India: Trinetra Cement and Trishul Concrete Products Ltd, both of which are subsidiaries of India Cements Ltd (ICL), will be merged with ICL. The board of ICL met on 26 February 2014 and approved the amalgamation of the two subsidiaries with itself. The amalgamation is subject to regulatory and other approvals.
ICL holds a 61.22% stake in Trinetra, which has a paid-up capital of US$721,000 through its fully-owned subsidiary, ICL Financial Services Ltd. ICL has an 88.4% stake in Trishul Concrete, which has a paid-up capital of US$352,000 through its wholly-owned subsidiaries.
Under the scheme of amalgamation, the appointed date for the merger is 1 January 2014.