NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED DEPARTMENT : IPO MARKET SEGMENT Download Ref No : NSE/CMTR/30793

Date : September 21, 2015

Circular Ref. No : 8 / 2015 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

Mock Bidding Details 22-Sep-2015 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m http://121.241.2.63/eipo/guimr/index.html

Live Bidding Details Issue Period 23-Sep-2015 to 30-Sep-2015 Post issue Modification Period 01-Oct-2015 Market timings 10.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m Live URL: http://www.nseindiaipo.com/eipo/guimr/index.html E-forms Link : http://www.nseindiaipo.com/issueforms/html/index.html

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Parameters

Security Name Symbol Series

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

NTPC Limited NTPCTFB15 S1 - 7.11% - 10 years for Category I, II & III S2 - 7.36% -10 years for Category IV S3 - 7.28% - 15 years for Category I, II & III S4 - 7.53% - 15 years for Category IV S5 - 7.37% - 20 years for Category I, II & III S6 - 7.62% - 20 years for IV Rs.400 crores with an option to retain oversubscription up to Rs. 300 crores aggregating to Rs. 700 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. 700 crores Rs. 700 crores Rs. 700 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

1

Category

Sub category code

Category I (Qualified Institutional Buyers) (“QIBs”)

1(b) 1(c) 1(d)

Public financial institutions as defined in Section 2 (72) of the Companies Act, 2013 as amended Alternative investment funds registered with SEBI Scheduled Commercial Banks Mutual funds registered with SEBI,

1(e)

State Industrial Development Corporations

1(a)

1(f) 1(g) 1(h) 1(i) 1(j) 1(k)

2 2(a) 2(b) 2(c) 2(d) 2(e) 2(f) 2(g) 2(h) 2(i) 2(j)

3

11 12 13 14 15

Insurance companies registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority Provident funds with a minimum corpus of Rs 25 crore Pension funds with a minimum corpus of Rs 25crore The National Investment Fund set up by resolution F. No. 2/3/2005-DDII 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

16 17 18 19 20 55

Category II ( Corporates ) Companies within the meaning of sub-section 20 of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 Limited liability partnership Societies registered under the applicable laws in India.

21 22 23

Statutory bodies/corporations Trusts including Public/ private/ charitable/religious trusts Partnership firms in the name of their respective partners Association of Persons Co-operative 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”)

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3(a) 3(b)

3(c)

4 4(a) 4(b)

4(c)

Resident Indian individuals who apply for Bonds aggregating to above Rs 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in the Issue

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Hindu Undivided Families through the Karta who apply for Bonds aggregating to above Rs 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in the Issue

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Non-Resident Indians (applying on a non-repatriation Basis only) for an amount aggregating to more than Rs 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in the Issue:

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Category IV (Retail Individual Investors) (“RIIs”) Resident Indian individuals who apply for Bonds aggregating upto and including Rs 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in the Issue Hindu Undivided Families through the Karta who apply for Bonds aggregating upto and including Rs 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in the Issue Non-Resident Indians (applying on a non-repatriation Basis only) for an amount aggregating upto and including Rs 10 lakhs across all Series of Bonds in the Issue

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

Khushal Shah Chief Manager

Toll Free No 1800 2200 53

Fax No 022-26598447

Email id [email protected]

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