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Mitsubishi UFJ Financial sells 2.10% shares in Cipla

"MUFG has sold an indirect interest in Cipla Ltd on account of sale of the following entities: First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd, First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd, First Sentier Investors (Australia) RE Ltd...on January 17, 2020," the homegrown pharma major said in a BSE filing.

January 21, 2020 / 11:33 AM IST
 
 
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Japan's Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group (MUFG) has sold 2.10 percent shares in Cipla Ltd, according to a regulatory filing.

"MUFG has sold an indirect interest in Cipla Ltd on account of sale of the following entities: First State Investment Management (UK) Ltd, First Sentier Investors (Australia) IM Ltd, First Sentier Investors (Australia) RE Ltd...on January 17, 2020," the homegrown pharma major said in a BSE filing.

These entities directly holds shares in Cipla Ltd, it said.

"The thresholds for disclosures...are met and currently, MUFG has an aggregated interest in Cipla Ltd of 3.46 percent ordinary share capital, as on January 17, 2020 which is the date of sale. This is based on a total of 27,859, 785 shares held and a total of 806,227,596 voting rights on issue," as per the filing.

Prior to the sale, MUFG had 5.56 percent shares in Cipla.

The shares of Cipla Ltd were trading 0.84 percent lower at Rs 476.10 apiece on the BSE.

PTI
first published: Jan 21, 2020 11:25 am

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