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Mastek rallies on board nod for share buyback

Since January 2, the stock has rallied 34% in past one week from Rs 157 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 09 2014 | 9:21 AM IST
Mastek has rallied 6% to Rs 211 on BSE after the company said it will buy back shares worth up to Rs 55 crore at a price not exceeding Rs 250 per share. The buyback should be through open market transactions.

In a meeting held on Wednesday, the company's board approved the buyback of shares for a sum not exceeding "14.92% of the total paid-up equity capital and free reserves of the company as on March 31, 2013."

In a filing to the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE), the company said it will buy back the shares "at a price not exceeding Rs 250 per share payable in cash for an aggregate amount not exceeding Rs 54.50 crore."

Currently, the promoters held 46.70% stake in the company. Individual shareholders held 26.1% stake followed by foreign institutional investors (16.14%), domestic institutional investors (7.65%), while the remaining 3.41% stakes are with the bodies corporate and others.

Meanwhile, the stock has rallied 34% in past one week from Rs 157 on January 2, after the company announced that its board will meet to discuss the share buyback proposal. 
 

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First Published: Jan 09 2014 | 9:19 AM IST

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