The Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) board will meet on March 2 to consider merger with Reliance Petroleum Limited (RPL). The merger is effective retrospectively from April 1, 2001. RIL, India’s largest private sector enterprise, will issue about 34-crore additional equity shares of market value of approximately Rs 11,000 crore. Earlier, RIL had sold 4% stake in RPL taking its stake down to 71%.

The value of RPL’s assets has been put at Rs 21,000 crore by industry consultants and ChemSystems, a firm providing support in the field of petroleum, chemical, and petrochemical industries. The company offers data, analysis, forecasts, training and planning tools to improve understanding and planning in the areas of energy and chemicals.

The merger would result in accretion of Rs 1,300 crore to RIL’s net profit. Post-merger, the equity shareholding of the promoters in RIL would come down from the current 44% to 34%.

The merger would increase RIL’s operational synergies and its cost efficiencies would optimise fiscal incentives, enhance financial strength and flexibility. It would also eliminate transfer pricing issues.

Commenting on the merger, Petroleum Minister Murli Deora said he sees no legal issues in the merger. However, he added that the proposal will have to be studied.

While the Commerce Secretary said the merger will not affect RPL Refinery’s SEZ status.

RIL’s shareholding pattern:
Promoters: 49%
MF/UTI: 2.53%
FII: 15.52%

RPL’s shareholding pattern:
Promoters: 75.28%

source: MOneycontrol

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