NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED DEPARTMENT : IPO MARKET SEGMENT Download Ref No : NSE/CMTR/25124

Date : November 29, 2013

Circular Ref. No : 33 / 2013 All Members, Public Issue of Tax Free secured redeemable non-convertible bonds by M/s NTPC Limited M/s. NTPC Limited has approached the Exchange for usage of online bidding platform for the public Issue of tax free, secured, redeemable, non-convertible bonds in the nature of debentures. The security parameters, details of the live and mock session are given below:

Issue Period Market timings Mock URL for Members Mock URL for Banks

Mock Bidding Details 02-Dec-2013 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m http://121.241.2.63/eipo/guimr/index.html http://121.241.2.63/eipo/gui/index.html

Live Bidding Details Issue Period 03-Dec-2013 to 16-Dec-2013 Post issue Modification Period 17-Dec-2013 Market timings 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m Live URL for Members :http://www.nseindiaipo.com/eipo/guimr/index.html Live URL for Banks : http://www.nseindiaipo.com/eipo/gui/index.html E-forms Link : http://www.nseindiaipo.com/issueforms/html/index.html

Regd. Office: Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051

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Parameters

Security Name Symbol Series

Issue Size Security Type Issue Price Face Value Market Lot Minimum Application

NTPC Limited NTPCNCD S1 - 8.41% - 10 years for Category I, II & III S2 - 8.48% - 15 years for Category I, II & III S3 - 8.66% - 20 years for Category I, II & III S4 - 8.66% - 10 years for Category IV S5 - 8.73% - 15 years for Category IV S6 - 8.91% - 20 years for Category IV Rs.1000 crores with an option to retain oversubscription up to Rs. 750 crores aggregating to Rs. 1,750 crores Tax Free Secured Redeemable Non-Convertible Bonds Rs 1000 /- per Bond Rs 1000 /- per Bond 1 NCD 5 (Five) Bonds (Rs.5,000) either taken individually or collectively across Series

Application number, series and Quantity will not be permitted to be modified during the bidding period.

Sr. No. 1 2 3 4

Main Category Category I Category II Category III Category IV

Minimum Application Value

Maximum Application Value

Rs. 5,000 Rs. 5,000 Rs. 10,01,000 Rs. 5,000

Rs. 1,750 crores Rs. 1,750 crores Rs. 1,750 crores Rs. 10,00,000

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The category of the investors who will be participating for placing in the book-building process is defined and is as follows: Sr.No

Category

1 1(a)

Category I (Qualified Institutional Buyers) (“QIBs”) Public Financial Institutions as defined in Section 2(72) of the Companies Act 2013 Alternative Investment Funds Scheduled Commercial Banks Mutual Funds registered with SEBI State industrial development corporations Insurance companies registered with the IRDA Provident funds with a minimum corpus of Rs. 25 crore Pension funds with a minimum corpus of Rs. 25 crore The National Investment Fund set up by resolution F. No. 2/3/2005DD-II dated November 23, 2005 of the GoI, published in the Gazette of India Insurance funds set up and managed by the army, navy, or air force of the Union of India Insurance funds set up and managed by the Department of Posts, India Indian multilateral and bilateral financial institution Category II (Corporates) Companies within the meaning of Section 2(20) of the Companies Act, 2013 Limited liability partnerships Societies Statutory corporations Trusts Partnership firms in the name of their respective partners Association of Persons Cooperative banks Regional rural banks Other legal entities constituted and/or registered under applicable laws in India that are authorized to invest in Bonds Category III (High Networth Individuals) (“HNIs”) The following Investors applying for an amount aggregating to more than Rs. 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in this Issue: Resident individual Investors HUF applying in the name of Karta;

1(b) 1(c) 1(d) 1(e) 1(f) 1(g) 1(h) 1(i)

1(j) 1(k) 1(l) 2 2(a) 2(b) 2(c) 2(d) 2(e) 2(f) 2(g) 2(h) 2(i) 2(j) 3

3(a) 3(b)

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Subcategory code 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19

20 55 56 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30

31 32

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3(c) 4

4(a) 4(b) 4(c)

Non-Resident Indians (applying on a non-repatriation Basis only)

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Category IV (Retail Individual Investors) (“RIIs”) The following Investors applying for an amount aggregating upto and including Rs. 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in this Issue: Resident individual Investors HUF applying in the name of Karta; Non-Resident Indians (applying on a non-repatriation Basis only)

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Members may please note that Trading Member(s) of the Exchange who are not empanelled as Syndicate /Sub-syndicate are also eligible to participate in the bidding process as per the guidelines issued by SEBI vide circular CIR. /IMD/DF-1/20/2012 dated July 27, 2012.

For and on behalf of National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.

Suprabhat Lala Vice President

Toll Free No 1800 2200 53

Fax No 022-26598447

Email id [email protected]

Regd. Office: Exchange Plaza, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai – 400 051

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