Vedanta Plc, the london-based metals and energy giant, reportedly is planning to up its offer by another 10% for acquiring Union government's stake in Hindustan Zinc (HZL) and then merge it with Sesa Sterlite, by early next financial year. A merger of Sesa Sterlite with HZL will help the former to repay the loans worth $3.5 billion it took to acquire Cairn India.
Meanwhile, the government currently owns 29.5% in HZL and its stake is valued at Rs 15,630 crore, a 10% hike will sweeten the offer by another Rs 1,500 crore for the government and increase the total acquisition cost for Vedanta at Rs 17,000 crore.
In a complex restructuring announced last year, Vedanta merged its two Indian companies, Sesa Goa and Sterlite, into a combined entity called Sesa Sterlite and transferred its entire dollar debt to Sesa Sterlite, taken to buy Cairn India. With this, Sesa Sterlite had net debt of $6.6 billion as of March this year.
| Company Name | CMP |
|---|---|
| Hindalco | 1038.95 |
| Vedanta | 787.60 |
| Hindustan Zinc | 592.35 |
| Jain Resource Recycl | 420.90 |
| Gravita India | 1639.80 |
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