INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The Vodafone Idea rights issue is one of the largest in recent times by any companyVodafone Idea on Tuesday said that it expects the Rs
25,000 crore rights issue, which closes on Wednesday, to be fully subscribed."Our interactions with the investors suggest that there is a
strong demand for the rights issue
Axiata's renunciation has been taken up fully with strong demand
Hence, we have good reason to believe that the issue will be fully subscribed," Akshaya Moondra, chief financial officer (CFO), Vodafone
Idea, told IANS.The Vodafone Idea rights issue entitlement worth about Rs 2,000 crore renounced by the Malaysia-based Axiata Group was fully
subscribed by both new and existing investors
Axiata held 71.2 crore shares, and in the ongoing rights issue it was entitled to subscribe 163 crore shares worth about Rs 2,000 crore.The
Malaysian firm held 8.1 per cent stake in Vodafone Idea before the Rs 25,000 crore rights issue started on April 10
The stake has come down to 2 per cent post renunciation.The company issued up to 20 billion fully paid-up equity shares of Rs 10 face value
at a price of Rs 12.50 per share for the rights issue.Both the promoter groups (Vodafone and Aditya Birla) have confirmed their
the promoters reserve the right to subscribe part or the whole amount of the unsubscribed portion, the company had said.The Vodafone Idea
rights issue is one of the largest in recent times by any company
The issue is keenly watched by the industry as the telecom sector is in the grip of low profitability and losses with promoters'
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