IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd (IRB) — promoter pledge

Pledged promoter shares first appear in IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd's Sep 2010 filing, covering 20.4% of promoter holding. The share of promoter holding pledged peaked at 55.5% (16.9% of total equity), most recently in Mar 2025, against 0% in Jun 2026. A year earlier, in Jun 2025, the figure was 0.2%. A pledge is reported in 64 of the 64 quarters of promoter shareholding data Solomo holds for this company.

One member of the promoter group reports pledged shares in Jun 2026: SUDHA DATTATRAY MHAISKAR (0.01% of the company, 97.6% of it pledged).

Ranked by share of promoter holding pledged, IRB Infrastructure Developers Ltd is #535 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.