Apex Frozen Foods IPO Details

Bookbuilding IPO | ₹152 Cr | Listed at BSE, NSE | Tue, Aug 22, 2017 - Thu, Aug 24, 2017

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Apex Frozen Foods IPO is a book build issue of ₹152.25 crores. The issue is a combination of fresh issue of 0.73 crore shares aggregating to ₹126.88 crores and offer for sale of 0.15 crore shares aggregating to ₹25.38 crores.

Apex Frozen Foods IPO bidding started from Aug 22, 2017 and ended on Aug 24, 2017. The allotment for Apex Frozen Foods IPO was finalized on Aug 30, 2017. The shares got listed on BSE, NSE on Sep 4, 2017.

Apex Frozen Foods IPO price band is set at ₹175 per share. The lot size for an application is 80. The minimum amount of investment required by an retail is ₹14,000 (80 shares) (based on upper price). The lot size investment for sNII is 15 lots (1,200 shares), amounting to ₹2,10,000, and for bNII, it is 72 lots (5,760 shares), amounting to ₹10,08,000.

The issue includes a reservation of up to 4,00,000 shares for employees offered at a discount of ₹0.00 to the issue price.

Karvy Investor Services Ltd. is the book running lead manager and Bigshare Services Pvt.Ltd. is the registrar of the issue.

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IPO Open

Tue, Aug 22, 2017

IPO Close

Thu, Aug 24, 2017

Issue Price

₹175 per share

Market Cap (Pre-IPO)

₹546.88 Cr

IPO Details

IPO Date22 to 24 Aug, 2017
Listed onMon, Sep 4, 2017
Face Value10 per share
Price Band₹171 to ₹175
Issue Price₹175 per share
Lot Size80 Shares
Sale TypeFresh capital cum OFS
Issue TypeBookbuilding IPO
Listing AtBSE, NSE

Total Issue Size87,00,000 shares
(agg. up to ₹152 Cr)
Fresh Issue 72,50,000 shares
(agg. up to ₹127 Cr)
Offer for Sale14,50,000 shares of ₹10
(agg. up to ₹25 Cr)
Share Holding Pre Issue2,40,00,000 shares
Share Holding Post Issue3,12,50,000 shares
BSE Script Code / NSE Symbol540692 / APEX
ISININE346W01013

IPO Timetable

Issue Reservation

Apex Frozen Foods IPO comprises a total issue size of 87,00,000 shares. The net offer to the public is 83,00,000 shares, after excluding 4,00,000 shares under a preferential allotment. Of the Net offer 41,50,000 (50.00%) are allocated to QIB, 12,45,000 (15.00%) allocated to NII 29,05,000 (35.00%) allocated to RII.

Investor Category Shares Offered % of Net Issue% of Total Issue Max Allottees
QIB Shares Offered 41,50,00050.00%47.70%NA
  − Anchor Investor Shares Offered 24,90,00028.62%NA
  − QIB (Ex. Anchor) Shares Offered 16,60,00019.08%NA
NII (HNI) Shares Offered 12,45,00015.00%14.31%NA
Retail Shares Offered 29,05,00035.00%33.39%36,312
Preferential Reservations
Employee Shares Offered 4,00,0004.60%NA
Total Shares Offered 87,00,000100.00%100.00%

IPO Lot Size

Investors can bid for a minimum of 80 shares and in multiples thereof. 

Application Lots Shares Amount
Retail (Min) 1 80 ₹14,000
Retail (Max) 14 1,120 ₹1,96,000
S-HNI (Min) 15 1,200 ₹2,10,000
S-HNI (Max) 71 5,680 ₹9,94,000
B-HNI (Min) 72 5,760 ₹10,08,000
IPO Subscription Details

IPO Anchor Investors

Apex Frozen Foods IPO raises ₹43.58 crore from anchor investors. Apex Frozen Foods IPO Anchor bid date is August 21, 2017.
📝 Anchor Investors Letter (PDF)

Bid DateMon, Aug 21, 2017
Shares Offered24,90,000
Anchor Portion (₹ Cr.)43.58
Anchor lock-in period end date for 50% shares (30 Days)Fri, Sep 29, 2017
Anchor lock-in period end date for remaining shares (90 Days)Tue, Nov 28, 2017

Investor Category Reservations

Application CategoryMaximum Bidding LimitsBidding at Cut-off Price Allowed
Only RII Up to Rs 2 Lakhs Yes
Only sNII Rs 2 Lakhs to Rs 10 Lakhs No
Only bNII Rs 10 Lakhs to NII Reservation Portion No
Only employee Yes
Employee + RII/NII
  • Employee limit: (In certain cases, employees are given discount if bidding amount is upto Rs. 2 lakhs)
  • If applying as RII: Upto Rs. 2 lakhs
  • If applying as NII: sNII > Rs. 2 lakhs and upto Rs. 10 lakhs and bNII > Rs. 10 lakhs
Yes for Employee and RII/NII

About Apex Frozen Foods Ltd.

