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Zee Entertainment allots 20.94 crore warrants to promoter entity
Zee Entertainment allots 20.94 crore warrants to promoter entity
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has allotted 20.94 crore fully convertible warrants to promoter group entity Sunbright Mauritius Investments Ltd at Rs 126 each, the company said in a regulatory filing on…
Zee Entertainment Enterprises Ltd (ZEEL) has allotted 20.94 crore fully convertible warrants to promoter group entity Sunbright Mauritius Investments Ltd at Rs 126 each, the company said in a regulatory filing on August 21. The move comes nearly seven weeks after the board first approved the fund-raising plan. The total issue size is about Rs 2,639 crore, lower than the up to Rs 3,143.52 crore the board had cleared on July 1 for up to 24.95 crore warrants.
The company has received 25% of the warrant issue price, or Rs 31.5 per warrant, totalling Rs 659.76 crore as subscription price. The allottee can convert the warrants into equity shares in one or more tranches within 18 months, by August 21, 2026, upon paying the exercise price of Rs 94.5 per warrant. Upon full conversion, Sunbright Mauritius will hold a 17.90% stake in ZEEL on a fully diluted basis, compared to the promoter group's existing 3.99% as of March 2026.
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This preferential allotment is a lifeline for ZEEL after its merger with Sony India fell through early this year. The promoter group, led by Subhash Chandra and Punit Goenka, had seen its stake dwindle to under 4%, leaving the company vulnerable. The infusion of up to Rs 2,639 crore from Sunbright Mauritius will substantially boost promoter holding and provide capital for operations. The timing is critical: earlier this month, the Securities Appellate Tribunal stayed a Sebi order that would have barred ZEEL and Goenka from capital markets. The next key date is the warrant conversion deadline of August 2026, and whether ZEEL can stabilise its business in the interim.
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