Patanjali Foods Locked in 5% Lower Circuit After Exchanges Freeze Promoters’ Shares

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Patanjali Foods Locked in 5% Lower Circuit After Exchanges Freeze Promoters’ Shares


Last Updated: March 16, 2023, 13:26 IST

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Shares of Patanjali Foods fell over on March 16 to hit the decrease circuit at Rs 912.9 after bourses put a freeze on the shares held by promoters

Shares of Patanjali Foods fell over on March 16 to hit the decrease circuit at Rs 912.9 after bourses put a freeze on the shares held by promoters and promoter entities over their failure to satisfy the minimal public shareholding norm. The fast-moving client items firm issued an announcement on Thursday on SEBI’s motion in opposition to the promoter and promoter group saying that the inventory exchanges’ transfer in opposition to it is not going to have any impression on the corporate’s monetary place.

In a submitting to the exchanges, the corporate mentioned it has a powerful administration group in place and is on the trail to register a sturdy enterprise and monetary efficiency.

“We have obtained a communication from our promoters that they’re totally dedicated to the obligatory compliance of reaching minimal public shareholding and so they have been discussing varied modes finest suited to growing the general public shareholding. They are assured of reaching obligatory MPS inside the subsequent few months,” the trade submitting mentioned.

“Our promoters’ equity shares are already under lock-in as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 till April 2023 (one year from date of listing i.e. April 08, 2023) and therefore, we do not perceive any impact of this action by the Stock Exchanges. Further, it should be noted that our promoters’ equity shares are not pledged,” it added.

As many as 292.58 million fairness shares have been frozen, the corporate mentioned in a submitting. Patanjali Ayurved is among the many 21 promoter and promoter group entities in opposition to whom the motion has been taken.

As per the Security and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) guidelines, not less than a 25 per cent stake in a listed entity should be held by public shareholders. In Patanjali Foods, the stake was at 19.18 per cent on the finish of the December quarter.

In an interview to CNBC-TV18, Patanjali Foods CEO Sanjeev Asthana mentioned the corporate was assured of reaching the minimal public shareholding norm in a few months. The dilution could be via a mixture of promoter supply on the market and certified institutional placement, he mentioned.

At 13.11 pm, Patanjali Foods was buying and selling 2.45 per cent decrease at Rs 940.75 on the BSE. The scrip has given over 800 per cent in the previous three years however has fallen round 23 per cent this yr.

Recently, the inventory was added to the FTSE All World Index, which made buyers hopeful of FII influx.

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