BENGALURU: Hindustan Ventures Limited (HVL), the holding company of one of India’s largest integrated media companies, - IndusInd Media & Communications Limited (IMCL) and Grant Investrade Limited which has launched the headend in the sky (HITS) platform, announced an interim dividend of 175 per cent (Rs 17.50 per equity share of face value of Rs 10) for the current financial year.  The dividend will result in a pay out of Rs 4329.53 lakh. (100,00,000 = 100 lakh = 10 million = 1 crore)

HVL had announced a standalone net profit after tax of Rs 86.41 crore for the nine month period ended December 31, 2015 as compared to a PAT of Rs 74.82 crore in the corresponding year ago period. The interim dividend will be paid on or after March 29, 2016.

HVL’s HITS platform was launched on September 16,2015 by the Union Minister of Finance, Corporate Affairs and Ministry of Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley, under the brand name NXT DIGITAL. The Hinduja‐HITS Network will enable seamless transition from analogue to digital in phase III and IV markets.

At the time of filing of this report, share price of HVL on the Bombay Stock Exchange was up by Rs 12, or 2.88 percent higher than the previous close of Rs 416 with a total turnover of 2.65 lakh. The share had opened today at Rs 425, with a high if Rs 428 and a low of Rs 421.50.