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Tata Steel drives out of Tata Motors; sells Rs 3,783-cr stake to Tata Sons

The conglomerate sold about 83.54 mn shares at Rs 452.8 apiece

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Last Updated : Jun 23 2017 | 7:42 PM IST

Tata Steel Ltd said on Friday it sold its stake in Tata Motors Ltd to Tata Sons, the holding company of India's salt-to-software Tata conglomerate, for 37.83 billion rupees ($586.3 million).

Tata Steel sold about 83.54 million shares at 452.80 rupees apiece, it said in a stock exchange filing. 

As of end-March, the steelmaker owned a 2.9 per cent stake or about 83.64 million shares in Tata Motors, according to stock exchange data. Last week, Tata Steel said it would sell the stake to Tata Sons on or after June 23.

Indian media had reported that Tata Sons planned to reduce cross-holdings among group companies.

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First Published: Jun 23 2017 | 7:39 PM IST

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