MUMBAI: With the standoff between its promoter and the sector regulator now resolved, the overhang on the Kotak Mahindra Bank stock has now lifted.
Will the stock fly? Before we answer that, it pays to look at how the truce came about. According to Reserve Bank of India’s 2015 licensing rules, private sector banks need to bring down their promoter stake to 40% within three years of commencing operations.
Then progressively, the stake needs to be pruned to 20% within 10 years and 15% within 15 years. The disagreement between promoter Uday Kotak and the RBI was triggered first in August 2018 when the bank proposed to bring down promoter stake through issuance of perpetual non-cumulative preference shares (PNCPS).