UPL, formerly known as United Phosphorus, has received its board’s approval to merge its agriculture seed company Advanta with itself in a bid to improve shareholder value and simply the group structure. The merger is backdated to 1 April 2015.
The merger will result in access to newer territories, enhanced coverage in existing markets, leveraging channel capabilities. The company expects to achieve annual cost savings of Rs.90 crore as well.
As per merger proposal, for every share held in Advanta, holders will get one UPL share and three preference shares. Every 100 GDRs (Global Depository Receipts) held by Advanta holders will get 106 new UPL GDRs and every 100 FCCBs (Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds) held in Advanta will fetch 100 UPL FCCBs.
UPL (formerly United Phosphorus) is global player of crop protection products has customer base in 123 countries. It has subsidiary offices in Argentina, Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, China, Canada, Denmark, Indonesia, France, Hong Kong, Japan, Korea, Mauritius, Mexico, New Zealand, Russia, Spain, Taiwan, South Africa, USA, UK, Vietnam and Zambia.
Company Name | CMP |
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UPL | 548.55 |
BASF India | 5060.95 |
PI Industries | 3457.10 |
Bayer CropScience | 5160.00 |
Sumitomo Chemical India | 481.55 |
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