ZEEMEDIA · price
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CARE Ratings Limited, the appointed Monitoring Agency, submitted its Q4 FY26 report for a Rs. 200 crore preferential issue of fully convertible equity share warrants issued in October–November 2024. No deviation from stated objects was reported. No fresh funds were received during Q4, and the Rs. 50 crore (25% upfront amount) received earlier has been fully utilised. However, the MA flagged a critical concern: the current market price of equity shares has fallen below the warrant exercise price, raising questions about the viability of the issue. In response, the Board of Directors, at its meeting on May 8, 2026, approved the forfeiture of the upfront amount and cancellation of the Warrants under applicable SEBI provisions, as warrant holders failed to remit balance subscription amounts. Financially, Zee Media had been loss-making at PAT level for three consecutive years (FY23–FY25) but turned profitable, reporting a PAT of Rs. 28.43 crore in 9M FY26.
The forfeiture and cancellation of the warrants effectively closes the Rs. 200 crore fundraising via this route. With the market price below the exercise price, warrant holders are unlikely to convert, and the company forfeits the already-deployed Rs. 50 crore. The recent PAT improvement is a positive signal for shareholders, though the failed fundraising and market price weakness remain concerns.