A large listed company recently announced that it would cancel the equity shares with DVRs that it had issued and instead allot a lesser number of ordinary equity shares to the DVR shareholders.
With shareholders quizzing Chandrasekaran on Tata Motors equity capital reduction move at the annual general meeting (AGM) on Tuesday, the chairman said that it is being done with the objective of fairness for both kinds of shareholders (ordinary and DVR). He added that Tata Sons (promoter) approved the move on the basis of what is good for the company and in the interest of shareholders.
The company has decided to cancel its DVR shares meant for simplification of capital structure, potentially narrowing the discount between two securities. Interestingly, ordinary shares are also likely to see an earnings upgrade from improving margins at its UK subsidiary Jaguar Land Rover and the domestic business.