The Cabinet today approved a fresh equity issue of 15 per cent by Hindustan Copper which will help the state-run company raise Rs 900.6 crore.
Hindustan Copper (HCL) will issue 13.87 crore fresh equity shares, to the extent of 15 per cent, which will bring down government stake in the PSU to 66.13 per cent, an official statement said.
The government holds 76.05 per cent stake in the PSU, at present.
At the current market price, issuance of 15 per cent fresh equity would garner Rs 900.6 crore to the company.
"HCL will use the proceeds of Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) to meet its expansion/capex plan which would create employment opportunities for 9,300 persons approximately," the statement said.
Expansion projects of HCL are located in the states of Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.
The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs (CCEA) today approved the proposal of HCL to issue fresh equity of 15 per cent.
The paid-up share capital of HCL will increase to Rs 532 crore, from the present Rs 462.61 crore.
"The raising of the fund is essential for HCL's expansion plans to achieve production level of around 1.90 lakh tonnes of metal in copper concentrate and thus meet around 30 per cent of the refined copper demand of the country," the statement added.
Hindustan Copper, a vertically integrated copper producer, is primarily engaged in business of mining and processing of copper ore to produce refined copper metal.
Shares of HCL closed at Rs 64.90, up 7.99 per cent from the previous close on the BSE.
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