Initial public offer of upto 23,16,000 equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each (the "equity shares") of Century Business Media Limited ("the company" or "CBML" or "the issuer") at an issue price of Rs. [*] per equity share for cash, aggregating up to Rs. [*] crores ("public issue") out of which [*] equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each, at an issue price of Rs. [*] per equity share for cash, aggregating Rs. [*] crores will be reserved for subscription by the market maker to the issue (the "market maker reservation portion"). The public issue less market maker reservation portion i.e. issue of [*] equity shares of face value of Rs. 10/- each, at an issue price of Rs. [*] per equity share for cash, aggregating upto Rs. [*] crores is herein after referred to as the "net issue". The public issue and net issue will constitute 26.42% and [*] % respectively of the post- issue paid-up equity share capital of the company. The price band and the minimum bid lot will be decided by the company.