Synopsis Temasek Holdings and Life Insurance Corporation of India are poised to be major sellers in the National Stock Exchange of India's potential $2.5 billion IPO. State Bank of India and SBI Capital Markets are also expected to participate in the offering, which will consist of existing shareholders selling 4% to 4.5% of the company's equity. Listen to this article in summarized format Loading... × Temasek Holdings Pte. and Life Insurance Corporation of India Ltd. are likely to be key sellers in the potential $2.5 billion (Rs 22,900 crore) initial public offering of India’s top bourse, the National Stock Exchange of India Ltd., according to a person familiar with the matter. State Bank of India Ltd. and SBI Capital Markets Ltd. are also likely to participate as sellers in the long-awaited IPO, which is expected to consist solely of existing shareholders offering between 4% and 4.5% of the company’s equity, according to the person, who asked not to be identified because the information is private. All 190,000 shareholders of the exchange will be given the option to participate in the secondary sale as part of the IPO, the person said. LIC holds a 10.72% stake in NSE and Temasek has about 4.5%, according to data published on the exchange’s website. SBI Capital also held roughly 4.5% as of Dec. 31, 2025, while SBI’s stake is about 3.2%, the data show. NSE’s board is likely to form a committee comprising its top executives and the representatives of major shareholders including LIC and SBI in a few days to oversee the IPO process, the person said. The board is scheduled to meet on Feb. 6 to approve the financial results for the quarter ended December 2025 and is also likely to decide on the formation of the committee. Live Events Shares of NSE are trading at about Rs 2,150 in the unlisted market, according to Incredmoney.com, implying a valuation of about Rs 5.3 lakh crore ($58 billion), making it the world’s fourth-most valuable exchange among listed peers, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The committee’s mandate is expected to include assisting the board in appointing investment bankers, negotiating fees, determining the amount of shares to be sold by existing investors, and filing the draft prospectus. The exchange is targeting a timeline of about three months for the filing, the person added. Deliberations are ongoing and key details could still change, the person said. Spokespeople for NSE, LIC, SBI, and SBI Capital Market didn’t respond to requests for comment. Temasek declined to comment. On Friday, NSE said it had received regulatory clearance to begin preparations for an IPO. The approval comes nearly a decade after it first filed for a listing in 2016, a plan that stalled following allegations of corporate governance lapses and unfair market access raised by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. NSE subsequently filed two settlement applications related to the case, proposing to pay close to Rs 1,300 crore . Also Read: Gold, Silver Rates Today Live Updates: Silver futures hit 12% lower circuit on MCX (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel) (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price ...moreless (You can now subscribe to our ETMarkets WhatsApp channel) (What's moving Sensex and Nifty Track latest market news, stock tips, Budget 2025, Share Market on Budget 2025 and expert advice, on ETMarkets. Also, ETMarkets.com is now on Telegram. For fastest news alerts on financial markets, investment strategies and stocks alerts, subscribe to our Telegram feeds .) Subscribe to ET Prime and read the Economic Times ePaper Online.and Sensex Today. Top Trending Stocks: SBI Share Price, Axis Bank Share Price, HDFC Bank Share Price, Infosys Share Price, Wipro Share Price, NTPC Share Price ...moreless Have derivatives joined cigarettes & whiskey in the sin club? How Budget’s digital blueprint marks a shift from concrete to code Make in India 2.0 gets a Budget boost for job creation Budget 2026: Tax holiday extension to boost GIFT City’s global appeal Stock Radar: Jindal Steel stock breaks out from 18-month consolidation on weekly charts to hit fresh record highs in Jan 2026; time to buy? Budget & the Stock Market: These 8 budget words & numbers are critical for the stock market – both in the short and long terms 1 2 3

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