Archive · 12 Oct 2026
Fourteen Companies Face ₹2,931 Crore Shareholder Lock-In Expiry
Some investors in 14 companies had to wait before they could sell certain shares.
Those waiting periods end on three days this week: October 12, 15 and 16.
When a lock-in ends, the shares are allowed to be traded.
That does not mean the owners will sell them immediately.
Altogether, shares worth ₹2,931 crore become eligible to trade, based on prices from the previous Friday.
SBI Funds Management accounts for the largest amount, about ₹1,160 crore.
Ten of the companies’ shares are above their issue prices, while four are below.
The dates and share estimates were reported by Nuvama Alternative & Quantitative Research.
Shareholder lock-ins for 14 companies end this week, making shares valued at ₹2,931 crore eligible to trade.
Six companies’ lock-ins end October 12, another six on October 15, and two on October 16.
SBI Funds Management has the largest eligible supply: 23.2 million shares, worth ₹1,160 crore.
Shares worth ₹779.5 crore become eligible October 12; those worth more than ₹900 crore become eligible October 15.
Ten companies are trading above their issue prices; SBI Funds, Veegaland Developers, LCC Projects and Pranav Constructions are below.
- Who
- Fourteen companies, including SBI Funds Management.
- What
- Shareholder lock-ins expire, making shares valued at ₹2,931 crore eligible to trade.
- When
- October 12, 15 and 16; the article identifies these as Monday, Thursday and Friday.
- Where
- Dalal Street, India.
- Why
- The companies’ shareholder lock-in periods are reaching their scheduled end dates.
- Companies affected
- 14
- Total shares becoming eligible
- ₹2,931 crore, based on closing prices the previous Friday
- October 12
- Six companies; shares valued at ₹779.5 crore
- October 15
- Six companies; shares valued at more than ₹900 crore
- October 16
- Two companies: SBI Funds Management and Veegaland Developers
- Largest individual supply
- SBI Funds Management: 23.2 million shares, or 1% of outstanding shares, worth ₹1,160 crore
- Trading relative to issue price
- 10 companies above; SBI Funds, Veegaland Developers, LCC Projects and Pranav Constructions below