Adani Group, a port-to-power conglomerate that holds a nearly 44 per cent stake in Adani Wilmar, will sell up to 13.5 per cent to the public in a sale offer beginning on Jan 10, with an option to sell an additional 6.5 per cent, making up the 20 per cent.

On January 9, the group had announced sale of 17.54 crore shares (13.50 percent equity) in the company on January 10 (to non-retail investors) and on January 13 (to retail investors) at a floor or minimum price of Rs 275 apiece.

Adani, which holds nearly 44% stake, will sell up to 13.5% to the public in an offer for sale beginning Jan 10, with an option to sell an additional 6.5%

Adani Commodities LLP will offlead 13.5 per cent stake via the OFS. It will have the right to sell an additional 6.5-per cent stake

The Adani Group will raise 71.48 billion rupees ($833 million) by selling up to 20% stake in Mumbai-listed Adani Wilmar Ltd. as it exits non-core activities to focus on the bread-and-butter infrastructure businesses.

The offer for sale (OFS) will include an option to additionally sell up to 8.44 crore shares or 6.50 per cent equity.

The Adani Group on Friday raised about Rs 4,850 crore after selling 13.5 per cent of its stake in Adani Wilmar. The conglomerate last month announced its exit from Adani Wilmar by selling the bulk of its stake to a joint venture partner.

MUMBAI: Adani Group has decided to increase the size of its offer for sale (OFS) to offload part of its stake in Adani Wilmar to 20 per cent from 13 per cent announced earlier, due to strong demand from institutional investors.