Recently, the Godrej Group announced dividing the family business into two branches. This resulted in the share price of Godrej Industries, Godrej Consumer Products, and Godrej Agrovet, increasing by 1% to 5%.
Business Spilt
As per the report filed with SEBI, Adi Godrej and his brother Nadir Godrej would each keep 5 listed companies.
SEBI filing
However, Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd, which is not listed, will be run by Jamshyd Godrej and Smita Crishna’s family.
Unlisted company
All the companies will use the Godrej brands usually. The patterns of shareholdings would also change as per the new business split.
Future course
With this news, shares of Godrej Industries increased by 3% to reach a new 52-week high of Rs. 989.90. The shares of Godrej Consumer Products and Godrej Agrovet increased by 2.8% and 5.5%, respectively.