SpiceJet has raised Rs 3,000 crore through sale of shares to qualified institutional buyers, providing a much-needed tailwind for the struggling airline. Foreign entities, including Societe Generale - ODI, Goldman Sachs (Singapore) Pte - ODI, Nomura Singapore Ltd ODI and Discovery Global Opportunity (Mauritius) Ltd are among the investors who have been allotted shares under the airline's Qualified Institutional Placement (QIP) that was oversubscribed. The airline's fundraising committee, on September 20, approved the allotment of more than 48.70 crore shares at a price of Rs 61.60 apiece to the more than 80 QIP participants, according to a regulatory filing. The total amount for which the securities have been issued is nearly Rs 3,000 crore. "Pursuant to the allotment of equity shares in the Issue, the paid-up equity share capital of the company stands increased from Rs 7,94,67,27,170 consisting of 79,46,72,717 equity shares to Rs 12,81,68,57,030 consisting of 1,28,16,85,703 equity
The budget airline owes payments to airports, has placed staff on leave without pay and withheld mandatory social security payments since January 2022
SpiceJet's Rs 3,000 crore qualified institutional placement has been oversubscribed
With more than Rs 900 crore funding coming in this month, SpiceJet will focus on upgradation of its fleet and cost-cutting measures, as the no-frills airline works on ways to come out of turbulent times. In an internal note to the senior staff on Monday, the airline said it now has a substantial bank balance of more than Rs 900 crore, including Rs 160 crore received as an instalment under the government's Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS). The carrier, which had been facing multiple headwinds in recent months, has so far received around Rs 1,000 crore under the ECLGS. The latest instalment came recently after its Chairman and Managing Director Ajay Singh infused funds into the airline, according to an official in the know. Singh, who has been helming the no-frills carrier, has so far put in Rs 200 crore out of the Rs 500 crore fund infusion that he had announced last year. The official said the airline has garnered a total of more than Rs 1,100 crore funds in three ..
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Under this sale, the travel period covered is till September 25, 2019 and the offer is available on 'first-come first-served basis' only, the airline said
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