Key Quantitative Figures
- Total warrants issued: 14,00,00,000 (Fourteen Crores)
- Warrant issue price: ₹8.50 per warrant
- Upfront payment percentage: 25% of warrant issue price
- Upfront payment per warrant: ₹2.125
- Total consideration received: ₹29,75,00,000 (Twenty-Nine Crore Seventy-Five Lakh)
Dates of Action
- Board approval date: 18 May 2026
- Shareholder approval date: 13 June 2026 (Extra-Ordinary General Meeting via VC/OVAM)
- Auditor engagement date: 23 June 2026
- Certificate issuance date: 25 June 2026
Parties Involved
- Issuer: Zee Media Corporation Limited ('Company'/'Issuer')
- Statutory Auditors: Ford Rhodes Parks & Co. LLP, Chartered Accountants (Firm Registration No: 102860W/W100089)
- Allottees (Foreign Portfolio Investors, Non-Promoter/Non-Promoter Group entities):
1. Main Opportunities VCC-MGO High Conviction Fund Incorporated VCC Sub-Fund - 4,50,00,000 warrants - ₹9,56,25,000 received on 25 June 2026 via ICICI Bank
2. Minerva Ventures Fund - 4,50,00,000 warrants - ₹9,56,25,000 received on 25 June 2026 via ICICI Bank Limited
3. Sun India Opportunities Investing Fund Incorporated VCC Sub-Fund - 5,00,00,000 warrants - ₹10,62,50,000 received on 23 June 2026
- Stock Exchanges: National Stock Exchange of India Limited (NSE Symbol: ZEEMEDIA) and BSE Limited (Scrip Code: 532794)
Auditor's Procedures and Conclusion
Ford Rhodes Parks & Co. LLP performed limited assurance procedures including:
- Obtaining list of allottees and amounts from management
- Examining company bank statements dated 23 June 2026 and 25 June 2026
- Tracing payer names and amounts from bank statements
- Conducting management inquiries and obtaining representations
The auditors concluded that the information in the annexure agrees with company records and nothing came to their attention indicating non-compliance with Regulation 169(4) and 169(5) of ICDR Regulations.
Restrictions
This report is solely for compliance with Regulation 169(5) and submission to stock exchanges. It does not cover other post-issue conditions required by ICDR Regulations and should not be used for any other purpose.