Sintex Industries redeems FCCBs, shares rise 2%
Plastic products producer Sintex Industries gained more than 2 percent on Thursday after the company redeemed its foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) worth USD 291 million on due date.
March 14, 2013 / 11:48 IST
Plastic products producer Sintex Industries gained more than 2 percent on Thursday after the company redeemed its foreign currency convertible bonds (FCCBs) worth USD 291 million on due date.
Amit Patel, group MD said debt-to-equity ratio would decline below 1 (i.e. 0.8) post redemption of FCCBs.The company had issued FCCBs aggregating USD 225 million on March 12, 2008 and the face value of each bond was USD 1 lakh. "The zero-coupon bonds were to be redeemed at a premium of 29.28 percent on March 13, 2013," Sintex added.According to a release sent to exchanges, the redemption was achieved through a prudent mix of step down coupon FCCBs aggregating USD 140 million, a QIP, internal accurals and preferential warrants to promoters.After conversion of preferential warrants, the promoters' holding in the company will increase to 39.33 percent. At 10:51 hours IST, shares gained 1.29 percent at Rs 58.80 on Bombay Stock Exchange. Discover the latest Business News, Sensex, and Nifty updates. Obtain Personal Finance insights, tax queries, and expert opinions on Moneycontrol or download the Moneycontrol App to stay updated!