Two senior members of the promoter family of homegrown pharmaceutical major Cipla Ltd on Tuesday sold over 2 crore shares representing 2.5 percent of total issued and paid-up share capital, the company said in a regulatory filing.
Chairman Y K Hamied and Vice Chairman MK Hamied, who are non-executive directors and promoters, have sold 2,01,69,756 shares on Tuesday. Post-this transaction, the promoter group will continue to hold 34.23 percent in the company, Cipla Executive Vice Chairperson Samina Hamied said in a statement filed on the BSE.
The company, however, did not provide the value at which the shares were sold. ''The group remains fully committed and invested in the future of Cipla Ltd. The senior promoters, who are both in their 80s, intend to use the funds generated from this sale for personal purposes including philanthropy,'' she said, adding the promoter group does not plan to sell any further shares in the foreseeable future.
Cipla today is being led by the third generation of the founding family. ''As a family, we are fully committed to the organisation. I will continue to carry forward the Cipla legacy and drive the company into the future – to achieve new goals and scale new heights,'' Samina Hamied said.
(With PTI inputs)
