India's Adani Group buys stake in NDTV news channel

Share price of New Delhi Television Limited (NDTV) surged 5 per cent to hit the upper circuit limit on August 24, a day after Adani Group announced that it would acquire a majority stake in the news channel company.

On the BSE the share price of NDTV opened at Rs 380 and hit the upper circuit limit of Rs 384.50 soon after the opening of the trade on Wednesday against its previous day's close at Rs 366.20. This is the highest level of NDTV shares in the past one year. The 52-week low of NDTV share is Rs 71.15.

NDTV shares have surged after Adani Group announced that it has acquired 29.18 per cent stake in the news channel company by converting debt into equity.

Adani Group has also announced that it would acquire another 26 per cent stake in NDTV through an open offer.

AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Adani Enterprises Limited (AEL), has acquired 29.18 per cent stake in NDTV.
Vishvapradhan Commercial Private Limited (VCPL), wholly owned subsidiary of AMG Media Networks Limited (AMNL), has exercised the rights to acquire 99.5 per cent of the equity shares of RRPR Holding Private Limited, a promoter group company of NDTV.

"This acquisition is a significant milestone in the journey of AMNL's goal to pave the path of new age media across platforms," Sanjay Pugalia, CEO, AMG Media Networks Limited, said in a statement.

"AMNL seeks to empower Indian citizens, consumers and those interested in India, with information and knowledge. With its leading position in news and its strong and diverse reach across genres and geographies, NDTV is the most suitable broadcast and digital platform to deliver on our vision. We look forward to strengthening NDTV's leadership in news delivery," Pugalia said.

(ANI)