Shares of Hindustan Aeronautics (HAL), the state-owned aerospace and defence company, tanked over 11 per cent on the BSE on Thursday, a day after the company informed that the government plans to sell as much as 15 per cent stake in the company through a public offering of shares.
The government will sell a stake of about 10 per cent, with an option to sell a further 5 per cent in the company, according to a stock exchange filing on Wednesday.
At a floor price of Rs 1,001 a share, the sale could fetch as much as Rs 5,020 crore ($680 million). Retail investors will get a 5 per cent discount on the offer price. The floor price is at a discount of almost 15 per cent to HAL’s closing price of Rs 1,177.80 on Wednesday.
