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Market regulator Sebi has exempted Government of India (GoI) from making an open offer for public shareholders pursuant to its proposal to hike stake in Central Bank of India to 85.31%. The government has proposed to acquire about 30.84 crore shares of the bank through preferential allotment. This would increase the government’s holding in the bank from 79.15% to 85.31%.

“This is a fit case to grant exemption...to the Government of India from the obligation to make an open offer,” said SEBI.

The regulator said the government, which is expected to infuse R2,406 crore into the Central Bank of India, would enable the PSU lender to achieve the 8% ‘Capital to Risk-

weighted Assets Ratio (CRAR)’ as per the BASEL II norms.

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