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Ambuja Cements Ltd.AMBUJACEMPublished September 29, 2026

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The NCLT meeting approved the Scheme of Amalgamation, but the cited approval filing does not state the final share exchange ratio or the post-allotment equity share capital. It only records that the Scheme was approved by the requisite majority under the Companies Act and the NCLT order.

Based on the Scheme of Amalgamation approved by the NCLT, what is the final share exchange ratio, and what is the resulting impact on the equity share capital of Ambuja Cements post-allotment of new shares to ACC shareholders?

The NCLT meeting approved the Scheme of Amalgamation, but the cited approval filing does not state the final share exchange ratio or the post-allotment equity share capital. It only records that the Scheme was approved by the requisite majority under the Companies Act and the NCLT order ^[1].

Accordingly:

Final share exchange ratio: Not specified in the cited filing extracts.
New Ambuja Cements shares to be issued: Cannot be quantified without the approved ratio and the number of ACC shares eligible for consideration.
Post-allotment equity share capital: Cannot be quantified from the available disclosure. The calculation would be:

`Post-allotment equity share capital = Existing Ambuja equity share capital + (new Ambuja shares allotted × face value per share)`

The voting outcome—226.78 crore shares polled, with 99.98% voting in favour—confirms shareholder approval, but does not establish the exchange ratio or the capitalisation impact ^[2].

According to the financial disclosures within the merger scheme, what are the specific cost and operational synergies identified by management, and how are these expected to influence the consolidated EBITDA margins of the combined entity compared to the standalone performance of the two companies?

The cited merger disclosure does not identify specific cost or operational synergy buckets, quantify annual savings, or provide a pro forma EBITDA-margin target. The filing extract records the shareholder resolution for amalgamating ACC with Ambuja Cements, but does not contain a synergy bridge or financial impact assessment. ^[3]

Margin implications

A valid comparison of the combined entity with both standalone companies cannot be calculated from the disclosed figures because:

ACC’s standalone revenue, EBITDA and EBITDA margin are not reported in the supplied financial data.
No pro forma combined EBITDA or revenue is provided.
No management estimate is given for procurement savings, logistics optimisation, fuel or power savings, plant utilisation, overhead rationalisation, distribution efficiencies, or other operating synergies.
No implementation timeline or steady-state savings run-rate is disclosed.

The closest reported reference is Ambuja’s Q1 FY27 data: consolidated EBITDA was Rs 1,758 Crores with an EBITDA margin of 18.5%, while standalone EBITDA was Rs 1,170 Crores with an EBITDA margin of 18.5%. ^[4] ^[5] ^[6] ^[7] The reported margin difference is therefore 0.0 percentage points, derived from the two reported margins. This is not evidence of merger synergies: it compares Ambuja’s consolidated and standalone reporting scopes and does not establish a pro forma Ambuja–ACC margin.

Conclusion: the merger disclosure supports the existence of a consolidation proposal, but the specific synergy categories and the expected EBITDA-margin uplift are not quantified in the cited material. Any assertion that the combined entity would achieve a particular margin above the standalone businesses would be unsupported without the scheme’s financial-impact annexure or management’s pro forma calculations.

With the NCLT approval secured, what is the combined installed cement capacity of the merged entity, and how does this aggregate capacity compare to the current capacity of the industry leader, UltraTech Cement, based on the latest regulatory filings?

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Sources

[1]Outcome of NCLT Convened Meeting Approving Amalgamation of ACC Limited with Ambuja Cements Limited — 2026-09-29T20:41:18, p.1
[2]Outcome of NCLT Convened Meeting Approving Amalgamation of ACC Limited with Ambuja Cements Limited — 2026-09-29T20:41:18, p.11
[3]Outcome of NCLT Convened Meeting Approving Amalgamation of ACC Limited with Ambuja Cements Limited — 2026-09-29T20:41:18, p.9
[4]EBITDA
[5]EBITDA
[6]EBITDA Margin
[7]EBITDA Margin

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Based on the Scheme of Amalgamation approved by the NCLT, what is the final share exchange ratio, and what is the resulting impact on the equity share capital of Ambuja Cements post-allotment of new shares to ACC shareholders?

According to the financial disclosures within the merger scheme, what are the specific cost and operational synergies identified by management, and how are these expected to influence the consolidated EBITDA margins of the combined entity compared to the standalone performance of the two companies?

Margin implications

With the NCLT approval secured, what is the combined installed cement capacity of the merged entity, and how does this aggregate capacity compare to the current capacity of the industry leader, UltraTech Cement, based on the latest regulatory filings?

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Based on the Scheme of Amalgamation approved by the NCLT, what is the final share exchange ratio, and what is the resulting impact on the equity share capital of Ambuja Cements post-allotment of new shares to ACC shareholders?

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