Divestitures
Unico Global Opportunities Fund Sells 13.86 Crore PC Jeweller Shares, Trimming Stake to 2.97%
By News Desk ·
Key takeaways
- UNICO Global Opportunities Fund Limited sold 13.86 crore PC Jeweller shares through open market sales between July 9 and October 26, 2026.
- The fund's stake in PC Jeweller fell from 4.97% to 2.97% of total voting capital, a 2.00% reduction.
- PC Jeweller's total equity share capital stayed at 9,807,757,077 shares of ₹1 face value before and after the sale.
UNICO Global Opportunities Fund Limited sold 13.86 crore shares of PC Jeweller Ltd through open market sales between July 9 and October 26, 2026, cutting its holding from 4.97% to 2.97% of total voting capital. ScanX reported the disclosure, filed under Regulation 29(2) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011.
Unico's 2% Sale In PC Jeweller
The disposal covered 13,861,971 shares, equal to 2.00% of the jeweller's equity capital. UNICO's holding went from 429,589,002 shares to 290,969,031 shares over the period.
PC Jeweller is an Indian fine jewellery retailer selling gold, diamond and silver jewellery through 49 company-owned showrooms, franchise outlets and its pcjeweller.com e-commerce platform. UNICO Global Opportunities Fund Limited is the selling shareholder and does not belong to PC Jeweller's promoter or promoter group.
The shares carried no encumbrances before or after the sale, the filing states. PC Jeweller's total equity share capital remained unchanged at 9,807,757,077 shares with a face value of ₹1 each.
PC Jeweller's Capital And Funding Record
According to akta.pro company records, PC Jeweller completed a Rs 2,702.11 crore preferential issue of fully convertible warrants on April 10, 2026. The company also completed warrant conversions across March and April 2026, issuing about 20 million new shares worth Rs 84.70 crore and about 7.9 crore shares worth Rs 33.31 crore.
The same records list four funding rounds, including a September 2026 post-IPO equity round of $52 million and an April 2026 post-IPO equity round of $290.2 million. Total funding stands at $367.9 million.
Earlier PC Jeweller Disclosures
On October 21, 2026, Whalesbook reported that Aditya Kumar Halwasiya increased his PC Jeweller holding by 0.56% for Rs 101.3 crore, following the company's 58% profit rise to Rs 331.1 crore.
On October 31, 2026, NDTV Profit reported that SEBI issued administrative warning letters to PC Jeweller's MD Balram Garg and CS Vijay Panwar for failing to maintain a structured digital database linked to a business update for the quarter ended June 30, 2025.
On October 16, 2026, Business Standard reported that PC Jeweller shares surged up to 17% on the BSE and hit a new 52-week high, after the company reported Q2FY27 revenue growth of about 28% year on year and became debt-free.