Hindustan Zinc CEO Arun Mishra has said that the plans to buy overseas asset from the company's parent firm Vedanta Ltd has not been called off yet. The Chief Executive officer (CEO) made the remarks during an earnings call. When asked about Zinc International's acquisition and whether the plan is still under works, Mishra replied "Unless we the board passes a resolution withdrawing this, till that time, it is not called off." Zinc International acquisition was a great idea, he said, adding the company's board has also approved the proposal. "...we are working on it, and we still believe that this is something that we must do for the sake of Hindustan Zinc. So, we will see where it ends," the CEO said. The government, which owns about 29.54 per cent stake in HZL, has opposed the company's plan to buy overseas asset of its parent firm Vedanta Ltd. The government has opposed Vedanta Ltd's proposal to sell its international zinc business to HZL for USD 2.98 billion over concerns of
Except for Hindustan Zinc, which hit a new historic peak in the Q4, others have remained laggards.
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Hindustan Zinc Ltd (HZL) on Friday reported an 11.78 per cent fall in its consolidated net profit at Rs 2,583 crore for the fourth quarter of 2022-23 on account of higher expenses. The company clocked Rs 2,928 crore net profit in the January-March period of the preceding 2021-22 fiscal, HZL said in a regulatory filing. Its total income also declined to Rs 8,863 crore from Rs 9,074 crore in the year-ago period. The company's expenses stood at Rs 5,358 crore, higher than Rs 4,717 crore a year ago. "The Board on the recommendation of nomination and remuneration committee and audit & risk management Committee had approved the appointment of Sandeep Modi currently Interim CFO as Chief Financial Officer (KMP) of the Company w.e.f. April 21, 2023," the filing said. Vedanta Group company Hindustan Zinc is the world's second-largest integrated zinc producer and fifth-largest silver producer.
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Pledges 2.44% stake worth Rs 3,500 crore
Vedanta's Hindustan Zinc Limited (HZL) on Thursday signed an agreement with the Rajasthan Cricket Association (RCA) for the development of the world's third-largest cricket stadium in Chonp village in Jaipur. HZL will spend Rs 300 crore for the stadium, one of the largest corporate investments in India's sports infrastructure. The stadium would be named as Anil Agarwal International Cricket Stadium, Jaipur, a release said. The agreement was signed by Bhawani Shankar Samota, RCA secretary and Arun Misra, CEO Hindustan Zinc, in the presence of assembly speaker and RCA's chief patron C P Joshi and others. The stadium facilities will be spread across 100 acres and have a seating capacity of over 75,000. Joshi said that the investment would accomplish the long felt dream of construction of a modern international cricket stadium at Jaipur. He thanked the company for the support and the agreement for the first phase of the stadium construction. RCA president Vaibhav Gehlot highlighted
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The Rajasthan-based miner will pay an interim dividend of 26 rupees per share totaling 109.9 billion rupees, according to an exchange filing Tuesday
Hindustan Zinc has fixed March 29, 2023 as the record date for the purpose of payment of fourth interim dividend worth Rs 26 per share.
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The Rajasthan-based miner will pay an interim dividend of 26 rupees per share, according to an exchange filing Tuesday
With the government's offer for sale plans in HZL in limbo, it is unlikely that the disinvestment would happen by March
Govt planning OFS to sell 15% stake by March-end, will lose special rights over company; sources says Vedanta is looking raise about $1 billion from three foreign banks to fund the acquisition
Will be able to raise targeted $2 bn, says company
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Centre's opposition to the Vedanta-HZL deal is on account of valuation and the deal being a related-party transaction
On January 19, the board of HZL approved the acquisition of zinc assets of THL Zinc Ventures, a subsidiary of Vedanta Ltd
The government has threatened to take legal action to stop Agarwal's Vedanta Group from selling the unit to its subsidiary Hindustan Zinc Ltd., which is around 30% state-owned
Directors nominated by the government at Hindustan Zinc had dissented to the proposed deal announced on Jan. 19, the letter showed