COLOMBO – The Colombo Stock Exchange has suspended the shares of Nestle Lanka Plc, pending shareholder approval for the move to delist the company.
Nestle said in its offering 1500 rupees per share to take the company private, in a premium to the closing price of 1120.25 rupees.
The company is valued at 60.5 billion rupees at the closing price. Under Sri Lanka’s listing rules shareholders present must vote by a show of hands in an extraordinary general meeting.
“The company has been actively seeking ways to have a more efficient operation to enhance its contribution to the country even further,” Nestle said in a stock exchange filing.
“The delisting will also help the country strengthen its focus on core business activities, whilst upholding Sri Lanka’s statutory reporting and compliance requirements.”
Nestle, a multinational, viewed as a defensive stock, was dropped from the main board into the Diri Savi second level board. The parent, Nestle S.A. owns 91.95% of the stock.
Nestle posted revenues of 73 billion rupees in the year to December 2022.
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