Govt to sell 5% stake in Cochin Shipyard at ₹1,400/share via OFS

Govt to sell 5% stake in Cochin Shipyard at ₹1,400/share via OFS

Cochin Shipyard Ltd is the largest shipbuilding and maintenance facility in India. File
| Photo Credit: H. Vibhu

The government will sell up to 5% stake in Cochin Shipyard at a floor price of Rs 1,400 per share through an offer for sale beginning on Tuesday (July 7, 2026).

The “government announces offer for sale in Cochin Shipyard Ltd (CSL) with a base offer of 2.52 per cent of its paid-up equity and an additional 2.52 per cent as the green-shoe option in case of over subscription,” Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) Secretary Arunish Chawla said on X.

The offer for sale (OFS) opens for non-retail investors on July 7, 2026. Retail investors can bid on July 8, 2026.

The floor price of ₹1,400 per share is at a 7% discount over Monday’s closing price on BSE.

Shares of Cochin Shipyard closed at ₹1,504.75, down 1.25% over the previous close on BSE on Monday (July 6, 2026).

The government currently holds a 67.91% stake in CSL.

So far in the current fiscal, the government has sold stake via OFS in six public sector entities — Central Bank of India, Coal India, NHPC, NLC India, GIC and IRFC, garnering a cumulative ₹18,561 crore.

For the full fiscal year, the government has budgeted to raise ₹80,000 crore via PSU disinvestment and asset monetisation.

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