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		<lang class="3" style="Headline1"  font="Placard Condensed" fontStyle="Regular" size="31">Hero Motors cuts IPO size to </lang>
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	<lang class="3" style="Headline1"  font="Placard Condensed" fontStyle="Regular"  size="31">1,000 crore</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">New Delhi</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Autoparts maker Hero Motors Ltd on Thursday fixed a price band of Rs 79–84 per equity share for its Rs 1,000 crore Initial Public Offering (IPO), which will open for subscription on September 16.</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The three day initial share sale will close on September 18, according to a public announcement.</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The IPO comprises a fresh issue of equity shares aggregating up to Rs 600 crore and an Offer For Sale (OFS) of shares worth up to Rs 400 crore by promoters.</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">As part of the OFS, O P Munjal Holdings will divest shares worth Rs 395 crore, while Hero Cycles Ltd will sell shares worth Rs 5 crore.</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">Of the fresh issue proceeds, Rs 190 crore will be used for repayment or prepay-ment of certain outstanding borrowings, while Rs 200 crore will be utilised to purchase equipment required for capacity expansion at the company’s facility in Gautam Buddha Nagar, Uttar Pradesh.</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">The remaining proceeds will be used for inorganic growth through unidentified acquisitions and other strategic initiatives and general corporate purposes.</lang>
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	<lang class="3" style=".Bodylaser" font="Minion Pro" fontStyle="Regular" size="9">In June 2025, Hero Motors had filed its draft red herring prospectus for a Rs 1,200 crore IPO, comprising a fresh issue of Rs 800 crore and an OFS of Rs 400 crore.</lang>
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