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SBI Likely To Own 15% Of Jet Airways After Debt Conversion 

Naresh Goyal’s stake may go below 20% from the current 51% after fresh share issuance.



A Boeing Co. 737 aircraft operated by Jet Airways India Ltd. approaches to land at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)
A Boeing Co. 737 aircraft operated by Jet Airways India Ltd. approaches to land at Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai (Photographer: Dhiraj Singh/Bloomberg)

State Bank of India is set to take an equity stake of at least 15 percent in Jet Airways India Ltd. as lenders to the carrier plans to convert part of their loans into equity, people with knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg News.

SBI Likely To Own 15% Of Jet Airways After Debt Conversion 

On Monday, the struggling airline had sought shareholder approval through a special resolution to increase its authorised share capital to Rs 2,200 crore from Rs 200 crore, according to its stock exchange filing. The move will pave the way for the airline to issue fresh shares to lenders.

Jet Airways defaulted on bank payments due on Dec. 31 amid a cash crunch. The Naresh Goyal-led airline, which has a debt of over Rs 10,900 crore, must repay nearly Rs 1,700 crore by the end of the current fiscal.

This is a developing story.