Shareholders reject Sanjay Dalmia's reappointment as GHCL Director; shares rise

Gujarat Heavy Chemicals Ltd (GHCL) shares gained on Monday after the company said that its resolution to reappoint Sanjay Dalmia as director was not approved by shareholders. GHCL shares rose as much as 2.3 per cent to Rs 527 apiece on BSE after the news. The special resolution at GHCL's Annual General Meeting (AGM) on Saturday, July 1, 2023, received support from up to 67.73 per cent of shareholders, while 32.27 per cent voted against it, according to a regulatory filing. As per rules, the resolution required at least 75 per cent of votes to be considered passed democratically.

As a result, the required majority of shareholders failed to vote on that specific resolution although all promoters voted in favour of the resolution.

According to Zee Business research, 25 per cent of institutional shareholders didn't vote in favour of the resolution, while 90 per cent of non-institutional public investors voted against it.
“As a professional company that is committed to the highest levels of governance, GHCL will respect and abide by the decision of its shareholders," GHCL said.
Sanjay Dalmia has served as Director on GHCL's board since its inception in 1983. He was appointed Chairman of the board in January 2005.

GHCL shares: Past performance

GHCL shares have declined 0.6 per cent so far in 2023, underperforming the Nifty headline index which has risen six per cent during this period.