Shareholders of the firm to vote on Rashmi Saluja reappointment as director on Dec 31
The RBI grants conditional approval for the Burman family's 26% stake offer in Religare, with restrictions on board changes. Sebi approval is still pending amid valuation disputes
Religare Enterprises share price hit a 52-week high of Rs 304.30 in the intraday trade, surging 25 per cent thus far in the month of December
Religare Enterprises on Tuesday reported a 70 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs 68.49 crore for the second quarter ended September 2024. The financial services firm had a consolidated net profit of Rs 40.35 crore in the July-September quarter of 2023-24. Its total revenue stood at Rs 1,971 crore during the second quarter of the current fiscal year, up from Rs 1,586 crore in the corresponding period of the last year. In a regulatory filing, Religare Enterprises further said that its Group CFO Nitin Aggarwal will cease to be associated with the company with effect from the close of business hours on November 12, 2024. Shares of Religare Enterprises closed at Rs 245.95, down 1.24 per cent over its previous close on the BSE.
In a notice to the stock exchanges, the company said Religare is currently an acquisition target, and an open offer was made by the Burman family (of Dabur group) on September 25 last year
The Religare board opposed the open offer and has taken action against it with regulators, including RBI and Sebi
Kedaara Capital votes against Saluja's reappointment
Rashmi Saluja faces calls for removal ahead of key shareholders' meeting amid insider trading allegations and ED investigation
Saluja discusses the Ingovern report, the uncertainties surrounding the open offer, and the company's future
Certain institutional investors have expressed their discontent, suggesting that it may be a strategy to avoid a vote on Saluja's reappointment, the report added
The Burman family is the largest shareholder in REL and is currently embroiled in a conflict with the REL chairperson over a change of control at the financial firm
Religare open offer case: Dabur Chairman Mohit Burman, three independent directors of Care Health Insurance and the manager of the open offer have been summoned by the Enforcement Directorate
Co will have to apply for requisite approvals from RBI, Irdai, Sebi before July 12; Notices slapped on board for alleged breach of responsibilities