HUL Demerger Record Tomorrow: Why December 4 Is Important Day for HUL Shareholders?

Hindustan Unilever (HUL) shares will undergo a price adjustment following the demerger of its ice cream business, Kwality Wall’s India. The adjustment will take place after a special pre-open session on December 5, the designated record date.

Investors holding HUL shares as of that date will receive shares of the newly demerged company at no additional cost. December 4 will be the final trading day for HUL as a combined entity.

Demerger Details and Entitlement

HUL has fixed December 5 as the record date for the spin-off of Kwality Wall’s. Shareholders will receive one share of the new company for every one HUL share they own, following a 1:1 entitlement ratio.

Both stock exchanges will conduct a special pre-open session on the record date to determine HUL’s adjusted price post-demerger. After the price discovery process, fresh F&O contracts will be introduced for the restructured entity.

Why December 4 Matters for Investors?

All existing HUL futures and options contracts will expire at the end of trading on December 4. Due to the T+1 settlement cycle, investors looking to qualify for the demerger entitlement must buy HUL shares on or before December 4.

Index Adjustments

Index providers will implement temporary adjustments to reflect the demerger:

• MSCI and FTSE will add Kwality Wall’s at the discovered price on the record date and later remove it once trading commences.
• Nifty and Sensex will follow their standard practice by introducing a dummy stock priced at zero a day before the record date. This dummy stock will represent the spun-off company until Kwality Wall’s is officially listed.

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The dummy stock’s price will be calculated as the difference between HUL’s closing price on the day before the record date and the discovered price from the special session. If the discovered price equals or exceeds the previous close, the dummy stock will remain at zero until the new company lists.

Listing Timeline for the New Company

Kwality Wall’s India is expected to list within approximately one month, subject to regulatory approvals. After trading begins, exchanges will observe the stock’s price movement before removing it from indices.

• On the NSE, the stock may be removed after 3 trading days if it avoids hitting the upper or lower circuit for two consecutive sessions. If it does hit the circuit, removal is postponed until two stable sessions occur.
• The BSE follows a similar procedure but monitors only the lower circuit.

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