RAYMONDBSERaymond LtdHighPositive
Announced Tue, 18 Nov · 17:57 IST

The Exchange has received Disclosure under Regulation 31(1) and 31(2) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares & Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 on November 18, 2025 for J.K. Investors (Bombay) Ltd

Pledge ReleasedPromoter Below 50pctOwnership Changes View source PDF

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AI summary

J.K. Investors (Bombay) Limited, a promoter entity of Raymond Ltd, has released pledged shares on November 11, 2025. The promoter holds 19,861,793 shares (29.83% stake) in the company. Two pledge releases were made to Bajaj Finance Limited: one covering 2,717,051 shares (4.08%) and another covering 465,420 shares (0.70%), totaling 3,182,471 shares (4.78% of share capital). The pledges were collateral for loans taken by the company or group companies. Post-release, encumbered shares for J.K. Investors stand reduced to 2,562,471 (3.85%). Other promoter entities — J.K. Investo Trade (12.43%), J.K. Helene Curtis (5.40%), and several smaller holdings — have nil encumbrances. Total promoter group holding adds up to roughly 48.87%, sitting just below the 50% mark.

Likely market impact

Pledge release is a positive signal — it reduces the promoter's debt burden, lowers the risk of forced share sales, and frees up shares that could improve liquidity. The disclosure also highlights that the combined promoter holding is now under 50%, which investors tracking control implications should note.