BoB to raise Rs 1,260 cr by issuing 6.44 cr fresh shares to govt

State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) Thursday said it will raise Rs 1,260 crore through preferential allotment of shares to the government.

New Delhi: State-owned Bank of Baroda (BoB) Thursday said it will raise Rs 1,260 crore through preferential allotment of shares to the government.

The issue price for the preferential allotment would not be less than Rs 195.59 per share of the face value of Rs 2 each, the bank said in a statement.

Shares of the bank closed at Rs 172.40 per unit, down 2.71 percent on the BSE.

The bank would issue 6.44 crore fresh shares to be alloted on preferential basis to the government of India.

Currently, the government owns 56.26 percent in the bank. Post allotment, the holding would go up to 57.53 percent.

Following allotment, the paid-up capital of the bank will go up from Rs 429.42 crore to Rs 442.30 crore.

General meeting for taking shareholders nod for preferential allotment of shares will be held on March 26.

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