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BPCL Trust to sell up to 2% stake to employees through new mechanism

To decide on residual 7.33 per cent stake in due course

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3 min read Last Updated : Sep 04 2020 | 9:48 PM IST

As part of its divestment process, state-run refiner Bharat Petroleum Corporation (BPCL)’s board on Friday approved a scheme to sell certain shares from the BCPL Trust of Investment in Shares, to its employees through a new trust mechanism. According to people in the know, upto 2 per cent stake will be offered to employees at a discounted price.

BPCL Trust for Investment in Shares at present holds around 9.33 per cent stake of BPCL’s paid up share capital. There has been speculation on what happens to this stake in the wake of the planned divestment process. “The company has now decided

Topics : BPCL PSU Disinvestment privatisation

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