Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback Review, Offer Details, Price, Dates, Size & more
Last Updated Date: Aug 22, 2022In this article, we will discuss about Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback offer, buyback price, buyback size, Sasken Technologies Buyback record date, company financial, buyback necessity and its impact on company.
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Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback Details
| Buyback Type | Tender Offer |
| Opening Date | Friday, October 11, 2019 |
| Closing Date | Thursday, October 24, 2019 |
| Buyback Offer Amount | Rs. 20,59,243/- |
| Buyback No. of Shares | 16,988.76 |
| Face Value | Rs. 10 |
| Date of Buyback Approval | April 23, 2019 |
| Date of Public Announcement | June 24, 2019 |
| Buy Back Price | Rs. 825/- |
| Buy Back Premium | 12.04%% |
| Date of Board Meeting | 23 April 2019 |
Sasken Technologies Buyback Opening and Closing Date
The starting date is Friday, October 11, 2019 and closing date of this buyback is Thursday, October 24, 2019.
Sasken Technologies Buyback Cash Offer
The Cash Offer to Buy-back up to20,59,243 fully paid-up equity shares of the Company of face value of Rs. 10 each, representing 12.14% of the total number of equity shares.
Sasken Technologies Buyback Record Date
The decided record date is Friday, July 5, 2019.
Sasken Technologies Buyback Price
At a price of Rs.825(Rupees Three Hundred and Twenty Five only) per Equity Share.
Sasken Technologies Buyback Size
At a buyback price of Rs.825/- payable in cash for an aggregate consideration not exceeding Rs.16,988.76.
Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback Acceptance Query
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Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback Acceptance Ratio
Find profit & profit percentage based on various acceptance rate, The profit is calculated based on 1000 shares.
| Acceptance Ratio | Total Shares Accepted | Buyback Price | Buyback Amount | Profit | Profit% |
| 20% | 200 | 825 | 165000 | 42800 | 7.00% |
| 40% | 400 | 825 | 330000 | 85600 | 14.01% |
| 60% | 600 | 825 | 495000 | 128400 | 21.01% |
| 80% | 800 | 825 | 660000 | 171200 | 28.02% |
| 100% | 1000 | 825 | 825000 | 214000 | 35.02% |
Profit is calculated from 04 Oct, 2019 share price i.e. Rs.611 per share of Sasken Technologies Limited.
According to the above table, if a shareowner applies for 1000 shares of Sasken Technologies limited & gets 20% acceptance from the company and the owner with 1000 shares will sell 200 shares @ Rs.825 per share & receive Rs.42800 as profit amount & 7.00 % profit percentage on selling these 200 shares back to the company.
Similarly, if the owner gets 60% acceptance of share from the company, the owner will sell 600 shares @ Rs.825 & receive a profit of Rs.128400 @ 21.01 % profit percentage.
Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback Overview
The Company was originally incorporated as “ASIC Technologies Private Limited” on February 13, 1989 under the Companies Act, 1956. Sasken is a specialist in Product Engineering and Digital Transformation providing concept-to-market, chip-to-cognition R&D services to global leaders in Semiconductor, Automotive, Industrials, Smart Devices & Wearables, Enterprise Grade Devices, SatCom, and Transportation industries.
For over 30 years and with multiple patents, Sasken has transformed the businesses of 100+ Fortune 500 companies, powering more than a billion devices through its services and Intellectual Property.It employs around 2000 people, operating from state-of-the-art centers in Bengaluru, Pune, Chennai and Hyderabad (India), Kaustinen and Tampere (Finland), Detroit (USA), and Beijing, Shanghai (China). Sasken also has its presence across Germany, Japan and UK.
The Equity Shares of the Company are listed and traded on BSE and NSE under scrip code – 532663 and scrip name: SASKEN respectively.
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Company Finances – Sasken Technologies Limited
The salient features of the financial information of the Company as extracted from the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for financial years ended March 31, 2019 and March 31, 2018, prepared under Ind AS and from the audited standalone and consolidated financial statements for financial year ended on March 31, 2017, prepared under erstwhile Indian Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (“IGAAP”) are set out below.
