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Indiantelevision.com Team

(22 February 2008 9:25 pm)

 

MUMBAI: The deal between Subhash Chandra-promoted Dish TV India and Indivision India Partners, the private equity arm of Kishore Biyani's Future Capital, seems to be off. Zee's demerged direct-to-home (DTH) company on Friday said it has cancelled the proposal to allot securities worth Rs 2.50 billion to Indivision India Partners.

 

Dish TV has said that it has "not been able to complete the process of allotment of these securities within the specified time limit in the absence of any remittance from the investor towards subscription to these securities." The proposal for "issue of the securities on a preferential basis to the investor stands withdrawn and cancelled."

Dish TV was to dilute 4.9 per cent and its chief executive Arun Kapoor had told Indiantelevision.com then that the amount raised would be used for acquiring customers, buying set-top boxes and building the brand.

In the first tranche, Dish TV was to get Rs 1.25 billion via issue of 12.5 nillion equity shares at Rs 100 per share, valuing the DTH company at Rs 42 billion. The second tranche would have raised the same amount but through conversion of 9.6 million warrants at Rs 130 per share.

 
Dish TV shares closed Friday marginally up (0.40 per cent) at Rs 62.95 on the BSE. But the scrip has been steadily falling since mid-January after staying close to the 100-mark in December 2007, the month when it inked the deal with Indivision.

Dish TV said it received all requisite approvals for the preferential issue, including approvals from the board of directors, shareholders, ministry of I&B, government and foreign investment promotion board (FIPB).

But it cancelled the allotment of securities because Indivision did not subscribe to them within the specified time limit.

Future Group spokesperson did not comment on the issue.

 
 
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