NSDL IPO: National Securities Depository (NSDL) has filed its red herring prospectus (RHP) with capital markets regulator Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) to launch its initial public offering (IPO). The depository will launch its primary offering on July 30, 2025 (Wednesday) and the bidding for the issue shall close on August 01, (Friday).NSDL had informed its shareholders that all its pre-IPO equity shares were locked-in starting from July 18, 2025. This means no off-market buy or sell transactions are permitted under the unlisted category until six months after the listing on the stock exchanges. Regulatory norms mandate a lock-in of pre-IPO equity capital to ensure stability and compliance in the listing process.NSDL Pre-IPO Shares Locked From July 18; No Off-Market Transactions Allowed Until Six Months Post ListingNSDL IPO Files RHP With SEBI: Check Issue Size, Key Dates & More1.NSDL IPO Key Dates: NSDL has filed its RHP for the IPO via pure offer for sale (OFS) route. The mainboard issue will open for subscription on July 30 and close on August 1. NSDL shares will be listed at the bourses on both BSE and NSE on August 6, 2025.2.NSDL IPO Details: The IPO is entirely an offer for sale (OFS) of up to 5.01 crore equity shares by existing shareholders, including IDBI Bank, the National Stock Exchange of India (NSE), and the State Bank of India (SBI). Hence, the IPO size stands at Rs 5.01 crore. 3.BRLMs to NSDL IPO: ICICI Securities, HDFC Securities and Capital Markets, IDBI Capital Markets & Securities, Axis Capital, SBI Capital Markets and Motilal Oswal Investment Advisors are the issue's book-running lead managers, while MUFG Intime India serves as the registrar.4.NSDL IPO shares on offer: IDBI Bank will sell up to 2.22 crore shares, SBI will sell up to 40 lakh shares, NSE will offload up to 1.80 crore shares, HDFC Bank will sell up to 20 lakh shares, and Union Bank of India will offload 5 lakh shares. All shares have a face value of Rs 2 each. The Administrator of the Specified Undertaking of the Unit Trust of India (SUUTI) will offer up to 34.15 lakh shares. According to SEBI norms, no single entity can own more than 15% in a market infrastructure institution. 5. NSDL IPO Shareholders: Currently, IDBI and NSE hold 26.01% and 24% stake, respectively, in NSDL. HDFC Bank holds a 7.95% stake, Deutsche Bank and SBI hold a 5% stake, and the SUUTI holds a 6.83% stake in NSDL. Earlier this week, SEBI had earlier extended NSDL's listing approval till Aug 14.6.NSDL Details: NSDL is the largest depository in India in terms of number of issuers, number of active instruments, market share in demat value of settlement volume and value of assets held under custody. Established in 1996, NSDL is acting as custodian to more than 51.1 trillion rupees in securities for over 40 million investor accounts. NSDL maintains electronic records of allotment and ownership transfer of securities.7.NSDL Financials: NSDL posted a total income of Rs 731.40 crore in FY25, a jump of 28% over previous year. The depository's net profit rose 24.6% to Rs 321.60 crore during the same period. The depository's assumed market cap is between Rs 18,000- 20,500 crore. This is a developing story. Kindly check back for more updates. Read more on IPOs by NDTV Profit.