Promoters of Zee Entertainment sell Rs 332 crore worth of shares

The promoters of Zee Entertainment have sold Rs 332 crore worth of the firm’s shares in recent months, according to exchange disclosures.

The disclosures show that promoter entity Cyquator Media Services have sold shares worth Rs 227 crore between February 13 and March 29. Post the share sale, Cyquator’s shareholding has reduced to 22.8 per cent from 23.36 per cent.

Meanwhile, Essel Corporate has sold Rs 105 crore worth of shares between March 13 and March 25, bringing down the promoter entity’s stake to 3.04 per cent from 3.28 per cent.

After seeing their worst single-day fall on January 25, shares of Zee Entertainment have rallied 39 per cent since then.