Incorporated in 1995, Apex Frozen Foods Limited is in the business of produces and exports aquaculture products. They supply their products to food companies, retail chains, restaurants, club stores and distributors. Apex produces two kinds of shrimps namely the Whiteleg shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) and the Black Tiger Shrimp (Penaeus monodon).

They have operations in the United States, United Kingdom and various European countries. Company's output majorly comprises of variants of processed Vannamei shrimp (White shrimp) and are sold under the brands namely Bay fresh, Bay Harvest and BayPremium.

Company Financials ()

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Amount in ₹ Crore

IPO Objects of the Issue

The Company proposes to utilise the Net Proceeds from the Issue towards the following objects:

# Issue Objects Est Amt (₹ Cr.)
1 Setting up a new Shrimp processing unit with a proposed capacity of 20,000 MTPA at East Godavari District, Andhra Pradesh; 90.15
2 General corporate purposes 26.94

IPO Review

[Dilip Davda]
This issue being under Rs. 250 crore will get listed in "T" group for initial period eliminating speculative aspect. Certain class of investors has reservations against investments in such issue. However, looking at company's financials and expansion plans, investors may consider investment for medium to long term.
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Apex Frozen Foods IPO Subscription Status (Bidding Detail)

The Apex Frozen Foods IPO is subscribed 6.14 times on August 24, 2017 5:00:00 PM (Day 3). The public issue subscribed 8.53 times in the retail category, 1.91 times in the QIB category, and 7.82 times in the NII category. Check Day by Day Subscription Details (Live Status)

CategorySubscription (times)Shares OfferedShares bid for
QIB1.9116,60,00031,78,400
NII7.8212,45,00097,32,400
Retail8.5329,05,0002,47,86,480
Employee1.14,00,0004,40,320
Total6.1462,10,0003,81,37,600

IPO Expenses

# Issue Expenses Est Amt (₹ Cr.)
1 BRLM fees and commission (including underwriting commission, brokerage and selling commission) 4.57
2 Commission and processing fees for SCSBs 0.22
3 Brokerage and selling commission for Registered Brokers, RTAs and CDPs 0.52
4 Registrar to the Issue 0.16
5 Other advisers to the Issue 1.50
6 Monitoring Agency 0.04
7 Others
8 Listing fees, SEBI filing fees, book building software fees 0.58
9 Printing and stationary expenses; 1.31
10 Advertising and marketing; and 0.76
11 Miscellaneous. 0.15

Listing Day Trading Information

Price DetailsBSENSE
Final Issue Price175.00175.00
Open199.90202.00
Low195.00202.00
High209.85212.10
Last Trade209.85212.10

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IPO Registrar

Bigshare Services Pvt.Ltd.

Contact Details

Apex Frozen Foods Ltd. Address
3-160, Panasapadu,
Kakinada,
East Godavari - 533 005
East Godavari, Andhra Pradesh
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IPO FAQs

Apex Frozen Foods IPO is a main-board IPO of 87,00,000 equity shares of the face value of ₹10 aggregating up to ₹152 Crores. The issue is priced at ₹175 per share. The minimum order quantity is 80.

The IPO opens on Tue, Aug 22, 2017, and closes on Thu, Aug 24, 2017.

Bigshare Services Pvt.Ltd. is the registrar for the IPO. The shares are proposed to be listed on BSE, NSE.

Zerodha customers can apply online in Apex Frozen Foods IPO using UPI as a payment gateway. Zerodha customers can apply in Apex Frozen Foods IPO by login into Zerodha Console (back office) and submitting an IPO application form.

Steps to apply in Apex Frozen Foods IPO through Zerodha

  1. Visit the Zerodha website and login to Console.
  2. Go to Portfolio and click the IPOs link.
  3. Go to the 'Apex Frozen Foods IPO' row and click the 'Bid' button.
  4. Enter your UPI ID, Quantity, and Price.
  5. Submit IPO application form.
  6. Visit the UPI App (net banking or BHIM) to approve the mandate.

Visit Zerodha IPO Application Process Review for more detail.

The Apex Frozen Foods IPO opens on Tue, Aug 22, 2017 and closes on Thu, Aug 24, 2017.

Apex Frozen Foods IPO lot size is 80, and the minimum amount required for application is ₹14,000.

You can apply in Apex Frozen Foods IPO online using either UPI or ASBA as a payment method. ASBA IPO application is available in the net banking of your bank account. UPI IPO Application is offered by brokers who don't offer banking services. Read more detail about applying IPO online through Zerodha, Upstox, 5Paisa, Nuvama, HDFC Bank, and SBI Bank.

The finalization of Basis of Allotment for Apex Frozen Foods IPO will be done on Wednesday, August 30, 2017, and the allotted shares will be credited to your demat account by Fri, Sep 1, 2017. Check the Apex Frozen Foods IPO allotment status.

The Apex Frozen Foods IPO listing date is on Mon, Sep 4, 2017.

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