SoftBank Sells Over 3% Stake in Lenskart Solutions for $373 Million
SoftBank Sells 3.25% Stake in Lenskart for Rs 2,873 Crore
Technology investor SoftBank Group on Wednesday divested a 3.25 per cent stake in eyewear firm Lenskart Solutions for Rs 2,873 crore through an open market transaction. The sale was made through SoftBank's affiliate SVF II Lightbulb (Cayman) Ltd, which offloaded 5,65,00,000 shares representing a 3.25 per cent stake in Lenskart Solutions.
According to block deal data available on the National Stock Exchange (NSE), the shares were disposed of at an average price of Rs 508.55 apiece, taking the deal value to Rs 2,873.30 crore. Following the stake sale, SoftBank's holding in Lenskart through its arm dropped to 9.88 per cent from 13.13 per cent.
A clutch of investors including domestic institutional and foreign investors participated in the transaction. The buyers of the shares were WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund (MF), Mirae Asset MF, Kotak MF, Canara Robeco MF, ICICI Prudential MF, HDFC Life Insurance Company, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, Societe Generale, Metzler Asset Management, Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Copthall Mauritius Investment, International Monetary Fund, and Dendana Investments (Mauritius) Ltd.
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Shares of Lenskart Solutions slipped 1.58 per cent to close at Rs 515.90 apiece on the NSE. The company's recent financial performance was marked by a 7.5 per cent year-on-year decline in consolidated profit after tax (PAT) to Rs 203.6 crore in the March quarter due to a rise in expenses on components and inventories. The company had posted a PAT of Rs 220.1 crore in the same period a year ago, according to a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations grew 45.62 per cent to around Rs 2,516 crore in the March quarter from Rs 1,728 crore in the year-ago period.
| Investor | Number of Shares |
|---|---|
| WhiteOak Capital Mutual Fund (MF) | - |
| Mirae Asset MF | - |
| Kotak MF | - |
| Canara Robeco MF | - |
| ICICI Prudential MF | - |
| HDFC Life Insurance Company | - |
| ICICI Prudential Life Insurance | - |
| Societe Generale | - |
| Metzler Asset Management | - |
| Goldman Sachs | - |
| Fidelity | - |
| Copthall Mauritius Investment | - |
| International Monetary Fund | - |
| Dendana Investments (Mauritius) Ltd | - |
Note: The table does not have any data to display, as the original text does not provide the exact number of shares purchased by each investor.
Investor Takeaway
SoftBank has sold a 3.25% stake in Lenskart Solutions for $373 million, reducing its holding to 9.88%.
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