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Expect OGL export allowance very soon: Balrampur Chini

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 about their rationale behind this move, Vivek Saraogi, MD of Balrampur Chini said,"We thought, it is a good way of using depreciation. For us, using the depreciation into buyback is an extremely non-stressful move on the balance sheet

February 23, 2011 / 16:09 IST
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Integrated sugar manufacturing company Balrampur Chini Mills announced a share buyback of up to Rs 85 per share payable in cash, for an amount up to Rs 110 crore out of free reserves.

The buyback would be by way of purchase from open market through the stock exchanges.

Speaking to CNBC-TV18 about their rationale behind this move, Vivek Saraogi, MD of Balrampur Chini said,"We thought, it is a good way of using depreciation. For us, using the depreciation into buyback is an extremely non-stressful move on the balance sheet."

The open general license (OGL) exports would permit sugar companies an unrestricted export of 5 lakh tonnes of sugar. Ballrampur Chini is hopeful that it will be granted this license shortly.

Below is the verbatim transcript of Saraogi's interview with CNBC-TV18's Udayan Mukherjee and Mitali Mukherjee. Also watch the accompanying video.

Q: How much of this Rs 110 crore that you can spend in the buyback will you actually want to spend? Sometimes, companies come out and announce buyback as a signaling mechanism, but they don

first published: Feb 23, 2011 01:09 pm

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