Britannia Industries Ltd.

The National Company law Tribunal (NCLT) has approved issuance of bonus debentures worth Rs 720 crore by Britannia Industries to its shareholders. The company had last year announced issuance of secured redeemable non-convertible debentures as bonus debentures of Rs 60 in the ratio of one such debenture for every equity share at an interest rate not exceeding 8 per cent to be paid annually for a period of three years.

The Kolkata bench of the NCLT in its August 2 order had approved the scheme of arrangement for issuance of the debenture bonus to its shareholders. According to the company, it had proposed issuing 12,01,59,147 bonus debentures and the same would be listed on BSE and NSE.

Britannia Industries, one of the India’s biggest brands of the country. More-than-a-century old Britannia has launched big brands in FMCG Segment. The company is expanding its customer base by launching new products and renovating existing ones.