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Nectar Lifesciences raises US$ 35mn through FCCBs

Mumbai, Mar 25 (UNI) Nectar Lifesciences Ltd informed BSE that as per the authority granted by the share holders in their Extra Ordinary General Meeting held on December 15 last year, the company had successfully raised US dollar 35 million through Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB) on March 2 this year, Deutsche Bank acted as the sole bookrunner to the transaction.

The bonds, which have a maturity of 5 years and 1 day, are convertible at a conversion price of Rs 331.74 per share, which is at a premium of 20.0 per cent over the closing price of Rs 276.45 on the Bombay Stock Exchange on March 24 last year. The bonds are zero coupon bonds with a yield to maturity of 8.375 per cent, calculated on a semi-annual basis, at the end of 5 years if not converted, into shares during this period.

Due to the strong response to the offering, the issue was upsized from US dollar 30 million to US dollar 35 million. The bonds are expected to be listed on the Singapore Exchange Securities Trading Limited.

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Suicides by soldiers in combat areas worrying Army

Chennai, Mar 25 (UNI) The Army is worried about suicides by soldiers in combat areas and low intensity combat regions, Lt Gen Anup S Jamwal, Adjutant General (AG), Army Headquarters, has said. Interacting with retired officers at the Area Offiers Mess here last evening, he said the army has decided to adopt a psychological approach to deal with the issue. He said the army was also keen on addressing the problems faced by ex-servicemen. More.....

Zari industry affected by numerous problems: Study

Surat, Mar 25 (UNI) The century-old zari industry here is facing a number of problems and lack of effective intervention will lead to closing down the sector, a study revealed. The study, conducted by Dr Manish Siddhapurya and Dr Renuka Garg of the Department of Business and Industrial Management in South Gujarat University, showed that the zari sector in Surat is a small scale traditional sector and around one lakh people are working in this.....

Gogoi releases performance record

Guwahati, Mar 25 (UNI) Asom Chief Minister and Congress leader Tarun Gogoi today released a 'performance record' of his government in the run up to the Assembly polls. Mr Gogoi said the previous governments in the state, particularly the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), could not publish a performance record as the regional party had failed to live up to the people's expectations. '' We have published the performance record giving details of our achievements during.....
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