India's Adani Group said on Thursday it plans to sell a stake of up to 20% in Adani Wilmar to the public, as the conglomerate looks to comply with minimum public shareholding rules amid plans to exit the consumer goods company.

Adani Group on Friday raised Rs 4,850 crore from the sale of 13.5 per cent of its stake in Fortune oil maker Adani Wilmar as part of a strategy to exit non-core activities to focus on main infrastructure business.

Last month, the conglomerate had said that it will sell its entire 44 per cent stake in Adani Wilmar in a two-step process for $2 billion

Adani Wilmar shares dropped 9% to ₹293.55 after promoter Adani Commodities announced plans to divest up to 20% stake via an Offer For Sale. The sale price is set at ₹275 per share, with non-retail investors eligible from January 10.

The OFS will have a base offer of 13.5% equity and a green shoe option for another 6.5% stake, a company filing said on January 9.

The Adani Group will sell its stake in consumer goods firm Adani Wilmar to joint venture partner Wilmar International for 123.14 billion rupees ($1.44 billion) as the Indian conglomerate sharpens its focus on infrastructure projects.

The Offer for Sale (OFS) included an option to sell an additional 8.44 crore shares, equivalent to 6.50percent equity.

India's Adani Wilmar fell over 6% in early trade on Tuesday, a day after the Adani Group said it would sell its entire 44% stake in the consumer goods company in a $2 billion deal to focus on strengthening its infrastructure businesses.

MUMBAI: Adani Group has decided to increase the size of its offer for sale (OFS) to offload part of its stake in Adani Wilmar to 20 per cent from 13 per cent announced earlier, due to strong demand from institutional investors.

Adani Wilmar shares fell over 9% on Friday, January 10, as the two-day offer-for-sale (OFS) by promoter Adani Commodities LLP kicks off. Read on to find out why the stock declined.