COMPLIANCE WITH REGULATION 30 OF SEBI (LODR) REGULATIONS, 2015 & SEBI CIRCULAR NO SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2019/140 DATED 21.11.2019 INTIMATION OF DEFAULT IN THE PAYMENT OF PRINCIPAL (INSTALMENT) & INTEREST OF BANKS BY MTNL
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On the reaction day the stock moved 0.8 pts less than Nifty Microcap 250 and 1.6 pts less than its Telecom - Cellular & Fixed line services peers, over the same two closes: a difference in percentage points, not a measure of what the filing did.
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MTNL has informed stock exchanges that it has defaulted on payments of loan principal instalments and interest owed to its bank lenders. The disclosure was made under SEBI's listing regulations which require listed companies to report any such defaults to investors. This is not the first such instance for the debt-laden public sector telecom company, which has been struggling with liabilities for years. The filing does not specify the exact amount defaulted or the names of the banks involved in this particular disclosure.
This is a negative signal that highlights MTNL's ongoing financial stress and inability to service its debt obligations, which could further weaken investor confidence and potentially affect the stock price negatively.