Force Motors falls over 30% in one month on stake sale by Bajaj Holdings

Bajaj Holdings & Investments sold 846,470 shares or 6.42% stake of Force Motors between June 16 and July 11 through open market.

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SI Reporter Mumbai
Last Updated : Jul 15 2014 | 1:58 PM IST
Force Motors is trading lower by 1% to Rs 425, falling 5.3% from intra-day high of Rs 449 touched in early morning deals on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

Shares of cars and utility vehicles maker have fallen 32% from its 52-week high of Rs 625 touched on June 11 after Bajaj Holdings  & Investment sold more than 6 percentage points stake of the company through open market transactions.

On July 14, Force Motors said that Bajaj Holdings & Investment sold about 2.75 lakh shares of the company for Rs 2.42 crore between July 7 and July 11 through the open market.

Meanwhile, according to disclosures made to the BSE, Bajaj Holdings & Investment sold 846,470 shares representing 6.42% stake of Force Motors for Rs 44.93 crore between June 16 and July 11 through open market.

Post transaction, Bajaj Holdings & Investment stake in Force Motors reduced to 11.04% from 17.46%, it added.

Bajaj Holdings & Investment held 19.48% stake in the company at the end of March 2014 quarter. The company however, not disclosed the name of the buyers.
 
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First Published: Jul 15 2014 | 1:55 PM IST

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