Mumbai: Shares of GVK Power & Infrastructure on Friday soared nearly 15 per cent after the company sought shareholders' approval for increasing the maximum limit of loans and guarantees that can be given to other entities.
The stock climbed 14.87 per cent to Rs 5.56 on BSE. On NSE, it soared 14.43 per cent to Rs 5.55.
GVK Power & Infra has sought shareholders' approval for increasing the maximum limit of loans and guarantees that can be given to other entities to Rs 15,000 crore from the current limit of Rs 10,000 crore.
In a BSE filing yesterday, the company said it has sought approval of the shareholders through postal ballot for increasing the existing "overall limits by Rs 5,000 crore for making investments/giving loans/guarantees/providing securities in terms of Sec 186 of the Companies Act, 2013, read with Rule 13 of Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014."
Section 186 pertains to certain transactions entered into by a company directly or indirectly. These include loans given to any person or other body corporate and guarantee or security provided in connection with a loan to any entity.
The last date for voting on the postal ballot is July 7, the filing added.
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