Devyani International Limited has informed the Exchange about Giving Corporate Guarantee.
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Devyani International will invest approximately THB 1,210 Mn (~INR 3,473 Mn) into its Thai subsidiary Restaurants Development Co. Ltd. (RD), which operates a chain of 274 KFC restaurants in Thailand. Out of this, about THB 810 Mn (~INR 2,325 Mn) will be used by RD to repay existing debt owed to another subsidiary (DID), and the rest will go towards working capital and capex. The net fresh investment from the group is around THB 400 Mn (~INR 1,148 Mn), since a large part is just recycling of inter-company debt. To fund this, the Dubai subsidiary DID will take a short-term loan of ~INR 2,325 Mn from Axis Bank, Dubai, which will be secured by a corporate guarantee from Devyani International. The investment is expected to be completed by June 30, 2026. RD reported a turnover of ~THB 6.13 Bn in FY2025.
This is a follow-on investment in an existing subsidiary and not a new acquisition, so there is no change in control. The corporate guarantee of ~INR 2,325 Mn will show up as a contingent liability on Devyani's books, slightly raising its off-balance-sheet exposure, but the net cash outflow is modest at ~INR 1,148 Mn. For shareholders, the move aims to strengthen RD's balance sheet to support KFC Thailand's growth, which is broadly a positive operational signal.