India Ratings said capital infusion was critical in providing adequate buffers for growth and mitigate any possible asset-side stress
Preferential allotment will be made post receipt of regulatory, shareholders and legal approval, says mortgage lender
Vacancies in tribunals will affect business environment
Sebi's main contention was that it had power to regulate transfer of securities under section 24 of the Companies Act
PNB Housing Finance is targeting to reduce its corporate loan book to below Rs 10,000 crore by the end of this fiscal as it seeks to focus more on retail lending activities, according to a top company official. The company's corporate lending stood at Rs 10,989 crore at the end of the first quarter of 2021-22, accounting for 15 per cent of its Asset Under Management (AUM) and the latter touched Rs 71,828 crore during the same period. However, PNB Housing Finance's loan assets declined to Rs 60,438 crore at the end of June this year compared to Rs 68,009 crore in the year-ago period. The business of the company, promoted by state-owned Punjab National Bank (PNB), has been hit by the second COVID wave. "This quarter (June 2021) itself, we have been able to reduce the book by about Rs 800 crore in terms of corporate (lending). And we would like to bring it down to below Rs 10,000 crore (by March 2022)," Hardayal Prasad, Managing Director & CEO of PNB Housing Finance, told PTI in an ..
The company''s gross NPAs jumped to six per cent of the gross advances in quarter ended June 30, 2021, from 2.7 per cent by end of June 2020, mainly on account of impact of second wave of Covid-19.
The transaction has been approved by the Competition Commission of India under the Green Channel, an official release said on Wednesday
PNB Housing Finance on Wednesday reported an over 5 per cent decline in its consolidated net profit to Rs 243.28 crore for the first quarter ended June 30.
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Subsequent rise in share prices of the mortgage lender post the announcement could not have been anticipated, he asserts
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The rigmarole over the valuation of a preferential share allotment has raised a confusing question on the status of a company's Articles of Association
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Regulator says allotment of shares did not conform to the company's articles of association
It argued that AoA cannot override the Sebi's ICDR (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) regulations, which listed firms have to follow for issuing preferential allotments
PNB Housing to await SAT's order before taking a call on restructuring
The Securities Appellate Tribunal (SAT) will hear the case related to the PNB Housing Finance-Carlyle deal next Monday. The order in the matter was expected on July 5, however, it was adjourned for July 12. PNB Housing had filed an appeal before the SAT against the letter issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India last month, requesting it not to go ahead with the proposal until due diligence was done. "As sought by the company, the Securities Appellate Tribunal, in its hearing on July 5, 2021, adjourned the case for Monday, July 12, 2021," PNB Housing Finance said in a regulatory filing on Tuesday. Under the deal announced on May 31, the US-based Carlyle, alongside other investors, is slated to infuse Rs 4,000 crore capital into PNB Housing through the issuance of preference shares and warrants. However, the deal has come under the scanner of the regulator. The company was directed to carry out the valuation process of shares as per the relevant legal provisions. PNB .
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Remarks come a day before PNB board meeting
The shareholders of PNB Housing on Tuesday voted on a special resolution for a preferential allotment of shares to a clutch of investors led by the Carlyle Group