HDFC has completed 9 percent stake sale in HDFC Standard Life Insurance Company to its British joint venture partner Standard Life for a little over Rs 1,700 crore. "Pursuant to the receipt of the requisite approvals, the Corporation has completed the transfer of the said shares," HDFC said in a BSE filing today.
In August last year, HDFC had said it will sell 9 percent stake in HDFC Life to Standard Life for a little over Rs 1,700 crore. British firm Standard Life would be increasing its stake in the JV to 35 percent from 26 percent as the Indian government has allowed up to 49 percent FDI in the domestic insurance sector. In a regulatory filing, HDFC said it would sell about 17.95 crore shares in the insurance joint venture at a price of Rs 95 apiece to Standard Life.
