Utkarsh Small Finance Bank: How to check the Allotment Status

Utkarsh Small Finance Bank IPO worth ₹500 crore, consists entirely of a fresh issue of ₹500 crore with no offer for sale (OFS) component by the promoters and the early investors in the company. The IPO just closed on Friday 14th July 2023 and at the close of the third day, the issue was subscribed a healthy 101.91 times overall. The best subscription was visible in the QIB segment followed by the HNI / NII segment and the retail segment in that order. The basis of allotment will be finalized on 19th July 2023 while the refunds to non-allottees will be initiated on the 20th July 2023. The company expects to complete the demat credits to the allottees as of 21st July 2023, while the company plans to list its IPO on the BSE and the NSE on 24th July 2023.

Allotment status online is an internet facility that is provided by the BSE (formerly Bombay Stock Exchange) and by the registrars on their website. However, BSE provides this facility only to mainboard IPOs and to BSE listed SME IPOs only. Many of the brokers also provide direct connectivity to the database. However, in the absence of any connectivity, one option you always have is to use one of these options. That means; you can either check your allotment status on the BSE website or the IPO registrar, KFIN Technologies Limited (formerly Karvy Computershare), in the case of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd. Here are the steps.

Checking the allotment status of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd on BSE website

This is a facility available to all mainboard IPOs, irrespective of who the registrar to the issue is. You can still access the allotment status on the website of BSE India as under. Visit the BSE link for the IPO allotment by clicking on the link below.

https://www.bseindia.com/investors/appli_check.aspx

Once you reach the page, here are the steps to follow.

• Under Issue Type – Select Equity Option
• Under Issue Name – Select Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd from the drop down box
• Enter the Application Number exactly as in the acknowledge slip
• Enter the PAN (10-digit alphanumeric) number
• Once this is done, you need to click on the Captcha to verity that you are not a robot
• Finally click on the Search Button

In the past, while checking the allotment status on the BSE website, it was necessary to input the PAN number and the application Number. However, now BSE has modified the requirements and it is sufficient if you enter any one of these parameters. There is one more point to note. Even if the company appears in the dropdown, the allotment status will only be available for you to check after the basis of allotment is finalized.

To complete your checking process, once you click on the SUBMIT button, the allotment status will be displayed on the screen in front of you informing about the number of shares of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd allotted into your demat account.

Checking the allotment status of Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd on KFIN Technologies Ltd (Registrar to IPO)

Visit the website of KFIN Technologies Ltd, which has been appointed as the registrar for the issue. You can access their website for IPO status by clicking on the link below:

https://ris.kfintech.com/ipostatus/

Here you are given the choice to select 5 servers viz. Link 1, Link 2, Link 3, Link 4, and Link 5. There is nothing to be confused, as these are just server backups in case one of the servers is experiencing too much traffic. You can select any of these 3 servers and in case you are finding problems accessing one of the servers, then try the other one. There is no difference, which server you select.

A small thing to remember here. Unlike on the BSE website, where the names of all IPOs are there on the drop-down menu, the registrar will only provide of the IPOs managed by them and where the allotment status is already finalized. Also, for simplicity, you can either choose to see all IPOs or just recent IPOs. Choose the latter, as that reduces the length of the list of IPOs you need to search through. Once you click on Recent IPOs, the dropdown will only show the recent active IPOs, so once the allotment status is finalized, you can select Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd from the drop-down box.

• There are 3 options. You can either query the allotment status based on PAN, Application Number or Demat Account (DPID-Client ID combination).
   
• To Query by PAN, check the appropriate box and follow these steps.
  • Enter the 10-digit PAN number
  • Enter the 6-digit Captcha Code
  • Click on Submit button
  • Allotment status gets displayed on screen
     
• To Query by Application Number, check the appropriate box and follow these steps.
  • Enter the Application Number as it is
  • Enter the 6-digit Captcha Code
  • Click on Submit button
  • Allotment Status gets displayed on screen

In the past, the first step was to select Application Type (ASBA or Non-ASBA) before inputting your application number. Now, that step has been done away with.
 

• To Query by Demat Account, check the appropriate box and follow these steps.
  • Select the depository (NSDL / CDSL)
  • Enter the DP-ID (Alphanumeric for NSDL and Numeric for CDSL)
  • Enter the Client-ID
  • In the case of NSDL, the Demat account is 2 strings
  • In the case of CDSL, the Demat account is just 1 string
  • Enter the 6-digit Captcha Code
  • Click on Submit button
  • Allotment Status gets displayed on screen

It is always advisable to retain a saved screenshot of the allotment status output for future reference. The same can be tallied with the demat account credit subsequently.

Here is a quick background about Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd. Incorporated as an SFB (Small Finance Bank), it has AUM of ₹5,000 crore and was the fastest growing SFB between FY19 and FY22. Utkarsh Small Finance Bank Ltd  assists individuals and businesses and offers solutions. It offers loans to eligible salaried and self-employed individuals too, but microfinance remains its core business. Utkarsh SFB offers unsecured retail loans, secured retail loans, short-term wholesale loans, long term wholesale loans, affordable housing loans and loans for CVs and construction equipment; apart from gold loans. ICICI Securities Ltd and Kotak Mahindra Capital Company Ltd are the Book Running Lead Manages (BRLMs) while KFIN Technologies Ltd is the registrar to the issue.