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Tata Trusts proposed merging operating entities into Tata Sons.
The restructuring can help the company in keeping Tata Sons private
Group shares declined as Tata Sons public listing hopes faded.
Shares of Tata group companies are in focus on September 29, as Tata Trusts proposed a strategic re-organisation for Tata Sons. Notably, the proposal has been made to avoid a mandatory public listing on the NSE and BSE. In early trade shares of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles slipped 3.28 per cent to trade at Rs 272.5 apiece on the NSE.
On the other hand shares of Tata Steel slipped 1.06 per cent to trade at Rs 184.32 apiece on the NSE. Tata Chemicals shares also fell 4.93 per cent to trade at Rs 609.8 apiece in early trade. Shares of Tata Power, Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), Tata Consumer Products and other companies such as Tata Investment Corporation which hold shares of Tata Sons declined 0.29 per cent to 2.16 per cent soon after the market opened.
Tata Trusts Bid To Defer IPO
The shares of various Tata Group companies are in focus today following an announcement made by Tata Trusts. Tata Trusts which holds a majority 66 per cent stake in Tata Sons said that it has proposed a strategic reorganisation of Tata Sons in a release dated September 29, 2026.
According to the release, the proposal includes the merger of Tata Electronics Systems Solutions and Tata Consulting Engineers with Tata Sons. The release highlighted that this amalgamation will result in the holding company's operating revenues exceeding its income from financial assets.
And thus, Tata Sons will no longer need to meet the principal business criteria of a Non Banking Financial Company (NBFC) or a Core Investment Company. Which in turn will allow Tata Sons to surrender its NBFC registration and remain an unlisted private entity.
It is likely that through the restructuring, Tata Sons can avoid listing its shares and bypass the Reserve Bank of India's (RBI) directive which requires upper layer NBFCs to mandatorily list their shares on the stock exchanges within a specified timeframe.
According to multiple media reports an IPO would have valued Tata Sons between Rs 11 lakh crore and Rs 16 lakh crore leading to one of the largest market debuts in Indian history. It is likely that the proposal has been made to prevent the dilution of the Trusts' control over the conglomerate.
As the release was issued after market hours, shares of companies like Tata Chemicals, Tata Motors, and Tata Power declined in early trade as D-street factored in the announcement . These stocks had rallied earlier in September on the expectations of value unlocking from the potential Tata Sons IPO.
However, as the public listing of Tata Sons seems unlikely, the prospect of discovering the market value of the holdings these Tata Group companies had in Tata Sons seems to be fading.
According to Tata Sons' annual report for FY26, the company has 4,04,146 outstanding shares. Out of these Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Steel hold nearly 3.06 per cent stake or 12,375 shares each, according to their respective annual reports for FY26. On the other hand other companies such as Tata Chemicals own a 2.53 per cent stake.
Tata Power and Indian Hotels Company (IHCL) held 1.65 per cent stake and 1.11 per cent stake in the company. Other companies such as Tata Consumer Products and Tata Investment Corporation also hold shares of Tata Sons. As the IPO seems deferred the stocks pared some of the gains made by them in early September.
At the time of writing shares of Tata Chemicals traded at Rs 624 apiece down by 2.72 per cent on the NSE. Shares of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Tata Steel traded lower by 2.75 per cent and 0.72 per cent respectively.
