Grasim Industries Q4FY26 Monitoring Agency Report: No Deviation in Rights Issue Fund Utilisation
Grasim Industries submitted its Q4FY26 Monitoring Agency Report confirming no variation or deviation in Rights Issue fund utilisation. CARE Ratings verified that ₹3,971.11 crore of the ₹3,999.80 crore raised has been deployed, with borrowing repayments completed ahead of schedule and GCP utilisation ongoing. The Axis Bank monitoring account holds ₹0.32 crore, with ₹4.61 crore still pending collection from investors.

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Grasim Industries Limited has submitted the Monitoring Agency Report for the quarter ended March 31, 2026, to BSE Limited and the National Stock Exchange of India Limited, in compliance with Regulation 32(6) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, and Regulation 82(4) of the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018. The report, issued by CARE Ratings Limited, confirms that there is no variation or deviation in the utilisation of funds raised through the company's Rights Issue.
Rights Issue Overview
The Rights Issue of Grasim Industries was open for subscription from January 17, 2024, to January 29, 2024, at an offer price of ₹1,812 per share, including a share premium of ₹1,810 per share. The issue was fully subscribed, with 3,025 shares kept in abeyance pending regulatory and other clearances. The company allotted 2,20,70,910 shares aggregating to ₹3,999.25 crore. Funds were collected in three tranches:
- Share application money: ₹453 per share (25% of ₹1,812), totalling ₹999.81 crore (2,20,70,910 shares × ₹453)
- First call money: ₹453 per share (25% of ₹1,812), totalling ₹998.89 crore (2,20,50,618 shares × ₹453)
- Second and final call money: ₹906 per share (50% of ₹1,812), totalling ₹1,996.48 crore (2,20,36,186 shares × ₹906)
The promoter shareholding prior to the Rights Issue, as on December 31, 2023, was 42.75%, which now stands at 43.74% as on March 31, 2026, after the Rights Issue.
Fund Utilisation as at Q4FY26
The following table summarises the progress in utilisation of Rights Issue proceeds as at the end of the quarter ended March 31, 2026:
| Metric: | Repayment/Prepayment of Borrowings | General Corporate Purposes | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amount as per Offer Document (₹ Crore): | 3,000.00 | 977.65 | 3,977.65 |
| Amount Received (₹ Crore): | 3,000.00 | 971.53 | 3,971.53 |
| Utilised at Beginning of Quarter (₹ Crore): | 3,000.00 | 971.11 | 3,971.11 |
| Utilised During Q4FY26 (₹ Crore): | - | - | - |
| Utilised at End of Quarter (₹ Crore): | 3,000.00 | 971.11 | 3,971.11 |
| Unutilised Amount (₹ Crore): | - | 0.42 | - |
CARE Ratings noted that there was no utilisation of funds under either object during Q4FY26. The monitoring agency confirmed that all proceeds have been utilised appropriately for the objects mentioned in the offer document, and there has been no material deviation from expenditures disclosed therein.
Monitoring Account and Unutilised Proceeds
As of March 31, 2026, the company had unutilised General Corporate Purposes (GCP) proceeds of ₹0.42 crore and unutilised issue expense proceeds of ₹1.30 crore, which would have resulted in an expected monitoring account balance of ₹1.72 crore. However, the actual balance in the Axis Bank monitoring account stood at ₹0.32 crore, as the company utilised the remaining unutilised issue expense proceeds of ₹1.40 crore in Q4FY25 towards GCP. There is also a pending amount of ₹4.61 crore yet to be collected from investors.
| Parameter: | Details |
|---|---|
| Monitoring Account: | Axis Bank Monitoring Account |
| Amount in Monitoring Account (₹ Crore): | 0.32 |
| Unutilised GCP Proceeds (₹ Crore): | 0.42 |
| Unutilised Issue Expense Proceeds (₹ Crore): | 1.30 |
| Pending Collection from Investors (₹ Crore): | 4.61 |
Implementation Status and Compliance
The repayment or prepayment of borrowings was completed on February 25, 2025, ahead of the offer document's stipulated timeline of March 2027, with no delay recorded. General Corporate Purposes utilisation is ongoing, also with no delay. No major deviation was observed over earlier monitoring agency reports, with the previous report covering the quarter ended December 31, 2025, serving as the reference. All details in the report have been verified by Nerkar & Co. (peer reviewed audit firm) vide CA certificate dated April 28, 2026.
The report was submitted by Arti Roy, Associate Director at CARE Ratings Limited, and the filing was signed by Neelabja Chakrabarty, Company Secretary and Compliance Officer of Grasim Industries Limited, on May 8, 2026. The report is also available on the company's website at www.grasim.com .
Historical Stock Returns for Grasim Industries
| 1 Day | 5 Days | 1 Month | 6 Months | 1 Year | 5 Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| +0.27% | +6.23% | +13.26% | +8.96% | +9.95% | +105.60% |
How has the early repayment of borrowings by February 2025 (ahead of the March 2027 deadline) impacted Grasim Industries' debt-to-equity ratio and overall credit profile?
With the Rights Issue proceeds nearly fully deployed, what financing strategies might Grasim Industries pursue for its next major capital expenditure cycle, particularly in its paints and B2B e-commerce ventures?
How has the 1% increase in promoter shareholding (from 42.75% to 43.74%) following the Rights Issue influenced institutional investor sentiment and foreign portfolio investor participation in Grasim?


































