Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Limited has informed the Exchange regarding 'Release of Pledge of shares'.
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Taj GVK Hotels & Resorts Limited announced that promoter group entities (Moonshot Hotels Trust and Taj Starlight Hotels Trust) have partially released their pledged equity shares upon partial repayment of underlying loan facilities. A total of 28,01,560 shares each were released by both entities. Following this release, the pledged securities of the promoter group reduced from 23.73% to 14.80% of the total share capital of the company. This disclosure is made under Regulation 31 of SEBI (SAST) Regulations 2011 and Regulation 30 & 31 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015. The release indicates that promoters have been able to partially reduce their debt obligations.
The reduction in promoter pledge from 23.73% to 14.80% is a positive development for minority shareholders as it reduces the risk of forced share sales in case of loan defaults. This indicates improving financial flexibility for the promoter entities and reduces overhang on the stock.