Kotak Mahindra Bank on Tuesday said that it will sell 20 crore shares held in Airtel Payments Bank (APBL) for a cash consideration of Rs 294 crore or more to Bharti Enterprises Ltd.A share purchase agreement has been executed by the bank for divestment of 20,00,00,000 equity shares (8.57 per cent stake) held by Kotak Mahindra Bank Ltd in APBL. These shares were acquired for Rs 200 crore invested in tranches during calendar years 2016 and 2017, the bank said in a regulatory filing.The sale is expected to be completed by September 15 or before, for "cash consideration equal to or higher than ₹294.8 crore; to be determined in accordance with the terms of the share purchase agreement," it added. The bank said it does not require any governmental or regulatory approvals for the proposed transaction. Bharti Enterprises has received no objection from the RBI to enable execution of the proposed transaction, it said. This transaction does not constitute a related party transaction.
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