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May 15 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 2.79 BILLION RUPEES

• MARCH-QUARTER CONSOL TOTAL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 18.88 BILLION RUPEES

• DIVIDEND 60 RUPEES PER SHARE

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April 9 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GETS TAX ORDER IMPOSING PENALTY OF 15.6 MILLION RUPEES

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March 4 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• RECEIVES ADMINISTRATIVE WARNING FROM SEBI

• SEBI ALLEGES VIOLATION OF MULTIPLE REGULATIONS

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** Shares of cigarette manufacturer Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS up 8.41% at 5,420 rupees

** Marlboro cigarette distributor's Q3 profit rises 48.7%

** Co reports a 28% rise in revenue, led by higher sales in its cigarettes segment, which offset steep decline in convenience store sales

** Including session's gains, stock has more than doubled in value in last 12 months

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Feb 4 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GOT TAX ORDER CONFIRMING DEMAND OF 703.4 MILLION RUPEES

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Jan 29 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GETS TOTAL GST DEMAND ORDER FOR 73.2 MILLION RUPEES

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Dec 24 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• TWENTY FOUR SEVEN RETAIL STORES FILES SUIT AGAINST CO FOR ROYALTY

• SUIT ASKS FOR ROYALTY, DAMAGES OF 20 MILLION RUPEES

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** Indian government is likely to propose a new "special rate" of 35% on tobacco products and aerated beverages, CNBC TV18 reports, citing sources

** The new rate will "over and above the existing four-slab structure of 5%, 12%, 18%, and 28%," CNBC reports

** Tobacco companies ITC ITC.NS, VST Industries VSTI.NS and Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS drop as much as 2%-3%

** ** Pepsi India bottler Varun Beverages VARB.NS down 2%

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** Shares of VST Industries VSTI.NS up 2.3% to 322 rupees, set for their best day in November

** Co, which manufactures cigarettes, has sold 2.7 acres of land for 1.02 billion rupees ($12 million)

** VSTI up 4% YTD, lagging peers Godfrey Phillips India's GDFR.NS and NTC Industries' NTCI.BO, which have risen 173% and 142%, respectively

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** Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS climbs as much as ~11% to 7,410.90 rupees, highest since Sept. 24

** Marlboro cigarettes maker reports ~23% y/y climb in Q2 consol net profit; rev grows ~20% y/y

** Trading volume ~3x the 30-day avg

** Stock last up 2.4%, extending YTD gains to more than 200%

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Sept 6 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA LTD- TO CONSIDER AND APPROVE ISSUE OF BONUS SHARES

• GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA LTD- TO ISSUE BONUS SHARES IN RATIO OF 2:1

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** Shares of Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS down 3.6% at 6400.1 rupees

** Marlboro cigarettes maker finalises agreement to sell retail business, per CNBC-TV18

** Aims to complete sale by end of September, report says

** Sale was opposed by a board member, report adds

** Retail business formed 4.3% of gross sales in FY24

** Despite day's fall, stock is up more than 3-fold so far this year

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Aug 7 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 2.29 BILLION RUPEES

• JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL TOTAL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 14.41 BILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of Marlboro cigarette-maker Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS rise as much as 18.1% to record 4,789.85 rupees

** Over 53,800 shares change hands in block deals at a 11.7%-17.8% premium to previous closing price of 4,057.10 rupees - National Stock Exchange of India data

** Stock's previous block deal had happened in March, per BSE data

** In total, more than 1.6 mln shares traded in stock's second-busiest day in 2024 vs 30-day avg volume of 99,266 shares

** Stock up 2.2x this year – better than ITC ITC.NS, which has barely changed this year, and VST Industries' VSTI.NS 24% rise

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June 10 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GETS ORDER WITH PENALTY OF 4.6 MILLION RUPEES FROM OFFICE OF DEPUTY COMMISSIONER, CGST

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June 3 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA - WE PLAN TO ENTER SOME NEW MARKETS WITH SOME NEW OFFERINGS

• GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA - CO RECENTLY SIGNED PRODUCT SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH FERRERO INDIA

• GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA - SIGNED AGREEMENT FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SWEET-PACKAGED FOOD PRODUCTS MANUFACTURED BY FERRERO INDIA

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May 2 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• SIGNED A PRODUCT SUPPLY AGREEMENT WITH FERRERO INDIA

• CO TO PURCHASE PRODUCTS FROM FERRERO AND RE-SELL THE SAME

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April 30 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GETS ORDER FROM OFFICE OF COMMISSIONER, CENTRAL GST (APPEALS) WITH PENALTY OF 5.1 MILLION RUPEES

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** Shares of Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS turn positive, up nearly 1% at 3,123.25 rupees

** Co says it has decided to exit business operations of its retail business division 24Seven; says division's rev account for 9.3% of co's total rev

** Shares of Marlboro India seller were down ~2.5% before the announcement

** Retail business division had a negative net worth as on 31 March, 2023 on account of accumulated losses generated by it - GDFR

** Friday's move after the announcement flipped the stock to a monthly gain, up 1.1% so far in April

** GDFR stock last posted monthly decline in Nov 2023

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BENGALURU, Jan 29 (Reuters) - Tobacco maker Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS reported higher third-quarter profit on Monday, driven by growth in its core market and easing expenses.

