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Market regulator clears the deck for proposed share buyback in NTPC

The company is among the 8 public sector undertakings (PSUs) directed by the government to consider a share buyback in order to boost its disinvestment kitty

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Sebi said the scheme of amalgamation would have to be approved by the shareholders of NTPC

2 min read Last Updated : Oct 23 2020 | 10:15 PM IST

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) has cleared the deck for a proposed share buyback in NTPC. The state-owned power generation company had approved the market regulator seeking an exemption from strict enforcement of buyback regulations –specifically 24(ii) of Sebi Buyback Regulations 2018.

Under this regulation, a company is barred from announcing a buyback during the pendency of any scheme of amalgamation.

Last year, the NTPC board had approved a scheme of amalgamation entailing the merger of Nabinagar Power Generating Company and Kanti Bijlee Utpadan Nigam with itself. Both the firms are wholly-owned subsidiaries of NTPC. The scheme

Topics : Sebi NTPC Share buybacks

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