Adani Wilmar stock tanks nearly 10%

The conglomerate, which last month announced its exit from Adani Wilmar by selling the bulk of its stake to a joint venture partner, will sell 17.54 crore shares (13.50 per cent equity) in the company on January 10 and 13.

New Delhi: Shares of Adani Wilmar tumbled nearly 10 per cent on Friday morning following news that the Adani Group will raise Rs 7,148 crore from the sale of up to 20 per cent stake in the FMCG firm in the open market as part of its strategy to exit non-core activities to focus on infrastructure business.

The stock tanked 9.84 per cent to Rs 292.05 on the BSE.

At the NSE, it dropped 9.69 per cent to Rs 292.10.

The conglomerate, which last month announced its exit from Adani Wilmar by selling the bulk of its stake to a joint venture partner, will sell 17.54 crore shares (13.50 per cent equity) in the company on January 10 (to non-retail investors) and on January 13 (to retail investors) at a floor or minimum price of Rs 275 apiece, according to a stock exchange filing by the company.

The Offer For Sale (OFS) will include an option to additionally sell up to 8.44 crore shares or 6.50 per cent equity.

This is the first phase of the port-to-power conglomerate's exit from the joint venture in which it holds 43.94 per cent. In the second phase, Singapore's Wilmar International Ltd has agreed to acquire the residual stake at a price not exceeding Rs 305 apiece.

Proceeds from the stake sale will be used to turbocharge the growth of Adani Enterprises Ltd in core infrastructure businesses.

Adani Wilmar Ltd is an equal joint venture between Adani Group and Singapore-based commodity trader Wilmar. The two partners currently own a combined 87.87 per cent of Adani Wilmar, far above the maximum permissible 75 per cent.

Markets regulator Sebi rules mandate that large firms must have at least 25 per cent of shares available to the public within three years from listing.