Vodafone Idea’s board is likely to consider a fund raising plan
New Delhi:
Telecom operator Vodafone Idea’s (VI) board of directors will meet on Wednesday to consider a proposal for raising funds aggregating up to Rs 500 crore, by way of issuance of equity shares or convertible warrants on a preferential basis to one or more entities belonging to Vodafone Group, it said in a regulatory filing to the stock exchanges.
Vodafone Group is one of the promoters of the telecom operator.
The filing further said that the trading window for dealing in shares of the company shall remain closed for all designated persons under the company’s Code of Conduct, and the same shall remain closed till 48 hours from the conclusion of the meeting of the Board – till June 24, 2022, both days inclusive.
The trading window for dealing in the securities of the company will reopen on June 25, 2022, added the filing.
On Friday, the shares of the company closed at Rs 8.2 apiece, down 3.5 per cent from the previous day.
Vodafone Idea in May this year had reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 6,563 crore for the fourth quarter of 2021-22, which is lower than Rs 7,023 crore net loss recorded in the corresponding period of last year.
The company’s revenue for the quarter ended March 2022 rose to Rs 10,240 crore, from Rs 9,647.8 crore recorded in the corresponding quarter of the last year, posting a year-on-year increase of 6.46 per cent.
Quarter-on-quarter basis, the company’s revenue grew by 5.4 per cent in January-March 2022 period.
The company’s total gross debt (excluding lease liabilities and including interest accrued but not due) as of March 31, 2022 stands at Rs 1,97,880 crore, comprising of deferred spectrum payment obligations of Rs. 1,13,860 crore, AGR liability of Rs 65,950 crore that are due to the Government and debt from banks and financial institutions of Rs 18,070 crore.
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