Idea AGM on June 30 to decide MD Kapania's pay, raising Rs 10,000 crore

Kapania's pay is more than the prescribed limits in view of loss in the last financial year

Idea Cellular in its annual general meeting (AGM) to be held on June 30 will decide on a waiver to recover the excess pay of around Rs 3 crore from its Managing Director Himanshu Kapania, which is more than the prescribed limits in view of loss in the last financial year (FY).

The telecom operator will also decide on raising of Rs 10,000 crore debt on a private placement basis in the AGM.

"...Approval of the members of the company be and is hereby accorded to ratify and confirm the waiver of the recovery of the excess remuneration amounting to Rs 3,05,35,524 paid to Himanshu Kapania, Managing Director of the company for the financial year 2016-17, which is in excess of the limits prescribed...In view of loss for the financial year 2016-17," Idea Cellular said in the AGM notice.

Idea Cellular posted its first-ever annual consolidated loss at Rs 404 crore for 2016-17.

The annual income of Idea Cellular declined marginally to Rs 35,882.7 crore at the end of FY17 from Rs 36,162.5 crore at the end of the previous FY.

The AGM will also decide on the resolution for a minimum payment to be made to Kapania "in case the company has no profits or the profits of the company are inadequate during the two financial years commencing from April 1, 2017, to March 31, 2019".

Besides, the AGM will decide on fund or debt raising of up to Rs 10,000 crore by Idea Cellular.

"...Consent of the Members be and is hereby accorded to the board of directors of the company...To offer or issue from time to time, non-convertible securities including but not limited to non-convertible debentures ('NCDs'), secured or unsecured...Up to an amount not exceeding Rs 10,000 crore on a private placement basis, during a period of one year from the date of passing this resolution," the notice said.