Analysts say while the fundraising could strengthen Vodafone Idea's infrastructure, the company faces challenges on the financial front
Vodafone Idea’s Rs 18,000 crore follow-on public offering (FPO) is scheduled to open for subscription on April 18, 2024. Vodafone Idea aims to boost existing 4G infrastructure
The $2.2 billion share sale, which will start on April 18 and close April 22, has a floor price of 10 rupees (12 cents) per share and a ceiling price of 11 rupees
Vodafone Idea shares have plunged 25.19 per cent year-to-date (YTD), but have surged 7 per cent in the past 6 months
Plans to use Rs 18K cr FPO's proceeds to upgrade infra, clear deferred payments; govt holding will dilute to 24% from 32% currently
The company's goal is to extend 5G coverage to 40 per cent of its current revenue base within the next 24-30 months.
Ahead of its Rs 18,000 crore further public offer (FPO), Vodafone Idea on Monday said it expects to roll out 5G services in select pockets in 6-9 months of the issue. Its Chief Executive Akshaya Moondra said rollout of the 5G services is one of the objectives of raising the capital from the public and once the funding comes, it will start work on the rollout. The 5G rollout will cover 40 per cent of the company's overall revenue base in the next 24-30 months, Moondra said, without sharing a specific target on when the rollout will happen. A sum of Rs 5,720 crore has been allocated for the rollout, he said, adding that testing and vendor conversations have already begun. However, he did not specify the locations where the rollout will happen. It can be noted that both its rivals Bharti Airtel and Reliance Jio -- to whom it has ceded market share -- have been active on 5G for some months now. Moondra said the company has not been able to roll out 5G services because of lack of ...
The Vi FPO is scheduled to open for subscription on April 18, 2024, and close on April 22
US-based GQG, run by India-born executive Rajiv Jain, plans to invest about $500 million, while SBI Mutual Fund is considering an investment of $200 million to $300 million
The public offering will open for bids on April 18 and close on April 22
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Vodafone Idea has enlisted Jefferies, SBI Caps, and Axis Capital as lead managers for the FPO
The company's growth has largely come at the expense of Vodafone Idea (Vi), which has been experiencing significant customer attrition for the past 23 months
Debt-ridden telecom firm Vodafone Idea on Saturday said its board has approved raising of Rs 2,075 crore from promoter Aditya Birla group and increasing its authorised share capital to Rs 1 lakh crore. The company will seek shareholders' approval at an extraordinary general meeting on May 8 on the proposals, it said in a regulatory filing. The Vodafone Idea board has approved "issuance of up to 1,395,427,034 equity shares of face value of Rs 10 each at an issue price of Rs 14.87 per equity share (including a premium of Rs 4.87 per equity share), aggregating to Rs 2,075 crore to Oriana Investments Pte. Ltd (Aditya Birla Group entity forming part of the promoter group), on a preferential basis," the filing said. The board also approved an increase in the authorised share capital of the company from existing Rs 75,000 crore, divided into Rs 70,000 crore equity share capital and Rs 5,000 crore preference share capital, to Rs 1 lakh crore, the filing said. The increased authorised share
Proposed financing may go towards Vodafone Idea's long-awaited 5G rollout and fortifying its 4G services
Troubled telecom operator Vodafone Idea on Tuesday said it has held an extraordinary general meeting to seek shareholders' approval to raise up to Rs 20,000 crore by issuing securities. VIL, in a statutory filing, said that the results of the voting will be intimated, separately. "An Extra-ordinary General Meeting of Vodafone Idea Limited was held today, that is, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at 3.00 p.m. through Video Conferencing (VC) / Other Audio Visual Means (OAVM) in accordance with the relevant circulars issued by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs and Securities and Exchange Board of India," Vodafone Idea (VIL) said in a BSE filing. The agenda listed in the extraordinary general meeting (EGM) pertained to "issuance of securities up to an aggregate amount of Rs 20,000 crore". It is pertinent to mention that in February this year, the struggling telecom operator had said its board had approved raising up to Rs 20,000 crore in equity from promoters and other investors by June, as it
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