufacturer of aerospace components and turbines. The company supplies its products to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in the aerospace, defence, energy, and oil and gas industries. Azad Engineering's products are highly engineered, complex, mission-critical, and vital.

Brokerage firms were mostly positive on the issue of Azad Engineering IPO and suggested subscribing to it citing its solid track record, a strong business plan, at-par valuations, high entry barriers, solid margins and financials of the company along with experienced management.

Axis Capital, ICICI Securities, SBI Capital Markets and Anand Rathi Shares and Stock Brokers are the book running lead managers of the Azad Engineering IPO, while Kfin Technologies is the registrar for the issue. Shares of the company will be listed on both BSE and NSE, with December 27, Thursday, as the tentative date of listing.

Investors, who bid for the issue of Azad Engineering, can check the allotment status on the BSE website's IPO application check page. Check-in equity, under the issue type and select Azad Engineering Limited in the dropbox; type-in the application number and add the PAN card number before checking-in at 'I am not a Robot' before hitting the submit button.

Allotment status can also be checked through the online portal of Link Intime India, the registrar to the issue. Visit the web portal of Kfin Tech and select the IPO of Azad Engineering in the dropbox. Enter the either PAN card number, application number or DP client ID as selected tab and hit 'search' to get the allotment status for your application.

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