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GMR Infra gets shareholders' nod for minority stake sale in airport biz

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Press Trust of India New Delhi

GMR Infrastructure Ltd on Wednesday said it has got shareholders' nod for minority stake sale in its airport business.

The company has got shareholders' approval for "divestment of minority equity stake in GMR Airports Ltd", according to a BSE filing.

The company had sought shareholders' approval for the divestment through postal ballot notice on February 29.

On February 21, it was announced that Groupe ADP would acquire 49 per cent stake in GMR Airports Ltd (GAL) for Rs 10,780 crore.

Aeroports de Paris SA (ADP) would buy 100 per cent stake in GMR Infra Services Ltd and then 49 per cent shareholding in GAL. GMR Infra Services is an operating and holding company. Its primary business is to hold shares in GAL.

 

The company also got shareholders' nod for divestment of entire equity stake in GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd held by GMR Energy Ltd, a subsidiary of the firm.

On February 17, JSW Energy had announced signing a share purchase agreement to acquire 100 per cent of GMR Kamalanga Energy Ltd, which owns and operates a 1,050 MW (3x350 MW) thermal power plant in Odisha, for Rs 5,321 crore (subject to working capital and other adjustments).

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First Published: Apr 01 2020 | 6:18 PM IST

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