{"id":528762,"date":"2026-02-01T00:56:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:56:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=528762"},"modified":"2026-02-01T00:56:46","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T19:56:46","slug":"pak-qatar-general-takaful-ipo-public-portion-oversubscribed-by-9-6x","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/pak-qatar-general-takaful-ipo-public-portion-oversubscribed-by-9-6x\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak Qatar general takaful IPO public portion oversubscribed by 9.6x"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Karachi<br \/>\nPak Qatar General Takaful Limited\u2019s IPO witnessed extraordinary investor demand, with applications received for 71.7 million shares through 13,013 applications, amounting to PKR 1.003 billion. This resulted in an oversubscription of approximately 9.6x.  Unprecedented retail demand led to a historic development: the public portion was increased from 25% to 30%, marking the first time in Pakistan\u2019s capital market history that such an increase has been made to accommodate individual investors.<br \/>\nFor the first time in Pakistan\u2019s IPO history, overwhelming participation from retail investors prompted institutional investors to step back \u2014 ensuring wider public ownership and a stronger retail footprint.<br \/>\nAs per the allotment criteria, applications up to 1500 shares will be fully accepted while the applications of 2000 shares are subject to balloting. Furthermore, all the applications above 2,000 shares will be fully refunded.<br \/>\nEarlier, the book-building portion of the IPO was met with extraordinary demand, being oversubscribed by 21x and priced at a 40% premium over the floor price.<br \/>\nCongratulations to the Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited team and Arif Habib Limited, Consultant to the Issue, on the successful completion of the public offering and the record-breaking participation from investors.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karachi Pak Qatar General Takaful Limited\u2019s IPO witnessed extraordinary investor demand, with applications received for 71.7 million shares through 13,013 applications, amounting to PKR 1.003 billion. This resulted in an oversubscription of approximately 9.6x. 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