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Shares of Religare Enterprises surged practically 10% after the RBI accepted the Burman household’s open provide to amass stake
Shares of Religare Enterprises surged practically 10% on December 10 after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) accepted the Burman household’s open provide to amass an extra 26% stake within the firm.
By 1 PM, Religare’s inventory had risen 3.94% to ₹289 per share on the NSE. During intraday buying and selling, the inventory hit a 52-week excessive of ₹304.60, marking a 9.5% surge.
The inventory has gained 17.12% over the past 8 days and opened as we speak with a 3.52% enhance.
In whole, 2.4 lakh shares of Religare have been traded as we speak, producing a turnover of ₹7.08 crore. The firm has a market capitalization of ₹9,576.91 crore, in line with the BSE. More than 90 lakh shares have been traded on the NSE in the course of the day.
According to an trade submitting, the RBI’s approval comes with sure circumstances, together with sustaining the present administration construction and refraining from appointing new administrators at this stage.
“The request for administration modifications or the appointment of 4 proposed administrators (Abhay Agarwal, Arjun Lamba, Ramanathan Gurumurthy, and Suresh Mahalingam) has not been accepted at this stage. The NBFC is suggested to submit the names of the proposed administrators together with the Board decision, guaranteeing they’re ‘match and correct’,” the submitting acknowledged.
The RBI’s approval is legitimate for one 12 months. “If the acquirers don’t purchase the proposed shareholding inside a 12 months, this approval shall be canceled. Additionally, if the acquirers’ shareholding falls under 26% after the proposed change, prior RBI approval shall be required to extend their stake again to 26% or extra,” the submitting added.
As of September 2024, the Burman household, by its associates – M B Finmart, Puran Associates, VIC Enterprises, and Milky Investment & Trading Company – held a 25.12% stake in Religare.
The Burman household has diversified investments in sectors comparable to insurance coverage and FMCG.
In September 2023, the Burman household introduced plans to amass an extra 26% stake below the Securities and Exchange Board of India’s (SEBI) Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers (SAST) rules.