Vodafone Idea promoter, promoter group entities agree on ₹5,836 crore infusion, shares to be in focus

Telecom giant Vodafone Idea’s board of directors on Wednesday, 31 December 2025, announced that the company promoter and promoter group entities have agreed to infuse ₹5,836 crore into the company to strengthen its financials and improve future cash flows, according to an exchange filing.

“We wish to inform you that the company has reached an agreement with the Vodafone group and entered into an amendment agreement dated 31 December 2025 to the Implementation Agreement dated 20 March 2017, as amended with its promoter/promoter group shareholders,” the company informed the stock exchange through its filing.

As per the structure of the fund infusion, ₹2,307 crore will be invested in cash over the next 12-month period, while the remaining ₹3,529 crore will be raised by the promoters through the sale of equity shares of certain Vodafone Group shareholders.

The company also disclosed that a portion of the contingent liability adjustment mechanism amount is secured through the 328 crore equity shares by certain Vodafone Group shareholders for a period of five years.

In 2018, during Vodafone India-Idea’s merger, the telecom giant’s former promoters agreed to settle cash flows for its disputes prior to 31 May 2018.

Vodafone Idea share price

Vodafone Idea shares closed 10.85% lower at ₹10.76 after Wednesday’s stock market session, compared to ₹12.07 at the previous market close, according to the BSE data.

Shares of the telecom company have lost 4.73% in the last five years, but have given stock market investors more than 34% returns on their investment in the last one-year period.

On a year-to-date (YTD) basis, the company’s stock has risen 33.21% in 2025, and has gained 7.45% in the last one-month period. However, Vodafone Idea shares have dropped 12.11% in the last five sessions on the Indian stock market.

Shares of the telecom company hit its 52-week high level at ₹12.80 on Wednesday, 31 December 2025, while the 52-week low level was at ₹6.12 on 14 August 2025, according to the BSE data. The company’s market capitalisation (M-Cap) stood at over ₹1.16 trillion as of the stock market close on Wednesday, 31 December 2025.

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