The federal government has carried out a number of roadshows in Mumbai, London, Boston and New York to satisfy traders for its proposed stake sale in Hindustan Zinc Ltd. The federal government is the biggest minority shareholder in Hindustan Zinc (HZL) with a 29.5 % stake within the nation’s major zinc producer.
“The roadshow is concerning the disinvestment course of. So, the federal government is dedicated to disinvestment of a few of its stake in Hindustan Zinc Ltd and in that to evaluate the market and meet traders and all that a number of roadshows have occurred within the final 15 days. They’ve occurred in Bombay, Singapore, Hongkong, London, Boston and New York. So, in all the key monetary capitals the roadshows have occurred,” Mines Secretary V L Kantha Rao mentioned on the sidelines of a training-cum-workshop on the UNESCO International Geoparks and Geoparks in India.
The federal government had earlier mentioned that it’s dedicated to offloading its stake within the Vedanta Group agency via a proposal on the market (OFS) and can take the choice on the disinvestment after testing the market.
Talking on the quantum of stake to be offloaded and the timeline, Rao mentioned, “Let the roadshows be accomplished after which there’s a correct mechanism and process on taking that call. There’s a committee and… in order that committee will take that call.”
The Supreme Court docket in 2021 allowed the federal government to disinvest its residual stake in Hindustan Zinc within the open market.
HZL has held contemporary discussions with the federal government on a proposal to divide the corporate into two verticals, as an alternative of three proposed earlier, CEO Arun Misra had mentioned final week. The corporate’s restructuring plan to create separate entities was placed on maintain as the federal government had expressed resistance to the bid.
Misra had mentioned with regard to HZL’s demerger, the discussions occurred very nicely with the federal government. He mentioned that he met with the Mines Secretary just lately and each the federal government and HZL are speaking on this topic which is “massive”.
The Mines Ministry had just lately identified to the corporate that any restructuring of enterprise operations would require the ministry’s clearance.
Final month, the Vedanta group agency mentioned its board has authorized the second interim dividend of Rs 19 per share for the present monetary 12 months amounting to Rs 8,028.11 crore.
HZL reported a 19.4 % rise in Q1FY25 consolidated internet revenue at Rs 2,345 crore attributable to larger EBITDA (earnings earlier than curiosity, tax, depreciation and amortization). It had posted a internet revenue of Rs 1,964 crore within the year-ago interval. Revenue rose to Rs 8,398 crore from Rs 7,564 crore within the year-ago interval.
Hindustan Zinc is the world’s second-largest built-in zinc producer and the third-largest silver producer. The corporate provides to greater than 40 international locations and has a share of over 75 % of the first zinc market in India.