Ajanta Pharma promoter pledges shares for new loans and margin

Aayush Agrawal, a promoter of Ajanta Pharma Limited and trustee of Aayush Agrawal Trust, has pledged 645,000 shares of the company, citing new loans and additional margin as reasons. The disclosures were made on October 1, 2025.

Following these pledges, the total encumbered shares held by Aayush M Agrawal, trustee Aayush Agrawal Trust, increased from 59,350,002 to 65,800,002, representing 5.27% of Ajanta Pharma's total share capital.

The pledge activities include three separate transactions on September 26 and September 30, 2025. A pledge of 455,000 shares was created with Jio Finance Ltd for a new loan. Additionally, 70,000 shares were pledged with Deutsche Investments India Pvt Ltd and 120,000 shares with HSBC InvestDirect Financial Services (India) Ltd, both for additional margin requirements.