Tata Steel ups Corus buyout share to Rs 6,000cr

Tata Steel ups Corus buyout share to Rs 6,000cr

The board of Tata Steel has at its meeting held today approved an increased Tata Steel/Tata Steel Asia Holdings contribution in the acquisition of Corus Group, UK, i.e. from $6.7 billion to about $7.4 billion.

According to an official release issued by Tata Steel to the BSE today, this increase will essentially be covered by increasing the amount of the rights issue of 2% convertible preference shares from Rs 4,350 crore up to about Rs 6,000 crore. The rights issue will remain the same i.e. in the ratio of 1:5 at a price of Rs 300 per share.

The overall objective of the financing package would be to raise the required resources in the most cost-effective manner for Tata Steel/Tata Steel Asia Holdings and well within the ability of the Tata Steel Group to service the total investment, the release said.

Tata Steel, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Tata Steel Asia Holdings has completed the acquisition of Corus Group of UK at a total cost of about $ 13 billion.
 
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