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NCLT Approves Merger of Piombino Steel with JSW Steel
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CNBC TV18•17-10-2026, 12:48
NCLT Approves Merger of Piombino Steel with JSW Steel
- •The National Company Law Tribunal Mumbai Bench has approved the amalgamation of Piombino Steel Limited with JSW Steel.
- •The merger aims to align strategic interests, allowing JSW Steel to directly hold its investment in Bhushan Power and Steel Limited without minority shareholder involvement.
- •Under the share-swap arrangement, shareholders will receive 10 fully paid-up equity shares of JSW Steel for every 156 shares of Piombino Steel.
- •The consolidation is expected to reduce regulatory compliances, lower administrative costs, and simplify financial reporting.
- •Piombino Steel will be dissolved without winding up once the certified order is filed with the Registrar of Companies.
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Under the approved share-swap arrangement, shareholders of Piombino Steel will receive 10 fully paid-up equity shares of JSW Steel with a face value of ₹1 each for every 156 fully paid-up equity shares of Piombino Steel with a face value of ₹10 each.
The merger aims to align JSW Steel’s long-term strategic interests by allowing it to directly hold its investment in Bhushan Power and Steel Limited (BPSL), facilitate related transactions without minority shareholder involvement, and lower administrative costs.
The appointed date for the merger is January 1, 2026, and the scheme will officially become effective after filing the certified tribunal order with the Registrar of Companies.
