The Reserve Bank of India has today notified that Foreign Institutional Investors (FIIs)/Foreign Portfolios Investors (FPIs) can now invest from the existing 24 per cent up to 49 per cent and Non-Resident Indians (NRIs) can invest upto 24 per cent of the paid up capital of M/s Laurus Labs Limited under the Portfolio Investment Scheme (PIS).

The Reserve Bank has stated that M/s Laurus Labs Limited has passed resolutions at its Board of Directors’ level and a special resolution by the shareholders, agreeing for enhancing the limit for the purchase of its equity shares by FIIs/FPIs/NRIs. The purchases could be made through primary market and stock exchanges.

The Reserve Bank has notified this under FEMA 1999.

Ajit Prasad
Assistant Adviser

Press Release : 2016-2017/1398