Srikalahasthi Piples Ltd to merge with Electrosteel Castings Ltd

The Board of Directors of Electrosteel Castings Limited ("Electrosteel" / "EGL") and Srikalahasthi Pipes Limited ("Srikalahasthi" / "SPL") at their respective Board meetings held on 5th October, 2020 approved a draft Scheme of Amalgamation ("the Scheme") for the merger of Srikalahasthi with Electrosteel.

Transaction Overview:

- Srikalahasthi shareholder to receive 59 equity shares of ECL for every 10 equity shares held in SPL

- On completion of merger, Srikalahasthi shareholder to get direct participation in the largest domestic DI Pipe manufacturing company (EGL) in India.

The respective boards considered and approved plans to reorganize the businesses with a view to

- Simplify the group structure
- One listed entity in the group having similar business operations
- Consolidate operating manufacturing business in one larger entity
- Merged entity to have DI Pipe manufacturing capacity of 8 Lakh tonne in India with a market share of 30%
- Pursue focused growth towards Pan India presence & expand global presence
- leverage effect in terms of increased production capacity, research and development initiatives to improve manufacturing process and final product
- Improved credit rating and financing at reduced interest rates

Commenting on the merger, Mr Ashutosh Agarwal, Executive Director (Group Finance) and CFO of ECL, said, "The merger will achieve the group objective of consolidating its DI Pipe Manufacturing Business into a single entity, thereby creating a platform that will help in pursuing aggressive growth going forward domestically as well as internationally."

Mr Ashutosh Agarwal further said, "The combined profitability & cash flow of the resultant merged entity will provide an impetus to our growth and will act as a force multiplier to our efforts of increasing market share. The financial indicators post-merger will support Electrosteel to maintain its credit rating. We expect Electrosteel to be re-rated on completion of the merger process."

The Scheme is subject to stakeholder approvals, regulatory approvals including Stock Exchanges, Competition Commission of India, National Company Law Tribunals and other relevant authorities, as may be required.

Shares of Srikalahasthi Pipes Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs.162.3 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 168.95. The total number of shares traded during the day was 15337 in over 667 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 176 and intraday low of 161.5. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 2580775.

Shares of ELECTROSTEEL CASTINGS LTD. was last trading in BSE at Rs.24.4 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 20.45. The total number of shares traded during the day was 809278 in over 2362 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 24.5 and intraday low of 20.65. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 19122565.

Source : Equity Bulls

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