Kotak Mahindra Bank to raise Rs 5,400 crore of equity

Funds to be deployed for consolidation opportunities and resolution of stressed assets

Kotak Mahindra Bank on Thursday said it has received board approval to raise equity capital by issuing up to 62 million shares, which, according to the closing price of Rs 865 a share on Thursday on the BSE, amounted to Rs 5,363 crore. 

The face value of the share would be Rs 5 each. 

The bank could raise the fund through any means the board decides appropriate, including rights issue, private placement, follow-on public offering (FPO), qualified institutional placement (QIP), Global Depository Receipts (GDR), American Depository Receipts (ADR) or through any other permissible mode or a combination of these options.