BAT may sell 3.5% stake in ITC today for ₹17K cr
Business Standard|March 13, 2024
British firm will use the proceeds of block trades to buy back own shares
DEV CHATTERJEE

British American Tobacco (BAT), the multinational company that makes and sells cigarettes, tobacco and other nicotine products, on Tuesday said it planned to sell up to 3.5 per cent in ITC by way of block deals on Wednesday.

The stake is equal to 436.9 million shares of the total 12.476 billion outstanding shares of the cigarettes-to-hotels major ITC. ITC's stock fell 1.26 per cent on Tuesday to close at ₹404 a share. The shares have lost 12.57 per cent of its value since January.

BAT has offered a 5 per cent discount to investors with the block deal price band ranging from 384 to 400.25 a share. The total deal size would range between 16,775 crore and 17,487 crore, according to terms of the transaction.

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