Basis of Allotment

ANDHRA BANK

ANDHRA BANK

(Andhra Bank was originally incorporated on November 20, 1923 under the Companies Act, 1913 as 'The Andhra Bank Limited" with its registered office at Machilipatnam, Andhra Pradesh. The registered office of the Bank was subsequently shifted to Andhra Bank Buildings, Sultan Bazar, Hyderabad 500 195, Andhra Pradesh, India in 1973. After nationalization of the Bank pursuant to the Banking Companies (Acquisition and Transfer of Undertakings) Act, 1980, the name of the Bank was changed to "Andhra Bank". Head Office: Dr. Pattabhi
Bhavan, 5-9-11, Saifabad, Hyderabad - 500 004, India. Tel: (91 40) 2323 0883, Fax: (91 40) 2323 0883; Contact Person: K. Sethu Prasad; Email: eco@andhrabank.co.in; Website: www.andhrabank-india.com

BASIS OF ALLOCATION

PUBLIC ISSUE OF UP TO 85,000,000 EQUITY SHARES OF RS. 10 EACH FOR CASH AT A PRICE OF RS. 90 PER EQUITY SHARE AGGREGATING RS. 7,650 MILLION (THE "ISSUE") BYANDHRA BANK ("THE BANK" OR "THE ISSUER").THE ISSUE COMPRISES A NET ISSUE TO THE PUBLIC OF UP TO 76,500,000 EQUITY SHARES OF RS. 10 EACH (THE "NET ISSUE") AND A RESERVATION FOR ELIGIBLE EMPLOYEES OF UP TO 8,500,000 EQUITY SHARES OF RS. 10 EACH, AT THE ISSUE PRICE. THE ISSUE WOULD CONSTITUTE 17.53% OF THE TOTAL POST ISSUE PAID-UP CAPITAL OF THE BANK.

THE FACE VALUE OF THE EQUITY SHARES IS RS. 10 AND THE ISSUE PRICE IS 9 TIMES OF THE FACE VALUE.

The Issue is being made through the 100% book building process where upto 50% of the Net Issue shall be allocated on a proportionate basis to Qualified Institutional Buyers ("QIBs") (including 5% of the QIB portion that shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Mutual Funds). Further, not less than 15% of the Net Issue shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Non-Institutional Bidders and not less than 35% of the Net Issue shall be available for allocation on a proportionate basis to Retail Individual Bidders, subject to valid Bids being received at or above the Issue Price. Up to 8,500,000 equity shares shall be allotted on a proportionate basis to Eligible Employees.

The Issue received 238,905 applications for 908,019,000 equity shares (at a price of Rs. 90 or cut off) resulting in 10.68 times subscription. The details of the applications received in the Issue from Qualified Institutional Buyers, Non-Institutional Bidders, Retail Individual Bidders and Employee categories are as under:

Category No. of Applications No of Shares Subscription
Retail Individual Bidders 228,335 81,305,775    3.04
Non Institutional Bidders 2,574 63,281,550 5.51
Qualified Institutional Buyers 186 757,663,425 19.81
Employees 7,810 5,768,250 0.68
Total 238,905 908,019,000 10.68

Final Demand
The final demand at different bid prices is as under:

Bid Price No.of Shares % of Total Cumulative Total Cumulative % to total
82 33,166,575 3.24 1,024,415,775 100.00
83 868,425 0.08 991,249,200 96.76
84 2,222,850 0.22 990,380,775 96.68
85 21,322,950 2.08 988,157,925 96.46
86 11,536,950 1.13 966,834,975 94.38
87 4,642,800 0.45 955,298,025 93.25
88 26,502,675 2.59 950,655,225 92.80
89 7,362,750 0.72 924,152,550 90.21
90 &  CutOff 916,789,800 89.49 916,789,800 89.49
1,024,415,775

The Basis of Allocation was finalized in consultation with the National Stock Exchange of India Limited ("NSE") on February 2, 2006.

A. Allocation to Employees

The Basis of Allocation to the Employees category, who bid at the cut-off or at the Issue Price of Rs.90/- per Equity Share, was finalized in consultation with NSE. The category was subscribed to the extent of 0.68 times. Hence full & firm allotments have been made against all valid applications. The total number of shares allotted in this category is 5,768,250 Equity Shares. As specified in the bid- cum application form, the un-subscribed portion has been allocated equally between the retail and Non-institutional category.

