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BEML shareholders clear Rs 400-cr issue

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Bangalore , July 13

SHAREHOLDERS of Bharat Earth Movers Ltd (BEML) at today's EGM approved the company's proposed public issue of 72 lakh shares to raise Rs 400 crore.

The issue, the premium of which will be decided through book-building, will be subject to approvals from the Government, SEBI, RoC, and other statutory bodies.

Ten per cent of the issue will be reserved for existing shareholders and another 10 per cent for employees.Through another resolution, they approved increasing the authorised share capital from Rs 60 crore to Rs 100 crore.

For 2004-05, the board has recommended payment of 100 per cent dividend, which includes the 15 per cent interim dividend already paid, according to the CMD, Mr V.R.S. Natarajan.

He added that the company had positioned itself well in the three business segments of Defence, Railways, and mining and construction.

It is expected to make improve profits and clock a turnover of over Rs 2,200 crore in the current year, a BEML release said.

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