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Infosys co-founder Shibulal buys company shares worth Rs 100 crore

At the end of the March 2021 quarter, Shibulal held a 0.05 per cent stake in the company.

May 24, 2021 / 22:57 IST
File image of SD Shibulal

File image of SD Shibulal

Infosys co-founder S D Shibulal on Monday purchased shares worth Rs 100 crore of the IT major through an open market transaction.

Shibulal bought over 7.45 lakh shares at an average price of Rs 1,342.05 per share, valuing the transaction at Rs 100 crore, BSE block deal data showed.

At the end of the March 2021 quarter, Shibulal held a 0.05 per cent stake in the company.

As per a separate transaction, Shibulal's wife Kumari sold over 7.45 lakh shares on Monday at the same price of Rs 1,342.05 apiece.

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According to shareholding data for March 2021 quarter, Kumari, a promoter of the firm held 0.21 per cent stake in the firm.

Prior to this, S D Shibulal had purchased the firm's scrips worth Rs 100 crore on May 12 and for Rs 100 crore on May 19, through open market deals.

The scrips were offloaded by Kumari Shibulal on both the occasions.

Shares of Infosys on Monday ended 0.48 per cent lower at Rs 1,348.15 apiece on the BSE.

PTI
first published: May 24, 2021 10:38 pm

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