Hathway Cable gets approval to raise funds worth Rs 99.63 crore

Hathway Cable gets approval to raise funds worth Rs 99.63 crore

Following the approval the company’s shares rallied as much as 15%

Hathway Cable

MUMBAI: Leading cable and broadband player Hathway received an approval to raise funds worth Rs 99.63 crore at a board meeting held on 29 August. Following the approval the company’s shares rallied as much as 15 per cent.

The approval has come for raising of funds through issuance of 30,800,000 equity shares at a price of Rs 32.35 per equity share including premium of Rs 30.35 per equity share which is higher than the issue price determined in accordance with Regulation 76 of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, as amended, aggregating to Rs. 99.63 crore on preferential basis to Hathway Investments Private Ltd, an entity forming part of the promoter group, as posted on BSE.

Hathway offers cable television services across 140 cities and towns and high-speed cable broadband services across 21 cities.