Abrdn sells entire 1.66% stake in HDFC Life Insurance for ₹2,069 crore

  • The UK-based investment company Abrdn divested 3,56,94,105 shares of HDFC Life Insurance at 579.60 apiece in 15 tranches through its affiliate Abrdn (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Ltd.

Livemint, Edited By Ankit Gohel
Published1 Jun 2023, 07:29 AM IST
Abrdn (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Ltd held 1.66% stake in HDFC Life Insurance Company as of the quarter ending March 2023.
Abrdn (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Ltd held 1.66% stake in HDFC Life Insurance Company as of the quarter ending March 2023.(MINT_PRINT)

HDFC Life Insurance Company’s promoter entity Abrdn has sold its entire stake of 1.66% in the company for 2,069 crore through open market transactions, BSE block deal data showed.

The UK-based investment company Abrdn divested 3,56,94,105 shares of HDFC Life Insurance Company at 579.60 apiece in 15 tranches through its affiliate Abrdn (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Ltd.

SBI Mutual Fund (MF), BofA Securities Europe SA, Societe Generale, Nippon India MF, Morgan Stanley Asia Singapore Pte, Norges Bank, BNP Paribas Arbitrage, among others bought the shares of HDFC Life Insurance Company Ltd.

Abrdn (Mauritius Holdings) 2006 Ltd held 1.66% stake in HDFC Life Insurance Company as of the quarter ending March 2023.

In September 2022, Abrdn had sold its 2% stake in HDFC Life Insurance for nearly 2,500 crore.

On Wednesday, shares of HDFC Life Insurance ended 1.04% higher at 591.55 apiece on the BSE. 

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