Edelweiss Financial Services Limited has informed the Exchange regarding a press release dated August 27, 2025, titled "Clarification on recent reports in the media regarding Edelweiss".
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Edelweiss Financial Services issued a press statement on August 27, 2025, to correct a misleading NDTV Profit article from August 26, 2025. The article wrongly claimed that promoter Rashesh Shah had sold shares in the company. The company clarified that Mr. Shah has not sold any shares. The actual block transaction was carried out by the Edelweiss Employee Welfare Trust (EWT) in compliance with regulations, with the shares being acquired by Abakkus Asset Manager Pvt. Ltd. Edelweiss criticized the media outlets for publishing without verifying facts and warned that unverified reporting can cause investor confusion and unwarranted share price volatility. The company manages around ₹2,30,000 crore in assets across seven financial businesses and serves roughly 1.1 crore customers.
This is a damage-control clarification rather than new material news — it should help calm any panic selling triggered by the misleading report about the promoter offloading shares. However, the underlying fact that the Employee Welfare Trust sold a block of shares (bought by Abakkus) is real and may attract some scrutiny from investors.