The Government is expected to conclude the divestment of its residual stake in Hindustan Zinc and Balco within the next 3-6 months. Sterlite, a part of Anil Agarwal's Vedanta Group, has already evinced interest to buy centre’s remaining stake in these two companies. At present, the Government has a residual stake of 49 per cent in Balco and 29.53 per cent in Hindustan Zinc. Both the companies were strategically divested by the Government.
Taking the offer price to Rs 17,000 crore, Sterlite has reportedly offered Rs 15,000 crore for Hindustan Zinc and Rs 2,000 crore for Balco. However, fixing the valuations of these company, would take some time as the matter will be first examined by a group of secretaries consisting of the Disinvestment Secretary and the Mines Secretary and officials. Then it will go the Committee of Secretaries and on its recommendation, the Empowered Group of Ministers (EGoM) will take a call on the valuation. Change in the value of net worth, increase in revenue besides other factors will be considered before arriving on valuation. The Government had sold 51 per cent of its equity in Balco at Rs 551.50 crore in 2000.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Hindalco | 1043.70 |
| Vedanta | 296.45 |
| Hindustan Zinc | 635.00 |
| Jain Resource Recycl | 571.55 |
| Gravita India | 1763.45 |
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