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Tinplate Co, Tata Sponge rally on Open Offer by Tata Steel

Tata Steel proposed to hike its stake in group firms by up to 14% and 11.26% for a total consideration of Rs 153 crore.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Jan 24 2013 | 1:49 AM IST

Tinplate Company and Tata Sponge Iron have risen more than 13% each on back of huge volumes in opening deals after its promoter Tata Steel proposed to hike its stake in group firms by up to 14% and 11.26% for a total consideration of Rs 153 crore.

Tata Steel in a filing to the stock exchange said that it will acquire up to 1.46 million shares in The Tinplate Company for Rs 60 a share for a total of about Rs 87.92 crore.

While in a separate exchange filing, the steel major announced a voluntary offer to buy up to 1.72 million shares in Tata Sponge Iron, an associate firm, at Rs 375 a share, entailing a total outgo of Rs 65.02 crore.

Following the offer, Tata Steel's stake in Tata Sponge Iron would go up to 51% and up to 73.44% in The Tinplate Company, if subscribed fully.

ICICI Securities is the manager of the Open Offers of both the issues.

Tinplate Company of India has soared almost 20% at Rs 55.80, while Tata Sponge Iron has rallied 14% to Rs 350 on the Bombay Stock Exchange.

 

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First Published: Jun 18 2012 | 9:22 AM IST

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