UK-based Diageo paid Rs 3,030 for a share of United Spirits Ltd (USL), more than double of Rs 1,440 it offered in the previous bid last year.
Shares of USL, the flagship company of Vijay Mallya-led UB group, today closed at Rs 2,486.55 a share, up 2.93 per cent from its previous close on BSE.
Diageo through its wholly-owned subsidiary Relay BV has accepted the tender of 37,785,214 shares in United Spirits Ltd (USL) at a price of Rs 3,030 per share under the tender offer announced on April 15, Diageo Plc said in a statement.
"Diageo, therefore, will have a total interest of 54.78 per cent in USL acquired for a total consideration of Rs 18,023.14 crore," it added.
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Diageo Chief Executive Ivan Menezes said: "India has now become one of Diageo's largest markets and will be a major contributor to our growth ambitions."
USL is the leading player in the attractive Indian spirits market with great brands, a unique route to consumer and talented people, he added.
Diageo's earlier Rs 5,441-crore offer for 26 per cent stake had received a tepid response from public investors. Of 3.8 crore shares of United Spirits that were on offer, shareholders tendered just 64,169 shares and only 58,688 scrips were accepted. Diageo had offered to buy shares at a price of Rs 1,440 per piece.
Diageo, which sells brands such as Smirnoff vodka and Johnnie Walker whiskey, had announced in 2012 it would pick up a 53.4 per cent stake in USL in a multi-structured deal.