MTNL Informs of Default in Principal & Interest Payments to Banks
MTNL reports default in principal and interest payments to banks, with total outstanding borrowings of ₹8,881 crore and total financial indebtedness of ₹35,167 crore.
The default involves a significant amount (₹8,881 crore) and affects multiple major banks, indicating a high level of financial distress for MTNL.
The announcement indicates a default in payment obligations, which negatively impacts the company's financial health.
* MTNL has defaulted in the payment of principal and interest to several banks. * The disclosure is pursuant to Regulation 30 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 and SEBI Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2019/140 dated 21.11.2019. * The total outstanding principal amount is ₹7,794.34 crore and the overdue interest is ₹1,087.14 crore. * The total amount of outstanding borrowings from banks/financial institutions is ₹8,881 crore. * The total financial indebtedness of the company, including short-term and long-term debt, is ₹35,167 crore, which includes bank loans of ₹8,881 crore, SG Bonds of ₹24,071 crore, and a loan from DoT for paying SG Bond interest of ₹2,215 crore. * The banks to which MTNL has defaulted include Union Bank of India, Bank of India, Punjab National Bank, State Bank of India, UCO Bank, Punjab and Sind Bank, and Indian Overseas Bank.
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Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited filed this with the NSE as a statutory disclosure, categorised under interest payment. It is a primary document, not a recommendation, and the desk marks it high impact, which is the band that most often changes something.
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