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SBI Mutual Fund Picks Up Additional 3.8% Stake in Happy Forgings

SBI Mutual Fund has picked up a 3.8% stake in Happy Forgings for Rs 341 crore, purchasing 35.91 lakh shares at Rs 950 each, boosting its total holding to 5.77%

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SBI Mutual Fund on Friday picked up an additional 3.8% stake in auto components maker Happy Forgings for Rs 341 crore through an open market transaction.

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According to the bulk deal data available with the BSE, SBI Mutual Fund purchased 35.91 lakh shares, amounting to a 3.8 per cent stake, of Happy Forgings.

The shares were acquired at an average price of Rs 950 apiece, taking the transaction value to Rs 341.22 crore. After the transaction, SBI Mutual Fund's holding in Happy Forgings has increased to 5.77% from 1.97%.

Business Excellence Trust III offloaded 39.10 lakh shares or 4.2% stake in Happy Forgings for Rs 371 crore through an open market transaction. The shares were sold at an average price of Rs 950.06 per piece, taking the deal value to Rs 371.48 crore.

As a result of the transaction, Business Excellence Trust III's holding in Ludhiana-based Happy Forgings has come down to 4.1% from 8.3%.

Business Excellence Trust III is a Sebi-registered Alternative Investment Fund managed by MOPE Investment Advisors. MOPE, a subsidiary of Motilal Oswal Financial Services Ltd (MOSFL).

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Details of the other buyers of Happy Forgings' shares could not be ascertained on the bourse.

Meanwhile, Happy Forgings shares fell 1.32% to close at Rs 1,009.15 apiece on the Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE).

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