Havells India has allotted 22.50 Iakh shares to Seacrest Investment, a Warburg Pincus Group company, on the conversion of an equal number of warrants at an agreed price of Rs 690 a warrant. With this, Seacrest’s holding
in Havells has increased from 3.74 per cent to 10.65 per cent. Woodcrest Investment, aWarburg Pincus sub-account registered with Sebi, also increased its stake in Havells by a further 0.42 per cent to 3.83 per cent on October 16,2008. Assuming the conversion of the balance 3.5 lakh warrants, the equity share holding of Seacrest and Woodcrest in Havells would be 14.98 per cent.The stock has declined more than 79 per cent over the past year and it is trading at a price to book ratio of 0.85x. In the third quarter to December 2008, Havells’ revenues declined 3 per cent to Rs 1,309 crore, and the company registered a loss of Rs 25 crore against a profit of Rs 44 crore in the previous corresponding period. The company has cut its workforce in India by 1,300 employees and about 1,500 at its European subsidiary, Sylvania, following a sharp downswing in business.The restructuring cost from plant closures and severance at Sylvania amounted to Euro 3.1 million, While the company expects a 5-7 per cent growth in revenues in the fourth quarter, it has cautioned that an ongoing restructuring could lead to further losses of between Rs 70 crore and Rs 100 crore in FY10.
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