Astec Life falls 5% as company calls off merger with Godrej Agrovet

In September 2018, Godrej Agrovet and Astec had approved draft scheme of amalgamation.

Astec Lifesciences shares fell 4.8 percent intraday on May 7 after the company decided not to pursue merger with Godrej Agrovet.

The stock was trading at Rs 509.25, down 3.22 percent on the BSE, at 11:27 hours IST. Godrej Agrovet was up 0.29 percent at Rs 517.05.

The company (Astec Lifesciences), at its board meeting on May 6, reviewed the proposal and decided not to pursue the scheme of amalgamation, on the basis of its interaction with multiple stakeholders across the company and Godrej Agrovet.

In September 2018, Godrej Agrovet and Astec had approved draft scheme of amalgamation.

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