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Mortgage lender HDFC Ltd on Friday said its board would consider raising funds through non-convertible debentures (NCDs) in tranches aggregating to Rs 57,000 crore. "A meeting of the Board of Directors of the Corporation is scheduled to be held on Monday, March 27, 2023 to consider issuance of unsecured redeemable nonconvertible debentures, in various tranches, under a Shelf Placement Memorandum, aggregating Rs 57,000 crore on a private placement basis...," HDFC said in a regulatory filing. The approval for this was granted by the shareholders at the 45th Annual General Meeting held on June 30, 2022, it said. It is expected that the parent HDFC Ltd would merge into subsidiary HDFC Bank by the third quarter of the next financial year. Termed as the biggest transaction in India's corporate history, HDFC Bank on April 2022 agreed to take over the biggest domestic mortgage lender in a deal valued at about USD 40 billion, creating a financial services titan. The proposed entity will ha
Debt-ridden Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) has defaulted on the payment of interest of Rs 12.75 crore on two non-convertible debentures (NCDs). The due date for payment was February 16, 2023, FEL said in a regulatory filing. "The company is unable to service its obligations in respect of the interest on Non-Convertible Debentures was due on February 16, 2023," it said. The debentures have a coupon rate of 9.60 per cent for both series. The Gross Principal amount on which the default has occurred is Rs 265 crore, which is Rs 106 crore for Series XVI - A and Rs 159 crore for Series XVI - B fund. FEL had recently defaulted on payment of interest on several non-convertible debentures. The debt-ridden Future group has been facing three petitions filed by its operational creditors before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to initiate insolvency proceedings against the company. Lenders of FEL have also appointed an auditor for conducting a forensic audit of the firm. It is engaged
State-run power giant NTPC will raise Rs 500 crore through the issuance of non-convertible debentures on a private placement on Friday. "NTPC has decided to issue unsecured non-convertible debentures of Rs 500 crore on December 16, 2022, through private placement at a coupon of 7.44 per cent per annum with a door to door maturity of 10 years 3 months 30 days on April 15, 2033," a BSE filing stated. The proceeds will be utilized for, inter alia, funding of capital expenditure, refinancing of existing loans and other general corporate purposes, it stated. The debentures are proposed to be listed on BSE. Debenture Trust Deed will be duly executed as per the requirements of and within the period of time prescribed under the Companies Act and rules specified therein. These debentures are being issued under the recommendation of board resolution dated July 29, 2022 and subsequent approval obtained through shareholders' resolution dated August 30, 2022. This is the first issue of debentu
Water technology player VA Tech Wabag on Friday said it has signed an agreement with Asian Development Bank (ADB) to raise Rs 200 crore through unlisted non-convertible debentures (NCDs) carrying a 5-year and 3-month tenor. This NCD will be subscribed by ADB over a 12-month period, Wabag said in a statement. The Rs 200 crore capital raised through this NCD issuance will be used towards working capital requirements of Wabag and will be within the current borrowing limits, which will, therefore, not increase the debt levels of the company, it added. "This is an important milestone for us as we add another feather to our cap with this strategic funding tie-up with ADB. ADB's decision to collaborate with us is a key validation of its focus on clean, green and sustainable technologies. We have been working for many years on projects funded by multilateral agencies, including ADB," Wabag Chief Financial Officer Skandaprasad Seetharaman said. The disposal of wastewater without proper ...
Debt-ridden Future Enterprises Ltd (FEL) on Thursday said it has defaulted on payment of interest on non-convertible debentures of Rs 1.07 crore. "The company is unable to service its obligations in respect of the interest on Non-Convertible Debentures was due on November 16, 2022," it said in a regulatory filing. The debentures have a coupon rate of 9.28 per cent and FEL has defaulted on interest payments for the period from May 17, 2022, to November 15, 2022. The total amount of securities issued was Rs 23 crore and a default has occurred on this gross principal amount. The debt-ridden Future Group has been facing three petitions filed by its operational creditors before the National Company Law Tribunal (NCLT) to initiate insolvency proceedings against the company. Lenders of FEL have also appointed an auditor for conducting a forensic audit of the firm. FEL had recently defaulted on payment of interest on several Non-Convertible Debentures (NCDs). It is engaged in the busines
The Apeejay Surrendra Group on Thursday said it has raised Rs 300 crore through issuance of debentures for expansion of its logistics and industrial parks business. In a statement, the company said the Rs 300 crore fund has been raised through the Non-Convertible Debentures (NCD) route. The fund will fuel the ongoing expansion drive of Apeejay Surrendra Group's realty division Apeejay Real Estate. BPEA Credit, a leading private alternative investment firm in Asia, has invested in the NCD issued by the Apeejay Surrendra Group. Karan Paul, chairman of Apeejay Surrendra Group, said, "The government projection to reduce costs in the logistics sector by 10% in the next 5 years, unified policy, and a regulatory environment for end-to-end logistics services make the logistics and warehouse more and more promising. Backed by the government policy and with funds coming in, we are now on a rapid expansion drive." Apeejay Real Estate has a diverse portfolio including logistics and industrial
NTPC has got shareholders' approval to raise up to Rs 12,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on private placement basis. The resolution was passed with requisite majority in the annual general meeting held on Tuesday. The funds to be raised in one or more tranches (not exceeding 12) will be used for capital expenditure, working capital and general corporate purposes, as per the notice for the AGM. As the company is in capacity expansion mode, major portion of the capital expenditure requirement has to be funded by debt. The company's board approved the proposal on July 29, 2022.
State-owned power giant NTPC will raise Rs 2,000 crore through issuance of non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis on Thursday. The proceeds will be utilised for, inter alia, funding of capital expenditure, refinancing of existing loans and other general corporate purposes, according to a regulatory filing. The company has decided to issue unsecured non-convertible debentures of Rs 2,000 crore on August 25, 2022, through private placement at a coupon of 7.44 per cent per annum with a door-to-door maturity of 10 years, it added. The debentures are proposed to be listed on NSE.