VIL got approval from shareholders to raise funds, plans to raise Rs 14500 crore

Approval to raise funds for VIL shareholders

Vodafone Idea ,Vodafone Idea) shareholders have approved the company’s plan to raise Rs 14,500 crore. The company has given this information on Saturday. According to the company, the shareholders held the EGM on Saturday (EGM) approved this proposal. In the EGM, VIL had made a special proposal to issue equity shares worth Rs 4500 crore to Vodafone and Aditya Birla Group companies, along with the company also made a special offer to the shareholders (shareholders Permission was also sought from ) to raise Rs 10 thousand crore through ADR, GDR or FCCB. Vodafone plans to invest Rs 3,375 crore in telecom service provider Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL). At the same time, apart from Vodafone, partner Aditya Birla Group also plans to put Rs 1,125 crore in debt-laden VIL.

The board had given approval in early March.

The board of directors of debt-ridden telecom company Vodafone Idea Limited (VIL) had in early March approved raising up to a total of Rs 14,500 crore, including Rs 4,500 crore from promoter entities, then sale of equity, or An amount of Rs 10,000 crore will be raised through debt instruments like ADRs (American Depository Receipts), GDRs (Global Depository Receipts) and FCCBs (Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds). According to the company, the board has approved the issue of 3383 crore equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each at a price of Rs 13.30 per equity share, which will raise a total of Rs 4,500 crore, VIL had informed that these shares will be held by Euro Pacific Securities Ltd. and Prime Metals Limited (Vodafone Group entities and company promoters) and Oriana Investments Private Limited (Aditya Birla Group’s entity) on a preferential basis.

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