New Delhi: Speciality chemicals maker Ami Organics Ltd on Friday said it has purchased shares worth Rs42 crore and increased its stake in the company by almost 1 per cent. The shares were purchased in two separate transactions at Rs1,164 per piece, the Surat-based company said in a statement.

This has increased the promoters’ stake in the company by almost 1 per cent. Till the September quarter, promoters and the promoter group held 50.75 per cent stake in the company, while 1.97 per cent was held by the public.

Promoters buying stock at Rs1,164 per share instills the confidence of better growth in coming years, it said. “Overall, all the growth levers are aligned, hangover of big seller is over, and J curve growth is expected from FY25 onwards,” the company added. Ami Organics is a research and development-driven manufacturer of specialty chemicals with varied end usage.