[In Rs. Lakhs]
| Particulars | 12 Months period ended March 31 (Audited) |
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| 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | |
| Total Income | 55,033.46 | 53,945.06 | 49,442.07 |
| Total Expenses (excluding finance cost, depreciation & amortization) | 43,318.04 | 43,357.11 | 42,579.18 |
| Interest | 0.00 | *0.00 | 9.23 |
| Depreciation and amortization expenses | 660.52 | 622.25 | 649.49 |
| Profit before tax | 11,054.90 | 9,965.70 | 8,229.17 |
| Provision for tax (including Deferred Tax) |
2,012.61 | 1,723.39 | 860.57 |
| Profit /(Loss) after tax | 9,042.29 | 8,242.31 | 7,368.60 |
| Equity Share Capital | 1,20,679 | 90,480 | 48,618 |
| Other Equity | 1,711.01 | 1,711.01 | *1,711.01 |
| Networth | 67,955.08 | 58,925.80 | 49,707.06 |
| Total Debt (Excluding working capital loans) | 0.00 | 0.00 | *0.00 |
Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback Dates
| Date of Board Meeting approving the Buyback | Tuesday, April 23, 2019 |
| Date of publication of Public Announcement for Buyback | Monday, June 24, 2019 |
| Record Date for determining the Buyback Entitlement and the names of Eligible Shareholders | Friday, July 5, 2019 |
| Buyback Opening date | Friday, October 11, 2019 |
| Buyback Closing date | Thursday, October 24, 2019 |
| Last Date of verification of Tender Forms by the Registrar | Monday, November 4, 2019 |
| Last date of intimation regarding acceptance / non-acceptance of Tendered Equity Shares to the BSE Limited by the Registrar | Monday, November 4, 2019 |
| Last date of Settlement of Bids on the BSE Limited | Tuesday, November 5, 2019 |
| Last date of return of unaccepted Equity Shares by BSE Limited | Tuesday, November 5, 2019 |
| Last date of Extinguishment of Equity Shares | Tuesday, November 12, 2019 |
Details of Public Announcement
In accordance with the provisions of Regulation 7(i) of the Buy-back Regulations, the Company has made a Public Announcement dated June 21, 2019, in relation to the Buy-back which was published on Monday, June 24, 2019, in the following newspapers, which is within two Working Days from the date of declaration of results of postal ballot, i.e. Thursday, June 20, 2019:
| Publication | Language | Edition |
| Financial Express | English | All |
| Jansatta | Hindi | All |
| Kannada Prabha | Kannada | Bengaluru |
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Necessity of Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback
The Buy-back is a more efficient form of distributing surplus cash to the equity shareholders compared to other alternatives including interim dividend, inter-alia, for the following reasons.
- The Buy-back gives an option to the equity shareholders to either participate in the Buy-back and receive cash in lieu of Equity Shares accepted under the Buy-back or not participate in the Buy-back and enjoy a resultant increase in their percentage of shareholding in the Company post the Buy-back;
- Buy-back would help in improving certain key financial ratios of the Company;
- Buy-back which is being implemented through the Tender Offer route as prescribed under the Buy-back Regulations, would involve a reservation for small shareholders as defined in the Buy-back Regulations.
- As defined in the Buy-back Regulations, a small shareholder is a shareholder who holds Equity Shares having market value, on the basis of closing price on the recognized stock exchange in which highest trading volume in respect of such Equity Shares, as on the Record Date, of not more than Rs. 2,00,000 (Rupees Two lakhs).
Impact of Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback on the Company
The Company believes that the Buy-back is not likely to cause any material impact on the profitability / earnings of the Company except to the extent of reduction in the amount available for investment, which the Company could have otherwise deployed towards generating investment income.
Assuming that the response to the Buy-back is 100% (full acceptance) from all the Eligible Shareholders in proportion of their respective Buy-back Entitlement, the funds deployed by the Company towards the Buy-back would be Rs16,988.76 lakhs excluding Transaction Costs.
