New Delhi, Aug. 18 -- In a bid to ease execution risks and attract more mega listings, India's capital markets regulator has proposed a new five-slab framework for initial public offerings (IPOs), cutting minimum public offer (MPO) sizes and relaxing shareholding norm deadlines for issuers above Rs.50,000 crore in market cap.

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on Monday floated a consultation paper that proposes splitting thresholds into five bands: Rs.4,000 crore- Rs.50,000 crore, Rs.50,000 crore- Rs.1 trillion, Rs.1 trillion- Rs.5 trillion, and above Rs.5 trillion. This replaces the existing broader buckets that top out at over Rs.1 trillion.

The consultation paper will be open for public comments till 8 September.

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