Infosys Share Buyback: Record Date Announced For Rs 18,000-Crore Offer
Infosys has announced its record date for the Rs 18,000-crore share buyback. The record date is set for Nov. 14, according to an exchange filing from the company. This move is expected to have a significant impact on the company’s stock price and investor sentiment.
Infosys Ltd. promoters and promoter group, including Nandan M Nilekani and Sudha Murty, had decided not to participate in the company’s Rs 18,000 crore share buyback, according to a regulatory filing on Wednesday. The promoters collectively hold 13.05% of the company’s equity as on the buyback announcement date.
Who Are The Promoters Of Infosys?
Infosys promoters include company co-founder N R Narayana Murthy‘s wife Sudha N Murty, daughter Akshata Murty, and son Rohan Murty. It also includes company co-founder Nandan Nilekani, his wife Rohini Nilekani, and children Nihar and Janhavi Nilekani. Other co-founders and their families are also promoters of the company.
Details Of The Share Buyback
The Infosys board, in a meeting dated Sept. 11, 2025, approved the company’s largest-ever share buyback worth Rs 18,000 crore. Infosys will buy 10 crore fully paid-up equity shares of a face value of Rs 5 each, representing up to 2.41% of the total paid-up equity share capital, at Rs 1,800 per share.
While the buyback is valued at Rs 18,000 crore, representing 10 crore shares or 2.4% of equity, it is not the highest in terms of equity percentage. In 2017, the Bengaluru-headquartered company repurchased 4.9% equity.
What Does This Mean For Investors?
The buyback price of Rs 1,800 is a 19% premium to the current market price. The record date, which will determine eligible shareholders for the Infosys buyback, is yet to be announced. The share repurchase process may take three to four months to complete, based on historical data. The stock has over 25.79 lakh owners.
The buyback is being undertaken after taking into account the strategic and operational cash needs in the medium term and the need for returning surplus funds to the members in an efficient manner in line with Infosys’ capital allocation policy, the filing said.
Past Share Buybacks By Infosys
Infosys had announced its first share buyback programme in 2017. The company at that time had purchased 11.3 crore shares, or up to 4.92% of the paid-up equity share capital of the company, at Rs 1,150 per equity share, amounting to around Rs 13,000 crore.
The second buyback of the company was worth Rs 8,260 crore in 2019, while the third was worth Rs 9,200 crore. The Bengaluru-headquartered company had, in 2022, announced a share buyback of Rs 9,300 crore via an open market route for a maximum price of Rs 1,850 per equity share.
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