5Paisa.com proposes Rs 102-cr rights issue

Press Trust of India  |  New Delhi 

Brokerage firm said it is seeking approval from markets regulator Sebi for raising Rs 102 crore through a rights issue.

The company has received in-principle approval from NSE and BSE.

It proposes to issue equity shares by way of a rights issue to existing shareholders in the ratio of 1 equity share of Rs 10 each for every equity share held in the company at a premium of Rs 70 per share, said in a statement.

The company would be able to raise Rs 101.9 crore.

It also said its free mobile application 5Paisa has crossed 2 million users, the most downloaded and used application among discount brokers in the country.

It claimed that the app is the fastest to reach the 2 million downloads mark in the application space and remains one of the most used apps anywhere in the world.

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First Published: Wed, February 06 2019. 21:25 IST