what is the difference between IDR(Indian Depository Reciepts) and shares issued through pure IPO route?
Thnx in advance!!
Faiz Ahmed ( Article Trainee) (1731 Points)
18 June 2010what is the difference between IDR(Indian Depository Reciepts) and shares issued through pure IPO route?
Thnx in advance!!
Siddarth R Sunder Ram
(Finance Professional)
(230 Points)
Replied 18 June 2010
In case of the IPO route, the foreign company directly issues shares in India to investors.
In case of IDRs, the foreign company delivers its foreign currency denominated shares to a depository through a custodian bank. The depository then issues proportionate IDRs which represent those underlying shares to the foreign company. The company then issues these IDRs to the investors and these IDRs are freely traded in the stock markets
CA Himanshu Bansal
(Risk Manager)
(2345 Points)
Replied 18 June 2010
In General Terms, IDR holders dont have voting Right,while Equity Share holders possess such rights.