W S Industries (I) Limited has informed the Exchange about Conversion
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W.S. Industries allotted 33,444 equity shares to Promoter Group holder Mamatha P upon conversion of convertible warrants at ₹149.50 per share (₹10 face value + ₹139.50 premium), receiving ₹37.5 lakh as the balance 75% consideration. The remaining 18,66,222 warrants held by 10 non-promoter investors were forfeited after they failed to pay the balance amount by the 4th March 2026 deadline. The company retains the 25% upfront subscription money on those forfeited warrants, totaling ₹6.97 crore. This effectively closes the 2024 preferential warrant issue, in which only a small portion of the originally approved 27.15 lakh warrants were ultimately exercised. The non-conversion by nearly all non-promoter warrant holders suggests limited follow-through confidence from external investors in the original preferential issue.
Mildly positive on cash: the company pockets ~₹7 crore in forfeited upfront amounts with minimal share dilution (only 33,444 new shares). However, the near-total non-conversion by non-promoter warrant holders may be viewed as a weak signal of investor confidence in the original preferential issue.