Friday, 6 May 2011

Cairn Energy to sell 40% stake in India arm to Vedanta

    Cairn Energy Plc on Thursday said it would sell 40 per cent stake in Cairn India to Vedanta Resources for Rs 30,811 crore, leading to a transfer of majority stake to the Anil Agarwal-promoted company. If the government clears the deal, Vedanta will have a 58.5 per cent stake in Cairn India. However, Cairn Plc will continue to retain a significant stake of 21.7 per cent in its Indian subsidiary, said a company announcement.

    Sesa Goa, a Vedanta Resources company has already acquired 18.5 per cent stake in Cairn India — 10.4 per cent — in a block deal from Petronas (at Rs 331 per share) and 8.1 per cent through the open offer (at Rs 355 per share) that ended on April 30. Vedanta paid Rs 6,547 crore to Petronas and spent Rs 5,502 crore in the open offer. Vedanta will pay another Rs 30,811 crore to Cairn Energy for a 40 per cent stake.
   

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