Sterlite Technologies Ltd
📢 Notice of Extra-Ordinary General Meeting and Warrants Issue
⚡️ Quick Scoop
• Company to hold EGM on March 4, 2026 via video conferencing.
• Proposal to amend Articles of Association for flexible securities issuance.
• Plan to issue up to 453 million warrants at ₹110 each on preferential basis.
• Warrants convertible to equity shares with specific lock-in and conditions.
🧠💡DeepDive
📢 Overview of the Extra-Ordinary General Meeting (EGM)
- The company will hold an EGM on March 4, 2026, using video conferencing so shareholders can join remotely.
📜 Amendments to Company Rules
- Shareholders will vote on changes to the company’s Articles of Association.
- These changes let the Board issue many types of securities, like ordinary shares, preference shares, warrants, and convertible securities.
- This provides more options to raise money or reward stakeholders.
📈 Large Warrant Issue Planned
- The company intends to issue up to 453 million warrants priced ₹110 each.
- The total value of this issuance is about ₹4983 crore.
- Warrants will be given to a promoter entity, Twin Star Overseas Limited.
- Each warrant can be converted into one share at a face value of ₹2 plus a premium of ₹108.
💡 Warrant Terms Explained
- A minimum 25% payment is required when the warrant is allotted; the rest 75% is paid when converting the warrant into shares.
- Warrants must be converted within 18 months or they expire and money paid is forfeited.
- Shares issued on conversion will be equal to current shares in rights and dividends.
- Warrants don’t have voting rights until converted.
- The price is fixed based on regulatory guidelines and a recent "Relevant Date" for pricing (Feb 2, 2026).
- Shares will be locked in for a certain period per SEBI rules.
📢 Additional Meeting Details
- Shareholders can vote electronically before and during the meeting.
- Shareholders holding physical shares are encouraged to convert to electronic form and update their details.
- Documents related to the meeting will be available online.
🧐 What This Means for Investors
- The company is raising a large amount of capital by issuing warrants to promoters.
- The changes allow more flexibility in methods of capital raising.
- Existing investors should note potential dilution and shareholding changes once warrants convert.
- The process has been designed to be accessible and transparent for shareholders.
- Investors new to these terms: An Extra-Ordinary General Meeting is a special meeting to agree on important company matters. Warrants are options to buy shares later at a set price. Preferential issue means shares are allocated to selected investors.