Mumbai: IRB Infrastructure Developers just got a pretty interesting update from one of its big foreign investors, Cintra INR Investments B.V. This isn’t about Cintra selling shares, though. Instead, they’ve lifted a restriction that used to block them from selling a chunk of their holding.
Here’s the deal. Cintra owns a massive 1,19,96,42,120 shares in IRB Infrastructure-that’s about 19.86 percent of the company. Out of those, 6,03,90,000 shares (around 10 percent) had been tied up under a non-disposal agreement. Basically, Cintra couldn’t sell those shares because of a deal they made with IRB’s promoters.
Now, Cintra isn’t part of the promoter group, just a major outside investor. The restriction goes back to December 2021, when Cintra bought into a big equity issue. As part of that deal, IRB’s promoters promised to cover certain risks for Cintra. To back that up, Cintra agreed not to sell 10 percent of its shares-not because they were pledged, just locked up as a kind of security.
Things changed on December 30, 2025. On that day, Cintra officially lifted the non-disposal restriction. So those 6,03,90,000 shares are now totally free to be sold or transferred. Technically, SEBI rules label this as a “disposal,” but no shares actually changed hands. Cintra still owns the same 19.86 percent stake-the difference is, nothing’s tying up those shares anymore.
As far as the company’s numbers go, nothing shifts. IRB Infrastructure still has the same total share capital-6,03,90,00,000 shares, all at Re 1 each. Diluted share capital? No change. The promoter group still meets their minimum requirements.
