UBL Benefit Trust has successfully placed 60,07,413 equity shares constituting 2.36% of United Breweries' (UBLs) paid-up equity capital to highly qualified institutional investors. UBS Securities India acted as the broker. The Trust will realize approximately Rs 285 crore from this share placement and as UBL is the sole beneficiary of the Trust, these proceeds will ultimately be accrued to UBL.
The said shares were allotted in terms of the scheme of amalgamation of Associated Breweries and Distilleries, Millennium Alcobev and Empee Breweries into the company approved by the High Courts of Karnataka and Madras.
United Breweries (UBL) is a flagship company of UB Group and is engaged in manufacturing and marketing of beer. The company has reported a jump of 53.31% in its net profit of Rs 40.09 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 as compared to Rs 26.15 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2010. Total income is surged by 44.47% to Rs 860.48 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2011 where as the same was at Rs 595.61 crore for the quarter ended March 31, 2010.
Company Name | CMP |
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United Spirits | 1575.75 |
United Breweries | 2001.25 |
Radico Khaitan | 2411.20 |
Allied Blenders | 433.85 |
Globus Spirits | 847.30 |
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