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July 14, 20266:28 PM UTCUpdated 1 hour ago

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CompaniesJuly 14 (Reuters) - Indian Gas Exchange (IGX) has filed for an initial ​public offering, draft papers showed on ‌Tuesday, as parent Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) (IIAN.NS), opens new tab looks to pare its stake in the gas trading exchange ​to comply with regulatory rules.

IEX, which ​currently owns 47.3% of IGX, will ⁠sell up to 16.7 million shares in ​the offering, reducing its stake to 25% -the ​regulatory ceiling on ownership of a gas exchange by any shareholder that isn't itself a member of ​the exchange.

IGX shares are expected to ​list on the BSE, according to its draft prospectus. ‌The ⁠company is not selling new shares in the IPO and will not receive any proceeds.

IGX counts GAIL (GAIL.NS), opens new tab, ONGC (ONGC.NS), opens new tab, Indian Oil (IOC.NS), opens new tab, Adani ​Total Gas (ADAG.NS), opens new tab, ​Torrent Gas (TORR.BO), opens new tab ⁠and NSE Investments among its other shareholders.

The Noida-based company posted a ​36.5% rise in annual profit ​to ⁠420.2 million rupees ($4.37 million) in fiscal 2026, while revenue grew 25% to 610.1 million rupees.

Axis ⁠Capital ​and Motilal Oswal Investment ​Advisors are managing the offering.

($1 = 96.2000 Indian rupees)

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Reporting by ​Bipasha Dey in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber

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