Post Buy-back, the level of holding of public shareholders in the Company shall not fall below the minimum level of public shareholding required to be maintained in terms of SCRR and under the Listing Regulations
Salient financial parameters consequent to the Buyback based on the latest audited standalone financial statements for the period ended on March 31, 2019 are as under:
| Parameters (based on audited standalone financial statements for year ended March 31, 2018) | Pre Buy-back | Post Buy-back (Assuming Full Acceptance) |
| Net worth (Rs in Lakhs) | 68,062.52 | 51,073.76 |
| Return on Net worth (%) | 13.82% | 18.41% |
| Earnings Per Share (Rs) | 54.97 | 62.49 |
| Book Value per Share (Rs) | 397.79 | 339.34 |
| P/E as per the latest audited standalone financial statements | 11.53 | 10.14 |
| Total Debt / Equity Ratio | 0 | 0 |
Basis of Calculating Sasken Technologies Buyback Price
The Equity Shares are proposed to be bought back at a price of Rs 825 per Equity Share. The Buy-back Price has been arrived at after considering various factors.
The Buy-back Price has been arrived at after considering various factors, including but not limited to, the volume weighted average market price of the Equity Shares of the Company on BSE and NSE during 3 (three) months and 2 (two) weeks preceding the date of intimation to the Stock Exchanges for the Board Meeting to consider the proposal of the Buy-back and closing market price of the Equity Shares on the Stock Exchanges as on the date of the intimation to Stock Exchanges for the Board Meeting to consider the proposal of the Buy-back.
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The Buy-back Price represents a premium of 30.27% and 29.09% over the volume weighted average market price of the Equity Shares on BSE and NSE respectively for 3 (three) months preceding the date of intimation to the Stock Exchanges for the Board Meeting to consider the proposal of the Buy-back which was Rs 633633.30 and Rs639.11 respectively and 27.30% and 27.32% over the volume weighted average market price of the Equity Shares on BSE and NSE respectively for 2 (two) weeks preceding the date of intimation to the Stock Exchanges for the Board Meeting to consider the proposal of the Buy-back which was Rs648.08 and Rs647.98 respectively.
The Buy-back Price is about 207.40% and 207.72% of the book value per Equity Share of the Company, which is Rs 397.79 and Rs 397.16 as at March 31, 2019 on standalone basis and consolidated basis, respectively.
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Source of Funds for the Buyback
Assuming full acceptance, the funds that would be utilized by the Company for the purpose of the Buy-back would be Rs 16,988.76 lakhs, excluding Transaction Costs.
The Buy-back will be financed out of free reserves, current surplus and / or cash and cash equivalents and / or internal accruals of the Company and / or other permissible sources of funds but not from any borrowed funds.
Sasken Technologies Limited – Manager to the Buyback
| Vivro Financial Services Private Limited 607, 608 Marathon Icon, Opp. Peninsula Corporate Park, Off Ganpatrao Kadam Marg, Veer Santaji Lane, Lower Parel, Mumbai – 400 013. Tel.:+91 22 6666 8040 / 41 / 42 Fax: +91 22 6666 8047 E-mail: investors@vivro.net ; Website: www.vivro.net Contact Person(s): Mr. Harish Patel / Ms. Mili Khamar SEBI Registration Number: INM000010122; Validity: Permanent CIN: U67120GJ1996PTC029182 |
Sasken Technologies Limited – Registrar to the Buyback
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Karvy Fintech Private Limited
Karvy Selenium, Tower B, Plot Nos. 31 & 32, Financial District, Nanakramguda, Serilingampally Mandal, Hyderabad – 500032. Tel: +91 40 6716 2222; Fax: +91 40 2343 1551 Email: sasken.buyback2019@karvy.com; Investor Grievance Email: einward.ris@karvy.com Website: www.karvyfintech.com Contact Person: Mr. M. Murali Krishna SEBI Registration Number: INR000000221; Validity: Permanent CIN: U72400TG2017PTC117649 |
Sasken Technologies Limited Contact Details
| Company Contact Details |
| SASKEN TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED Corporate Identity Number (CIN): L72100KA1989PLC014226 Registered Office: 139/25, Ring Road, Domlur, Bengaluru – 560 071. Phone: + 91 80 6694 3000; Fax: + 91 80 2535 1133; E-mail: investor@sasken.com; Website: www.sasken.com; Contact Person: Mr. S. Prasad, Associate Vice President & Company Secretary |
Sasken Technologies Limited Buyback News
News 1 – Buyback PDF / Letter of Offer [Download]
News 2 – Sasken Technologies Ltd – Public Announcement
FAQs of Sasken Technologies Buyback
What is the Sasken Technologies Buyback Period?
