Indian stock exchanges put a freeze on the shares held by Patanjali Foods’ promoter group entities for lack of minimum stipulated public float. Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) and National Stock Exchange (NSE) have frozen 29.26 crore shares held by promoters as public shareholders held only 19.18 per cent stake in the company. As per SEBI norms, listed companies should have public shareholding of at least 25 per cent.