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Swiggy shareholders back 49.5% foreign ownership cap
Swiggy shareholders have approved capping foreign ownership at 49.5 percent, clearing the way for the company to qualify as an Indian-owned and controlled company (IOCC). The resolution passed with 93.96 percent support…
Swiggy shareholders have approved capping foreign ownership at 49.5 percent, clearing the way for the company to qualify as an Indian-owned and controlled company (IOCC). The resolution passed with 93.96 percent support at Tuesday's AGM, reversing a failed attempt in May. The change allows Swiggy's quick-commerce arm Instamart to shift to an inventory-led model, where it will buy and hold products directly from brands.
Times Now reported the reversal from the earlier EGM defeat. Inc42 noted that more than 99.9 percent of shareholders voted in favour of the two proposals, which also included amendments to Swiggy's Articles of Association to comply with FEMA. The IOCC status will let Swiggy directly own inventory, improving margins and supply-chain control similar to rival Blinkit.
Livemint highlighted that Swiggy targets an adjusted EBITDA of Rs 10,000 crore by FY31 and expects consolidated gross order value to more than triple to Rs 2.5 lakh crore. The Economic Times added that the transition to an inventory model could take two to four quarters after shareholder approval.
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Livemint focused on the executive appointments and long-term financial targets, treating the IOCC vote as a secondary detail, while Times Now and the Economic Times led with the failed-to-approved reversal at the AGM. Inc42 highlighted the 99.9% support and framed the inventory shift explicitly as a tool to address Instamart's ₹651 crore quarterly loss, a risk-reward angle the other sources mentioned more cautiously. The uniform core fact, 93.96% to 99.9% approval for a 49.5% foreign ownership cap, is reliable across all five. The measured takeaway is that Swiggy now has regulatory clearance to buy and hold inventory directly, a structural change that may improve margins but shifts working capital risk onto its own books. Watch Instamart's quarterly loss trajectory for the first real test of the model.
Coverage: 5 sources, 1 government-critical, 4 neutral
Sources (5): livemint.com (neutral report), timesnownews.com (neutral report), ndtvprofit.com (neutral report), inc42.com (government critical), retail.economictimes.indiatimes.com (neutral report)
This story was synthesised by AI from the 5 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 5 sources.
