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, which holds nearly 44% stake, will sell up to 13.5% to the public in an offer for sale beginning Jan 10, with an option to sell an additional 6.5%

The offer for sale (OFS) will include an option to additionally sell up to 8.44 crore shares or 6.50 per cent equity.

Adani Wilmar, the food and beverage arm of the Adani Group, shares nosedived almost 10 per cent on NSE (National Stock Exchange), as OFS sale of the Adani Wilmar from one of the promoters; Adani Commodities has offering up to 17,

The Adani Group will raise 71.48 billion rupees ($833 million) by selling up to 20% stake in Mumbai-listed Adani Wilmar Ltd. as it exits non-core activities to focus on the bread-and-butter infrastructure businesses.

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.

On December 30, the Adani group announced its exit from Adani Wilmar in two stages. In the first phase Adani Commodities would sell such stake so as to comply with the minimum public shareholding norm and in the second phase Adani Enterprises would sell the 31 per cent stake held by it to its joint venture partner Wilmar International.

Adani Group exits its joint venture, Adani Wilmar, by selling its entire stake to Wilmar International and in the open market for over USD 2 billion. This move led to a significant drop in share prices.

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.

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.