SummaryGSK to fork out $1 bn to buy shares of GSK Pharma at premium price of R3,100 apiece
Flush with funds, multinational corporations (MNCs) are snapping up shares in their Indian subsidiaries, clearly convinced the India growth story is only going to get better. With access to cash easier in a global economy awash with liquidity, MNCs evidently foresee better returns on investments in markets like India and are putting their money to work here.
After Unilever Plc said, in April, it was ready to spend as much as $5.4 billion to buy shares in its Indian outfit, GlaxoSmithKline Plc announced on Monday it was willing to fork out $1 billion (R6,400 crore or �629 million) to buy shares of GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals from non-promoter shareholders; the price offered was a mouth-watering R3,100 apiece, a 26% premium to its closing price of R2,460.15 on Friday.
GSK Plc�s cash flow statement for the nine months ended September 30, puts its cash at �2.906 billion (about $4.5 billion); the firm said it is looking to fund the offer with its existing cash resources.
GSK Plc said it was open to buying up to 20.6 million shares which would take its stake to 75% from the current 50.7%, adding it intended to keep the Indian entity publicly listed.
The announcement sent the GSK Pharma stock soaring to its lifetime high of R2,927.40, up 18.6% up on the BSE; in intra-day trades, the stock hit R2,952 up 19.59%. In February, GSK Plc upped its share in GSK Consumer Healthcare to 72.46% from 43.16%, paying R4,800 crore after an open offer announced in December 2012.
�It is really about the parent obtaining more of the economics of the future growth of the business,� GSK Plc chief strategy officer David Redfern told FE in a candid comment, adding his company was well placed to capture the Indian opportunity.
�For GSK, this transaction will increase exposure to a strategically important market and for our Indian pharmaceuticals subsidiary�s shareholders we believe it offers a good liquidity opportunity at an attractive premium,� Redfern said.
According to the 2012 annual report, sales from emerging markets constituted 26% of GSK Plc�s total revenues. GSK Pharma�s revenues from pharma and vaccines in 2012 were 304
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