Archive · 25 Aug 2026
Welspun Corp Promoters Launch ₹1,417 Crore Block Deal
Some major shareholders of Welspun Corp plan to sell part of their holdings.
The company’s Managing Director and CEO, Vipul Mathur, is included among the sellers.
They may sell up to 6.3 million shares.
The sale could bring in as much as ₹1,417 crore.
These shares equal about 2.4% of the company.
Buyers can purchase them at ₹2,250 each.
That price is about 4.1% lower than the company’s recent NSE closing price.
The transaction is expected to happen through a block trade on August 26, 2026.
Welspun Corp promoter-group members and Managing Director and CEO Vipul Mathur plan to sell up to 6.3 million shares.
The institutional placement could raise as much as ₹1,417 crore, or approximately $149 million.
The shares represent about 2.4% of Welspun Corp’s total outstanding equity.
The floor price is ₹2,250 per share, about 4.1% below the NSE closing price of ₹2,345.5 on August 25, 2026.
The block trade is expected to take place on the stock exchange on August 26, 2026.
- Who
- Members of Welspun Corp’s promoter group and Managing Director and CEO Vipul Mathur.
- What
- A proposed institutional placement of up to 6.3 million Welspun Corp shares.
- When
- The transaction is expected on August 26, 2026; the announcement was published August 25, 2026.
- Where
- Through the block trade mechanism on Indian stock exchanges.
- Why
- The promoter-group members and Vipul Mathur are seeking to divest shares, potentially raising up to ₹1,417 crore.
- Company
- Welspun Corp
- Shares offered
- Up to 6.3 million
- Equity represented
- Approximately 2.4% of total outstanding equity
- Floor price
- ₹2,250 per share
- Discount
- About 4.1% to the NSE closing price
- Potential proceeds
- Up to ₹1,417 crore, approximately $149 million
- Expected transaction date
- August 26, 2026