News about Videocon Industries Limited
The media had reports that Videocon Industries Limited may spin off its myriad energy business into a separate company.
The Exchange, in order to verify the accuracy or otherwise of the information reported in the media and to inform the market place so that the interest of the investors is safeguarded, had written to the officials of the company.
Videocon Industries Limited has vide its letter inter-alia stated,”In this connection, we wish to clarify that in line with the recent amendments to the main object clause of Memorandum of Association of the Company; the Company proposes to adopt a structure for pursuing the new activities by creating activity wise verticals. It is proposed to have separate verticals for different lines of activities such as thermal, power, oil & gas, mining of natural resources including coal & renewable energy including solar energy. Further, though a strategic decision has been taken at the group level to compile all the current and proposed business interests of the Videocon group in power, oil and gas, coal, renewable energy in one or more SPVs wholly owned by Videocon Industries limited (VIL), the corporate action if required at VIL level such as demerger etc will be initiated and put through only in compliance with all the regulatory and statutory provisions and requirements.”
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