Govt to sell up to 6% stake in Hindustan Copper at Rs 514 per share

New Delhi: The Government will sell up to 6 percent stake in Hindustan Copper Ltd (HCL) through an offer for sale (OFS) at a floor price of Rs 514 a share.

The floor price is at a 10.38 percent discount over Monday's closing share price of Hindustan Copper on the BSE.

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In a post on X, Department of Investment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) secretary Arunish Chawla said the Government of India offers to divest 3 percent equity in Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) through an Offer for Sale (OFS), with an option to divest an additional 3 percent (green shoe) in case of oversubscription.

The OFS will open at a floor price of Rs 514 per share.

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Shares of Hind Copper settled at Rs 573.55, up 0.17 percent, on the BSE on Monday.

According to Chawla, 10 percent of the offer is reserved for retail investors, with an additional 25,000 shares set aside for eligible employees.

So far in the current fiscal, the government has mopped up Rs 52,716 crore through PSU disinvestment.

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