Jyothy Labs raises Rs 263 crore via preferential allotment

Company has allotted 1.5 crore equity shares of Re 1 each at a price of Rs 175 per equity share to Sahayadri Agencies Ltd

Home-grown consumer goods company Jyothy Laboratories Ltd (JLL) today said it has raised Rs 263 crore via preferential allotment of shares to a promoter Group firm.

The city-based company has allotted 1.5 crore equity shares of Re 1 each at a price of Rs 175.15 per equity share to Sahayadri Agencies Ltd.

Post allotment, the paid up equity share capital of Jyothy Labs has increased to Rs 18.10 crore from Rs 16.60 crore. With this the promoter holding in JLL has gone up from 63.69% to 66.7%, a company release said here.

"Post successful integration with Henkel India it was the right time to invest in existing brands and also expand JLL's portfolio. The preferential allotment of shares along with NCDs to a clutch of investors will help JLL to save the yearly interest burden of about Rs 60 crore, leaving a cash balance of about Rs 250 crore, Jyothy Labs Joint Managing Director Ullas Kamath said.

"The fund will be utilised for the organic and inorganic growth of the company," he said.

The FMCG firm last month raised Rs 400 crore through zero coupon non-convertible debentures (NCDs) payable after three years.

The amount raised through preferential allotment has been used to repay the term loan of approximately Rs 400 crore, the release said.

The news of preferential allotment boosted Jyothy Labs shares. The stock ended the day at Rs 199.70, up 5.86% on the BSE. In intra-day, the scrip jumped 10.25% to Rs 208.