Initial public offering of up to 661,836,300 equity shares of face value of Rs. 2 each ("Equity Shares") of Mahanadi Coalfields Limited (the "Company" or the "Issuer") for cash at a price of Rs. [*] per equity share including a premium of Rs. [*] per equity share (the "Offer Price") through an offer for sale (the "Offer") of up to 661,836,300 equity shares aggregating up to Rs. [*] Crores by Coal India Limited (the "promoter selling shareholder" or "selling shareholder" and such equity shares offered by the selling shareholder, the "Offered Shares").
The offer includes a reservation of up to [*] equity shares of face value of Rs. 2 each, aggregating up to Rs. [*] Crores (constituting up to [*]% of the post-offer paid-up equity share capital) for subscription by eligible employees ("Employee Reservation Portion") and a reservation of up to [*] equity shares aggregating up to Rs. [*] Crores (constituting up to [*]% of the post-offer paid-up equity share capital) for subscription by eligible shareholders ("Shareholder Reservation Poriton"). The offer less the employee reservation portion and the shareholder reservation portion is hereinafter referred to as the "Net Offer". The offer and the net offer shall constitute [*]% and [*]%, respectively, of the post-offer paid-up equity share capital of the company. The company may in consultation with the brlms, offer a discount of [*]% (equivalent of Rs. [*] per equity share on the offer price to eligible employees bidding in the employee reservation portion ("Employee Discount").
The face value of the equity share is Rs. 2 each. the offer price is [*] times the face value of the equity shares. The price band, the employee discount and the minimum bid lot size will be decided by the company.