The company reported a consolidated net profit of 2.12 billion rupees (~$26 mln) for the quarter ended Dec. 31, up 6.6% from last year.

Total revenue from operations rose 34% to 14.88 billion rupees, with the company's core cigarettes segment registering a growth of 37%.

During the two quarters in FY24, Godfrey saw its cigarette segment's revenue grow 17% and 29% each, while larger rival ITC posted a growth of 9% and 12%.

Godfrey Phillips manufactures and distributes Marlboro-branded cigarettes under a licence agreement with U.S-based Philip Morris International PM.N. The company did not specify how much it impacts Godfrey's revenue.

The growth in the cigarette segment was led by the Marlboro Compact, which is priced at 10 rupees apiece, said analysts at Centrum Institutional Research.

It competes with India Kings and Mini Gold, the cheaper options produced by ITC in a similar price range.

Analysts also said the company's core markets - Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan - have seen growth in demand.

The cost of materials consumed rose 18%, tugging the total expenses up more than 37%.

However, its smaller retail segment, which operates round-the-clock convenience store 24Seven and contributes 7.5% to the revenue, accrued a loss of 158.6 million rupees compared with a loss of 208.2 million rupees a year earlier.

Larger rival ITC ITC.NS beat profit estimates, helped by price hikes, with revenue from its cigarettes business rising around 4%.

Godfrey shares closed 1.7% higher ahead of the results.

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** Shares of cigarette maker Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS fall as much as 9.2%, their steepest intraday decline since Dec. 23, to 2,132.75 rupees

** Co's Q2 profit before tax fell 8.2% YoY hit by a 19.8% jump in expenses

** Expenses climb on input cost jump, purchases of stock-in-trade, and excise duty

** Revenue up 15.4%; net profit flat

** Stock on track to fall in second straight session after a five-day winning streak, if trend holds

** Over 416,000 shares change hands as of 2:34 p.m. IST, 3.3X the 30-day moving average

** Stock last down 8.3%, trimming YTD gain to 8.8%

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** Shares of cigarettes manufacturer Godfrey Phillips India GDFR.NS up as much as 14.59% to 1,975 rupees, their highest since March 20

** Co hits sharpest intraday pct gain since April 11, 2022, on track for fourth consecutive session of gains if trends hold

** GDFR said its consolidated net profit for the quarter ended June 30 rose nearly 79% to 2.54 billion rupees ($31.01 million)

** About 481,152 shares change hands as of 9:30 a.m. IST, vs 6.9x 30-day average of 70,039 shares

** Stock down 12.9% YTD, as of last close

($1 = 81.9217 Indian rupees)

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July 26 (Reuters) - Godfrey Phillips India Ltd GDFR.NS:

• GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL NET PROFIT 2.54 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 1.42 BILLION RUPEES

• GODFREY PHILLIPS INDIA JUNE-QUARTER CONSOL TOTAL REVENUE FROM OPERATIONS 12.45 BILLION RUPEES VERSUS 9.82 BILLION RUPEES

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By Biplob Kumar Das and Aditya Kalra

BENGALURU/NEW DELHI, May 31 (Reuters) - India unveiled guidelines on Wednesday requiring streaming platforms such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video to display prominent warnings about smoking and other forms of tobacco use while airing shows with such scenes.

While film and television certification bodies already moderate public content in India, its laws have few provisions to censor content on popular online platforms.

The Cigarettes and other Tobacco Products Amendment Rules, 2023 made it mandatory for such platforms to display "anti-tobacco health spots" of at least 30 seconds each at the start and middle of a programme, a notice from the health ministry showed.

The new rules also made it compulsory for the platforms to display an anti-tobacco health warning as a "static message" at the bottom of the screen while displaying tobacco products on screen. It also mandated audio-visual disclaimers about the ill-effects of tobacco use.

The stringent laws come after a survey by the World Health Organization found that nearly 267 million Indians of age 15 and above consume tobacco.

"India's new regulations will ensure that streaming services are not the next vehicle for Big Tobacco's aggressive targeting of Indian youth," said Yolonda Richardson, an executive from non-profit group Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids.

The amendment further states that the federal government will take suo moto action against streaming sites if they fail to adhere to the new rules.

Netflix and Amazon Prime Video and trade group Internet & Mobile Association of India (IAMAI), which represents the interests of several streaming websites, did not immediately respond to Reuters' request for comment.

The tough rules come years after court cases and complaints filed to the police alleged that some content on streaming platforms was obscene or insulted religious sentiment.

(Reporting by Biplob Kumar Das in Bengaluru and Aditya Kalra in New Delhi; Editing by Sonia Cheema)

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