Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has notified that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/Registered Foreign Portfolios Investors (RFPIs) can now invest from 20% to 26% of the paid up capital of DB Corp under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS). The total foreign investment in the company from all sources i.e. FII/RFPI/NRI/Foreign Direct Investment (FDI)/Persons of Indian Origin (PIO)/American Depository Receipts (ADR)/Global Depository Receipts (GDR) shall not exceed 26% of the paid up capital of the company.
The Reserve Bank further notified that the foreign share holding by FII/RFPI/ NRI/FDI/PIO/ADR/GDR in D.B. Corp have gone below the revised threshold limit stipulated under the extant FDI Policy. Hence, the restrictions placed on the purchase of shares of the above company are withdrawn with immediate effect. Recently, the company has passed resolutions at its Board of Directors’ level, agreeing for enhancing the limit for the purchase of its equity shares and convertible debentures.
DB Corp, informally known as the Dainik Bhaskar Group, is India’s largest newspaper group. It publishes 61 editions, serving 4.4cr readers across 14 states as of 2012.
Company Name | CMP |
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D.B. Corp | 296.35 |
Navneet Education | 136.50 |
Jagran Prakashan | 83.80 |
HT Media | 22.43 |
Hindustan Media Vent | 89.76 |
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