Cox & Kings (India) IPO Details

Bookbuilding IPO | ₹610 Cr | Listed at BSE, NSE | Wed, Nov 18, 2009 - Fri, Nov 20, 2009

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Cox & Kings IPO is a book build issue of ₹610.39 crores. The issue is a combination of fresh issue of 1.55 crore shares aggregating to ₹509.85 crores and offer for sale of 0.30 crore shares aggregating to ₹100.54 crores.

Cox & Kings IPO bidding started from Nov 18, 2009 and ended on Nov 20, 2009. The shares got listed on BSE, NSE on Dec 11, 2009.

Cox & Kings IPO price band is set at ₹330 per share. The lot size for an application is 20. The minimum amount of investment required by an retail is ₹6,600 (20 shares) (based on upper price). The lot size investment for sNII is 31 lots (620 shares), amounting to ₹2,04,600, and for bNII, it is 152 lots (3,040 shares), amounting to ₹10,03,200.

The issue includes a reservation of up to 2,00,000 shares for employees offered at a discount of ₹0.00 to the issue price.

IIFL Capital Services Ltd. is the book running lead manager and Kfin Technologies Ltd. is the registrar of the issue.

Refer to Cox & Kings IPO RHP for detailed Information.

IPO Open

Wed, Nov 18, 2009

IPO Close

Fri, Nov 20, 2009

Issue Price

₹330 per share

Market Cap (Pre-IPO)

₹2,076.46 Cr

IPO Details

IPO Date18 to 20 Nov, 2009
Listed onFri, Dec 11, 2009
Face Value10 per share
Price Band₹316 to ₹330
Issue Price₹330 per share
Lot Size20 Shares
Sale TypeFresh capital cum OFS
Issue TypeBookbuilding IPO
Listing AtBSE, NSE

Total Issue Size1,84,96,640 shares
(agg. up to ₹610 Cr)
Fresh Issue 1,54,50,000 shares
(agg. up to ₹510 Cr)
Offer for Sale30,46,640 shares of ₹10
(agg. up to ₹101 Cr)
Share Holding Pre Issue4,74,72,942 shares
Share Holding Post Issue6,29,22,942 shares
BSE Script Code / NSE Symbol533144 / COX&KINGS
ISININE008I01026

IPO Timetable

Issue Reservation

Cox & Kings IPO comprises a total issue size of 1,84,96,640 shares. The net offer to the public is 1,82,96,640 shares, after excluding 2,00,000 shares under a preferential allotment. Of the Net offer 91,48,320 (50.00%) are allocated to QIB, 27,44,496 (15.00%) allocated to NII 64,03,824 (35.00%) allocated to RII.

Investor Category Shares Offered % of Net Issue% of Total Issue Max Allottees
QIB Shares Offered 91,48,32050.00%49.46%NA
  − Anchor Investor Shares Offered 27,44,48014.84%NA
  − QIB (Ex. Anchor) Shares Offered 64,03,84034.62%NA
NII (HNI) Shares Offered 27,44,49615.00%14.84%NA
Retail Shares Offered 64,03,82435.00%34.62%3,20,191
Preferential Reservations
Employee Shares Offered 2,00,0001.08%NA
Total Shares Offered 1,84,96,640100.00%100.00%

IPO Lot Size

Investors can bid for a minimum of 20 shares and in multiples thereof. 

Application Lots Shares Amount
Retail (Min) 1 20 ₹6,600
Retail (Max) 30 600 ₹1,98,000
S-HNI (Min) 31 620 ₹2,04,600
S-HNI (Max) 151 3,020 ₹9,96,600
B-HNI (Min) 152 3,040 ₹10,03,200
IPO Subscription Details

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 Cox & Kings (India) Ltd.

