Tanla Platforms board approves ₹170 cr share buyback proposal, stock hits upper circuit

Tanla Platforms board approves ₹170 cr share buyback proposal, stock hits upper circuit

Tanla Platforms share buyback: Hyderabad-based cloud communications company, Tanla Platforms on Thursday received the board of directors’ approval for the buyback proposal aggregating to 170 crore. The equity shares offered under the buyback have a face value of Re 1 each. A floor price of 1,200 apiece has been set for the buyback. This led to massive buying sentiment in Tanla shares. On BSE, Tanla shares have hit a 5% upper circuit as investors give thumbs to the buyback proposal. On BSE, Tanla shares closed at the upper circuit of 836.35 apiece up by 39.80 or 5%. The company’s market cap is around 11,353.08 crore.

On the previous day, Tanla shares were at 796.55 apiece. Tanla Platforms share buybackIn its regulatory filing, Tanla said, “considered and approved the proposal for buyback of fully paid up equity shares of the Company having a face value of Re 1 from all shareholders/ beneficial owners of the Equity Shares of the Company, as on record date, which will be decided subsequently, on a proportionate basis, through the “tender offer” route, using mechanism for acquisition of shares through stock exchange.” Tanla will buyback 14,16,666 equity shares at an offer price of 1,200 per equity share. The offer will be around 170 crore. It added, “The resultant Equity Shares to be bought back at the Buyback Offer Price are 14,16,666 Equity Shares, representing 1.04%, of the total Equity Shares in the existing total paid-up equity share capital of the Company as well as total paid-up equity share capital of the Company as on March 31, 2022.” Notably, Tanla’s buyback offer size represents 24.91 % and 12.89 % of the aggregate of the company’s fully paid-up equity capital and free reserves as per the latest standalone and consolidated audited financial statements of the Company, respectively, for the financial year ended March 31, 2022, which does not
exceed 25% of the aggregate of the total paid-up capital and free reserves. Meanwhile, the buyback offer price of 1,200 apiece represents a premium of 66.39 % and 66.27 % over the closing price of the equity shares on NSE and BSE, respectively, on September 1, 2022. Compared to the current upper circuit price on Thursday, the buyback floor price is at a premium of 43.48% on BSE and 43.49% on NSE. The buyback is subject to the approval of the shareholders by way of a special resolution through postal ballot by remote electronic voting only and all other applicable statutory approvals. As of September 2, 2022, the promoter and promoter group holds 5,93,70,282 equity shares or a 43.73% stake in Tanla. Apart from the promoters, shareholders like foreign investors (including non-resident Indians FIIs and foreign mutual funds) hold 1,98,79,728 equity shares or 14.64%, while financial institutions/banks & mutual funds promoted by banks/institutions — hold 1,01,585 equity shares or 0.074% in Tanla. Other investors (public, public bodies corporate, etc.) hold 5,63,93,928 equity shares, or 41.54% of the company. Post-buyback, the promoter and promoter group’s percentage of the existing equity share capital will be at 44.20%. However, other shareholders like foreign investors, financial institutions, and other investors — the number of equity shares in the company will decline to 7,49,58,574 equity shares or 55.80% compared to the pre-buyback level of 7,63,75,241 equity shares or 56.25%.

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Bajaj Auto set to buy back shares worth up to ₹2,500 cr

Bajaj Auto set to buy back shares worth up to ₹2,500 cr

NEW DELHI : Bajaj Auto Ltd on Monday announced that its board has approved a plan to buy back shares worth as much as 2,500 crore from the open market. The maximum offer price for the buyback will be capped at 4,600 per share, the Pune-based maker of two- and three-wheeled vehicles informed stock exchanges. The offer represents 9.61 % and 8.71% of the aggregate of the total paid-up share capital and free reserves of the company, Bajaj Auto added. Shares of the company ended over 1% higher to close at 3,855 apiece on the NSE, almost in line with a 0.85% rise in the benchmark index. Bajaj Auto also said it has formed a buyback committee for the purpose and that the scheme will be launched in due course of time. “The company will utilize at least 50% of the amount earmarked as the maximum buyback size, that is 1,250 crore (minimum buyback size). The company would purchase a minimum of 27,17,392 equity shares,” Bajaj Auto said. The company also said that the actual number of equity shares to be bought back and the company’s post-buyback shareholding will only be ascertained after completion of the exercise since it would be done from the open market. Promoters hold a 53.77% stake in Bajaj Auto. Retail investors own 15.72%, while the rest is held by foreign institutional investors (10.49%), insurance companies (8.03%), mutual funds(4.8%) and others (7.19 % ).
Mitul Shah, head of research at Reliance Securities Ltd said Bajaj Auto’s buyback offer is below expectations in terms of the maximum buyback size, though the price cap of 4,600 marks a 19% premium to Monday’s closing price. Moreover, buyback through open market purchase may not take the stock price close to the upper band, which is not well received by investors. Therefore, the stock corrected from the day’s high after the buyback announcement, he said. Deepak Jasani, head of research at HDFC Securities said the buyback may not result in stabilization of the stock price. The company said that is cash-rich; however, it is investing only 2,500 crore towards the buyback. Analysts feel that Bajaj Auto may be holding on to cash to support the share price through some more buybacks in the future. Also, it could also be that the automaker may utilize the balance cash for either capital expenditure or may be eyeing some inorganic expansion plans that need to be watched for. “Around 10% of the cash that Bajaj Auto would have in the balance sheet by end of fiscal year 2023, is being paid back to shareholders in the form of buyback of shares,” said Deven Choksey, managing director at KRChoksey Investment Managers Pvt. “Paying back lower-yield cash to investors helps in improving earnings ratios.” The buyback comes as Bajaj Auto is set to face stiff competition from bigger rivals such as Hero MotoCorp Ltd in the switch to cleaner vehicles. Bajaj Auto earlier this month rolled out its first electric scooter from its new plant with a production capacity of 500,000 units a year, while Hero MotoCorp, the world’s top two-wheeler maker, plans to launch its first electric model on 1 July. Bajaj Auto’s wholly-owned unit Chetak Technology and its vendor partners are planning to invest nearly 750 crore in the new EV manufacturing facility. It has sold 14,000 Chetak electric scooters and received 16,000 bookings. With inputs from Bloomberg

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