Gautam Adani on Hindenburg report ‘targeted misformation’, false allegations

“The report was a mixture of focused misinformation and outdated, discredited allegations geared toward damaging our status and producing earnings by a deliberate drive-down of our inventory costs,” he stated.

Regardless of a totally subscribed FPO, the group determined to return the cash to traders and shield their pursuits.

“The short-selling incident resulted in a number of adversarial penalties that we needed to confront. Regardless that we promptly issued a complete rebuttal, varied vested pursuits tried to opportunistically exploit the claims made by the brief vendor. These entities engaged and inspired false narratives throughout information and social platforms,” stated Adani.

India’s Supreme Court docket has arrange an skilled committee comprising people identified for his or her independence and integrity to look into Hindenburg’s allegations. The committee’s report, made public in Might 2023, stated it had not discovered any regulatory failure.

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“The Committee’s Report not solely noticed that the mitigating measures undertaken by your organization helped rebuild confidence but in addition cited that there have been credible fees of concerted destabilization of the Indian markets. It additionally confirmed the standard of our Group’s disclosures and located no occasion of regulatory failure or any breach. Whereas the SEBI remains to be to submit its report within the months forward, we stay assured of our governance and disclosure requirements,” Adani stated, referring to India’s market regulator.

Since Hindenburg’s report, Adani Group shares have recovered however misplaced Rs 12.5 trillion of market capitalisation when in comparison with their September 2022 peak.