What is an Offer for Sale (OFS)?

What is an Offer for Sale (OFS)?

  • An Offer for Sale (OFS) is a simpler method that allows the promoters of a company to sell their shares to institutional and retail investors through exchanges and reduce their holdings transparently.

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  • Offer for sale is shorter and easier way to raise capital by the promoters. But only those shareholders who have more than 10% stake in a company are allowed to benefit from offer for sale.
  • Offer for sale have some special reservations as: -
    1. Minimum 10% of offered shares have to be reserved for retail investors and
    2. Minimum 25% of the offered shares are reserved for insurance companies and mutual funds.