A proposal-for-sale announcement for Hindustan Zinc is probably going from the federal government inside three months, mentioned chief govt officer Arun Misra.
“An OFS was all the time on the playing cards, and it was to be achieved final yr itself,” Misra mentioned in an unique interplay with ET. “The federal government is of the opinion that restructuring is to not be achieved now, and our opinion is that, in that case, the OFS must be achieved now,” he mentioned.
Hindustan Zinc had proposed a company restructuring in September final yr, the place it appeared to create three completely different entities for zinc and lead, silver and its recycling enterprise.
Whereas the nation’s largest producer of zinc is majorly owned by Vedanta with a 64.92% stake, the federal government owns a 29.54% stake within the firm. Because of this any restructuring would require authorities approval.
“We strongly imagine that there isn’t a linkage between the OFS and restructuring and we are going to proceed to interact with the federal government on this topic,” Misra mentioned. “I’d anticipate an OFS earlier than the subsequent board assembly. If that doesn’t occur, we are going to after all attempt to get the restructuring achieved,” he mentioned.
Shares of Hindustan Zinc have jumped 36% up to now in April, and in addition examined their all-time excessive earlier this month.
An OFS permits current shareholders to promote their stake within the secondary market, usually at a reduction, and people seeking to divest stake attempt to take action when costs are sturdy. The variety of tranches through which the federal government will promote its stake is but to be determined, Misra mentioned.
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