Vodafone Idea okays Rs 25,000-cr rights issue

New Delhi, March 20 

The Board of Directors of India’s largest telecom operator Vodafone Idea today cleared the planned Rs 25,000-crore rights issue at a price of Rs 12.50 per equity share, a steep 61% discount to the prevailing market rate.

In a regulatory filing, the company said the rights entitlement ratio has been fixed at 87 equity shares for every 38 equity shares held by eligible shareholders of the company on the record date, that is April 2, 2019.

The issue opening date has been fixed for April 10 while the closing date has been set for April 24, 2019, the filing said.

The issue price of Rs 12.50 per equity share (including a premium of Rs 2.50 per equity share) is at a massive 61 per cent discount to the previous closing of Rs 32 per share.

Earlier this year, the Board of directors of Vodafone Idea had approved Rs 25,000 crore fund-raising plan by way of rights issue to the existing eligible equity shareholders, following which the company received cabinet nod for foreign direct investment (FDI) infusion in February.

The promoter shareholders of Vodafone Group and Aditya Birla Group have told the board that they intend to contribute up to Rs 11,000 crore and up to Rs 7,250 crore, respectively, as part of such rights issue. — PTI

Entitlement ratio

• The company said the rights entitlement ratio has been fixed at 87 equity shares for every 38 equity shares held by eligible shareholders of the company on the record date, that is April 2, 2019
• The issue price of Rs 12.50 per equity share (including a premium of Rs 2.50 per equity share) is at a massive 61% discount to the previous closing of Rs 32 per share