Sasken Technologies Buyback Period is briefly the time interval starting from the date of declaration of results of the postal ballot through remote e-voting i.e. Friday, October 11, 2019. The period basically ends on the date of payment of consideration to Eligible Shareholders who participated in the Buyback, i.e. Thursday, October 24, 2019.
What type of buyback is Sasken Technologies Buyback?
This company has chosen the route of Tender offer to repurchase the shares from the eligible shareholders. Tender offer route is one of the Two Routes generally chosen by the companies, i.e. Tender Offer and Open Market Through Stock Exchanges.
What is the Sasken Technologies Buyback Offer?
Sasken Technologies Buyback Offer refers to the number of shares the company plans to buy back from the eligible shareholders. Herein, the company proposes to buyback 16,988.76 Fully paid up Equity shares, adhering to the buyback price.
When Sasken Technologies Buyback offer will start?
As per the released schedule, the Sasken Technologies Buyback offer will start on Friday, October 11, 2019. This is the opening date from when the Buyback will open for all shareholders. You will find the updated records of Sasken Technologies Buyback at all times, we ensure you have access to the right data.
When is the closing date of Sasken Technologies Buyback?
For ease in access to the dates and related aspects, we have segregated the closing date of Sasken Technologies Buyback. The buyback would close on Thursday, October 24, 2019. The closing date is the last day for which the Buyback shall be open for the shareholders.
What is the offer price for Sasken Technologies Buyback?
The amount at which the shares are taken back by the company is referred to as Sasken Technologies Buyback offer price. Herein, each and every fully Paid-up equity share is priced at Rs. 825, the price paid to each eligible shareholder.
What is the record date for Sasken Technologies Buyback offer?
Record date of Sasken Technologies Buyback is Friday, July 5, 2019.. Record date is generally the day when eligible shareholders are declared. Furthermore, complying with Buyback regulations, letter of offer and Tender form is sent to the eligible shareholders.
What is the issue size of Sasken Technologies Buyback?
Sasken Technologies Buyback Size is Rs. 20,59,243/- and is the total worth of Equity Shares the company plans on taking back. This amount is obtained from the total number of equity shares, multiplied by the Buyback price.
What is the necessity for Sasken Technologies Buyback?
The Buy-back gives an option to the equity shareholders to either participate in the Buy-back and receive cash in lieu of Equity Shares accepted under the Buy-back or not participate in the Buy-back and enjoy a resultant increase in their percentage of shareholding in the Company post the Buy-back;
Who is the Registrar to Sasken Technologies Buyback offer?
The designated registrar of Sasken Technologies Buyback is Karvy Fintech Private Limited. You can find all the details related to the registrar in this report and contact them if you have any queries. You can check the details of the registrar, contact person, email address and more.
Who is the Manager to the Sasken Technologies Buyback offer?
Manager to the Sasken Technologies Buyback is Vivro Financial Services Private Limited. Manager basically ensures that the company following up buyback strictly adheres to and in conformity with the provisions of the Companies Act and Buyback Regulations.
How to check Sasken Technologies buyback acceptance ratio?
Acceptance ratio is basically the proportion of shares the company accepts, to the final number of shares tendered. It refers to how much the company would buyback and how profitable it would be for you. You can also check how much profit (%) you will earn. Click on the link and check on the website page.
Where to find Sasken Technologies Buyback Dates / Events?
You can check the table for the list of events, as designed for the buyback. This article is your one and final destination to check all the Sasken Technologies Buyback information. You will encounter a section exclusively set to record the dates, in this article, referred to as Sasken Technologies Buyback Dates.
What can be the Impact of Sasken Technologies Buyback on the Company?
The Buyback will not in any manner impair the ability of the Company to pursue growth opportunities or meet its cash requirements for business operations. The Buyback is expected to contribute to the overall enhancement of shareholder value and result in an increase in the return on equity of the Company. This Buyback is being undertaken, inter alia, for helping the Company to return surplus cash to the Eligible Shareholders broadly in proportion to their shareholding.
Where to find complete details on Sasken Technologies Buyback?
As mentioned already, this page would give you every single detail about this buyback. Also, you find the link to download the Draft / Letter of Offer. Each and every section is vividly and carefully placed, giving you insights into all major as well as minor aspects of the ratio. The article is also inclusive of all the links.
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