LIC sells Dr Reddy's shares for Rs875 cr; cuts stake to 6.31%
MDT/PTI 23 January 2013

Following the transaction, LIC’s total shareholding in Dr Reddy's Laboratories has come down to 6.31% from 8.38%

New Delhi: Pharmaceutical company Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said state-run Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) has cut its stake in the company to 6.31% by selling shares worth Rs875.29 crore in the open market, reports PTI.

 

LIC held 8.38% stake in the pharma major before offloading about 35.25 lakh shares, accounting for around 2.07% shareholding.

 

The insurer has reduced its stake to 6.31% through the open market sales, Dr Reddy’s Laboratories said in a filing to the BSE.

 

LIC has sold 35.25 lakh shares via market sale, the filing said.

 

Following the transaction, LIC’s total shareholding in the company has come down to 6.31% from 8.38%, it added.

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