B. Allocation to Retail Investors

The Basis of Allocation to the Retail Individual Investors, who bid at cut-off or at the Issue Price of Rs.90/- per Equity Share, was finalized in consultation with NSE. The category was over subscribed 3.04 times. The total number of shares allotted in this category is 28,140,875 Equity Shares. The category-wide details of the Basis of Allocation are as under:

Category No. Applns. % to total Total No of
Shares applied
% to total No. of Shares allocated Ratio Total No. of
Shares allocated
75 43,345 18.98 3,250,875 4.00 75 9-26 1,125,300
150 48,024 21.03 7,203,600 8.86 75 9-13 2,493,525
225 23,158 10.14 5,210,550 6.41 77 FIRM 1,783,166
ADDITIONAL 1 8-27 6;862
300 25,270 11.07 7,581,000 9.32 104 FIRM 2,628,060
375 5,372 2.35 2,014,500 2.48 130 FIRM 698,360
450 9,303 4.07 4,186,350 5.15 156 FIRM 1,451,268
525 45,740 20.03 24,013,500 29.53 182 FIRM 8,324,680
600 2,252 0.99 1,351,200 1.66 208 FIRM 468,416
675 345 0.15 232,875 0.29 234 FIRM 80,730
750 1,010 0.44 757,500 0.93 260 FIRM 262,600
825 310 0.14 255,750 0.31 286 FIRM 88,660
900 768 0.34 691,200 0.85 312 FIRM 239,616
975 707 0.31 689,325 0.85 337 FIRM 238,259
1050 22,731 9.96 23,867,550 29.36 363 FIRM 8,251,353

C. Allocation o on Institutional Bidders
The Basis of Allocation to the Non Institutional Bidders, who bid at and above the Issue Price of Rs.90/- per Equity Share, was finalized in consultation with NSE. The category was subscribed 5.51 times. The total number of shares allotted in this category is 12,840,875 Equity Shares. The category-wide details of the Basis of Allocation are as under:

Category No. Applns. % to total Total No.of
Shares applied
% to total No. of Shares
allocated
Ratio Total No. of
Shares allocated
1125 272 10.57 306,000 0.48 228 FIRM 62,016
1200 135 5.24 162,000 0.26 244 FIRM 32,940
1275 4 0.16 5,100 0.01 259 FIRM 1,036
12000 10 0.39 120,000 0.19 2,435 FIRM 24,350
24000 1 0.04 24,000 0.04 4,870 FIRM 4,870
50025 8 0.31 400,200 0.63 10,151 FIRM 81,208
100050 3 0.12 300,150 0.47 20,302 FIRM 60,906
555000 1 0.04 555,000 0.88 112,619 FIRM 112,619
2222175 1 0.04 2,222,175 3.51 450,919 FIRM 450,919
2775000 1 0.04 2,775,000 4.39 563,097 FIRM 563,097
4500000 1 0.04 4,500,000 7.11 913,001 FIRM 913,001

D. Allocation to QlBs
Allocation to QIBs was done on a proportionate basis in consultation with NSE. As per the SERI guidelines, Mutual funds were initially allotted 5% (1,912,500 Equity Shares) of the quantum of shares available (38,250,000 Equity Shares) and other QIBs and unsatisfied demands of Mutual Funds were allotted the remaining available 36,337,500 Equity Shares on proportionate basis. The sectoral cap and other limits applicable to the holding of shares in a company have been taken into account while allotting shares. Mutual Funds were allotted 28.73% of the shares applied and other QIB applicants were allotted 71.27% of the shares applied.

Category Fls/Banks MFs Flls Insurance Companies Provident Funds Total
No.of Shares 7,830,875 10,987,838 15,583,663 3,735,979 111,645 38,250,000

The Committee of Directors of the Bank at a meeting held at Hyderabad on February 3, 2006 approved the basis of allocation' of shares of the Issue and allotted the shares to various successful applicants.
The Refund Orders/ allotment advice has been dispatched to the addresses of the investors as registered with the depositories. In case the same is not received within ten days, investors may contact at the address given below. The Refund Orders have been over-printed with the Bank Mandate details as registered, if any, with the depositories. The shares allocated to successful applicants are being credited to their beneficiary accounts subject to validation of the account details with the depositories concerned. The company is taking steps to get the equity shares admitted for trading on and National Stock Exchange of India Limited, Bombay Stock Exchange Limited and Hyderabad Stock Exchange Limited within seven working days from the date of approval of the basis of allocation.

INVESTORS PLEASE NOTE

These details of the allocation made will also be available on the website of the Registrar to the Issue, MCS Limited at http://www.mcsind.com. All future correspondence in this regard may kindly be addressed to the Registrar to the Issue quoting the full name of the First/Sole applicants, Serial number of the bid-cum-application form, number of shares bid for, name of the Member of the Syndicate and place where the bid was submitted and payment details at the address given below:
MCS LIMITED (Unit: Andhra Bank Offer), Sri Padmavati Bhavan, Plot No. 93, Road No. 16, MIDG Area, Andheri (East), Mumbai 400093 Tel: (91 22) 2820 1785; Fax (91 22) 28201783, E-mail: abipo@mcsind.com; website:http://www.mcsind.com

Place : Hyderabad
Date : February 4, 2006
For Andhra Bank
Sd/          
Shrl K. Ramakrlshnan
Chairman & Managing Director

THE LEVEL OF SUBSCRIPTION SHOULD NOT BE TAKEN TO BE INDICATIVE OF EITHER THE MARKET PRICE OF THE EQUITY SHARE ON LISTING OR THE BUSINESS PROSPECTS OF ANDHRA BANK

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