PM Modi will lay the foundation stone of a plant under Bharat Dynamics in Jhansi
The company has signed a contract worth about Rs 499 crore with Ministry of Defence for manufacture and supply of Akash Missiles to the Indian Air Force (IAF)
Bharat Dynamics Limited signed a contract worth about Rs 499 crore with the Ministry of Defence for the manufacture and supply of Akash missiles to the Indian Air Force
The MoD, on Monday, announced a list of 108 items of defence equipment that must be compulsorily procured from indigenous sources according to provisions in the Defence Acquisition Procedure 2020
Bharat Dynamics Limited (BDL), a Hyderabad based Defence Public Sector Undertaking on Monday had paid an interim dividend of Rs 92.008 crore to the government of India.According to the official release, BDL declared payment of interim dividend for the financial year 2020-21 at Rs 6.70 a share of the face value of Rs 10 each. The interim dividend declared by the firm works out to 67 per cent of the paid up share capital of Rs 183.28 crore.Commodore Siddharth Mishra (Retd), Chairman and Managing Director, BDL handed over the cheque for Rs 92.008 Crore, being the interim dividend pertaining to the Government of India shareholding in BDL, to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh at New Delhi on Monday.Raj Kumar, Secretary (Defence Production), Anurag Bajpai, Joint Secretary (P & C) from Ministry of Defence and Commodore TN Kaul (Retd), Executive Director (Mktg) and Colonel Ravi Prakash (Retd), Deputy General Manager (Liaison) from BDL were present on the occasion.
The two lapped up the bulk of shares during the offers for sale of HAL, Bharat Dynamics
Bharat Dynamics Limited, a Hyderabad based Defence Public Sector Undertaking has paid final dividend of Rs 35.018 crore to the government of India
Shares of Bharat Dynamics gained 4 per cent to Rs 311, while HAL was up 2 per cent at Rs 795 on the BSE. In comparison, the S&P BSE Sensex was up 0.50 per cent
Meanwhile, shares of Bharat Dynamics fell 5 per cent on Wednesday, extending their two-day fall to 18 per cent
If the retail portion is fully subscribed, the government's stake will fall below 75 per cent, making BDL compliant with the 25 per cent public shareholding norms.
Rs 900-crore share sale gets bids worth Rs 720 crore from institutional investors; retail portion to be auctioned on Wednesday
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The government is planning to sell 15 per cent stake in the defence company
"This decision will offer a great opportunity to the Indian defence industry to manufacture items on the negative list by using its own design and development capabilities," the govt said.
The company's revenue from operations during the quarter under review rose 64 per cent to Rs 1,435 crore from Rs 877 crore in the corresponding quarter of the previous fiscal.
The stock listed at Rs 360, a 16% below against its issue price of Rs 428 per share on the BSE
Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics is a manufacturer of defence equipment
Hyderabad-based Bharat Dynamics is a manufacturer of defence equipment
SBI Capital Markets, IDBI Capital Markets and Securities and Yes Securities will manage the public issue
Defence PSU Bharat Dynamics Ltd has filed draft papers with capital markets regulator Sebi to float an initial public offer. This is the fourth PSU that has approached Sebi for IPO in less than one month. The other three are - Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd, RITES Ltd and Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA). Going by the draft papers, Bharat Dynamics's IPO will see sale of equity shares by the government and the public issue will help the company in achieving the benefits of listing. Bharat Dynamics was established in 1970 and is a manufacturer of guided missiles and allied defence equipment. The company's net worth stood at Rs 2,212.46 crore at the end of March 2017. SBI Capital Markets, IDBI Capital Markets & Securities and Yes Securities will manage the company's public issue. Earlier in April last year, the Cabinet had cleared the disinvestment of four PSUs, including Bharat Dynamics and Mishra Dhatu Nigam Ltd, under the defence ministry.