Incorporated in 1939, Cox and Kings (India) Ltd is one of the India’s largest tour and travel operator. Company design travel packages for both individuals and groups for their domestic and international travel.
Cox provides end to end travel solutions including land, air and cruise bookings, hotel bookings, in-transit arrangements, local sightseeing, visa, passport and medical insurance assistance and such other destination management services. They also provide value added services viz., customising travel plans for NRI customers, travel arrangements for Trade Fairs, providing private air charter services, etc.
Company's headquarter is in Mumbai and has the status of a limited company. It has over 14 fully owned offices in India across key cities such as Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Bangalore, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Kochi, Hyderabad, Pune, Goa, Nagpur and Jaipur. The worldwide offices are located in UK, USA, Japan, Russia, Singapore and Dubai. It has associate offices in Germany, Italy, Spain, South Africa, Sweden and Australia.

Company Financials ()

Period Ended
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 Repayment of Loans 129.60
2 Acquisitions & Other Strategic Initiatives 150.00
3 Investment in Overseas Subsidiaries 62.50
4 Investment in Corporate Office & Upgrading our existing Operations 60.00
5 General Corporate Purposes 50.00
6 Meeting Fresh Issue related Expenses 57.80

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)

KPI
RoNW27.53%
Pre IPOPost IPO
Promoter Holding84.3%63.6%
Market Cap2,076.46 Cr.

Cox and Kings IPO Subscription Status (Bidding Detail)

The Cox and Kings IPO is subscribed 6.31 times on November 20, 2009 5:00:00 PM (Day 3). The public issue subscribed 0.98 times in the retail category, 9.95 times in the QIB category, and 10.7 times in the NII category. Check Day by Day Subscription Details (Live Status)

CategorySubscription (times)Shares OfferedShares bid for
QIB9.9564,03,840
NII10.727,44,496
Retail0.9864,03,824
Employee0.112,00,000
Total6.311,57,52,160

Cox and Kings (India) Ltd IPO Grading / Rating

CARE has assigned an IPO Grade 4 to Cox and Kings (India) Ltd IPO. This means as per CARE, company has above average fundamentals. CARE assigns IPO gradings on a scale of 5 to 1, with Grade 5 indicating strong fundamentals and Grade 1 indicating poor fundamentals.Link to download CARE rating document.

IPO Expenses

# Issue Expenses Est Amt (₹ Cr.)
1 Issue Management Fees (Lead management, underwriting and selling commission) 26.73
2 Advertisement & Marketing expenses 20.20
3 Printing, Stationery & Distribution Expenses 7.94
4 Regulatory Fees (including Listing Fees and fees payable to SEBI & Stock Exchanges) 3.05
5 SCSB’s commission 0.20
6 IPO Grading Expenses 0.10
7 Others (Legal Advisor Fees, Auditors’ Fee, Registrar’s Fee, etc.) 3.97

Listing Day Trading Information

Price DetailsBSENSE
Final Issue Price330.00330.00
Open304.10343.20
Low304.10343.20
High433.45433.90
Last Trade426.05425.40

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IPO Registrar

Kfin Technologies Ltd.

Contact Details

Cox & Kings (India) Ltd. Address
Turner Morrison Building,
1st Floor,
16 Bank Street, Fort,
Mumbai, Maharashtra, 400001
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IPO FAQs

Cox & Kings IPO is a main-board IPO of 1,84,96,640 equity shares of the face value of ₹10 aggregating up to ₹610 Crores. The issue is priced at ₹330 per share. The minimum order quantity is 20.

The IPO opens on Wed, Nov 18, 2009, and closes on Fri, Nov 20, 2009.

Kfin Technologies Ltd. is the registrar for the IPO. The shares are proposed to be listed on BSE, NSE.

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

Steps to apply in Cox & Kings 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 'Cox & Kings 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.

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The Cox & Kings IPO opens on Wed, Nov 18, 2009 and closes on Fri, Nov 20, 2009.

Cox & Kings IPO lot size is 20, and the minimum amount required for application is ₹6,600.

You can apply in Cox & Kings 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 Cox & Kings IPO will be done on [.], and the allotted shares will be credited to your demat account by . Check the Cox & Kings IPO allotment status.

The Cox & Kings IPO listing date is on Fri, Dec 11, 2009.

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