The stock price of Usha Martin surged 8% to Rs 198.75 on the BSE in the intra-day trade on Wednesday after 5.64 million equity shares had changed hands till 2:00 PM
The counter saw combined trading volumes of nearly 3 million shares on the BSE and NSE in morning trades so far.
The stock traded at its highest level since January 2008; the stock had hit a record high of Rs 154 on January 4, 2008.
Alleges several illegalities and non-compliance of the provisions of law by the directors and management in running the company
Mineral sold was meant for firm's captive use; attached properties pertain to Usha Martin's wire rope business, mines were transferred earlier to Tata Steel as part of steel biz sold
The two factions at the apex of Usha Martin's, of Basant-Prashant Jhawar and Brij-Rajeev Jhawar, have been at odds with each other for a while
They registered his statement under FEMA in connection with the purchase and registration of an immovable asset in Singapore in 2013 and a few other overseas transactions
Basant and Prashant Jhawar had been pressing for the sale of the entire company, even while discussion with Tata Steel was on for transfer of the steel business
A special resolution in this regard was passed with requisite majority at Usha Martin Limited's extraordinary general meeting
At June end, Usha Martin's debt stood at Rs 47 billion. The residual debt on the Usha Martin balance sheet would be just working capital of Rs 3-4 billion
Days after the Tata Steel deal, Basant and Prashant Jhawar had raised concerns about the utilisation of funds from the sale
The approval will be sought through special business in the extraordinary general meeting next month
Putting sales proceeds in such deals is a standard mechanism but not the only mechanism, industry experts said
Tata Steel has a disproportionate skew towards flat steel products now while Usha Martin has an integrated steel-making business with predominantly long steel products which get better margins
Margins of acquired assets should improve; gains not at the cost of high leverage
Informed sources said the resolution would be finally placed before the shareholders for approval
The five - JSW Steel, Tata Steel, Liberty House, Kalyani and Vedanta - have signed non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) in this regard, while they do their due-diligence.
Usha Martin has a one-million tonne a year unit at Jamshedpur
Bids are expected to be invited this month
Sources said at least five companies have evinced interest to buy the steel assets