Paytm Sees ₹2,949 Crore Block Deal As 2.95% Equity Changes Hands

About 1.92 crore shares of One97 Communications Ltd, the parent company of Paytm, were traded in a block deal on Tuesday, August 18. The transaction represented 2.95% of the fintech company’s total equity and was executed at ₹1,535.10 per share, taking the aggregate deal value to ₹2,949 crore.

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The identities of the buyers and seller were not disclosed in the transaction details available so far. A report on Monday had said Resilient Asset Management B.V., the parent and promoter entity of Paytm founder Vijay Shekhar Sharma, was seeking to sell shares through a block deal.

Deal Price Matches Reported Floor Price

The block transaction was carried out at ₹1,535.10 per share, matching the floor price cited in the earlier report. The price was about 2.9% below Paytm’s closing price of ₹1,580.20 on the NSE on Monday.

The earlier report indicated that Resilient Asset Management could sell up to 4.98% of One97 Communications. The proposed transaction was structured around a base offer of 3%, with an additional 1.98% available under an upsize option. It also included a reported 90-day lock-up period for any further share sale.

The 2.95% stake transferred on Tuesday is close to the reported 3% base offer. However, the transaction information available does not establish that Resilient Asset Management was the seller.

Paytm Share Price And Stock Performance

Paytm share price ended Monday’s session at ₹1,580.20, down 1.42%. The stock has risen 22.3% so far in 2026, while the Nifty 50 has declined 7.1% over the same period. One97 Communications had a market capitalisation of more than ₹1.01 lakh crore at Monday’s close.

The block deal therefore involved a stake size broadly comparable with the base portion of the reported promoter-linked sale. The transaction took place at a discount to the previous market close, while the identity of the parties involved remained undisclosed in the available deal data.

Paytm Reports Higher June Quarter Profit

Earlier in August, Paytm reported a 79% year-on-year increase in consolidated net profit to ₹220 crore for the June quarter, compared with ₹123 crore in the corresponding quarter a year earlier.

Revenue from operations increased 28% year-on-year to ₹2,448 crore from ₹1,918 crore. The company also reported growth across key payments metrics during the quarter.

Merchant gross merchandise value rose 31% year-on-year to ₹7.1 lakh crore, while customer UPI gross transaction value increased 45% to ₹5.9 lakh crore.

The August 18 block transaction marks a sizeable change in One97 Communications’ shareholding, with the deal value reaching ₹2,949 crore. Further details on the parties involved were not available from the transaction information cited.