GPT Infraprojects Ltd (GPTINFRA) — promoter pledge

Pledged promoter shares first appear in GPT Infraprojects Ltd's Mar 2015 filing, covering 51% of promoter holding. The share of promoter holding pledged peaked at 68% (47% of total equity), most recently in Sep 2024, against 50.8% in Jun 2026. A year earlier, in Jun 2025, the figure was 50.9%. A pledge is reported in 46 of the 60 quarters of promoter shareholding data Solomo holds for this company.

One member of the promoter group reports pledged shares in Jun 2026: GPT Sons Private Limited (48% of the company, 73.4% of it pledged).

Ranked by share of promoter holding pledged, GPT Infraprojects Ltd is #118 of the 563 listed Indian companies whose latest quarterly filing reports any pledged promoter shares.

A promoter pledge means a promoter has put their own shares up as collateral, usually against a loan. It is legal and common, and SEBI requires it to be disclosed every quarter in the shareholding pattern. It matters to other shareholders because a sharp fall in the share price can trigger a margin call: if the promoter cannot top up the collateral, the lender can invoke the pledge and sell those shares in the open market, which adds selling pressure to an already falling price and, at high pledge levels, can change who controls the company. The percentage on its own is not a verdict — the level, the direction of travel and what the borrowing funded all matter.