SoftBank Offloads ₹2,873 Cr Lenskart Stake Post Lock-In

SoftBank sold a 3.25% stake in Lenskart via block deal at ₹508.55/share, offloading 25% of its holding after lock-in expiry. Goldman Sachs, Fidelity, Kotak MF and IMF picked up shares, signalling sustained institutional appetite for the eyewear major.

— Source publishedWed, 3 Jun, 2026, 20:37 IST·First seen Thu, 4 Jun, 2026, 11:20 IST·Source Inc42 · Buzz

What happened

SoftBank sold a 3.25% stake in Lenskart via block deal for ₹2,873 Cr at ₹508.55/share, offloading 25% of its holding post lock-in expiry. Goldman Sachs,

Key facts

  • ₹2,873.3 Cr
  • 5.65 Cr shares
  • 3.25% stake
  • ₹508.55/share
  • 25% of holding
  • Q4 FY26 PAT ₹203.6 Cr
  • FY26 revenue ₹8,814 Cr

Why this matters

Post-lock-in stake rotations at this scale reset the cap table toward long-only mutual funds—watch for follow-on tranches from SoftBank that could compress the float and reprice secondary benchmarks in eyewear.