Date: 2020-06-22Category: Extra OrdinaryState: Union GovernmentCountry: India
Board hereby makes the following Regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers
Executive Summary:
This document contains the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Second Amendment Regulations, 2020. It introduces amendments to the 2011 regulations, providing exemptions from open offer obligations under specific conditions. The regulations come into force on June 22, 2020, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **Amendment Title:** Securities and Exchange Board of India Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Second Amendment Regulations, 2020.
* **Effective Date:** June 22, 2020.
* **Amendment to Regulation 10:**
* A new sub-regulation 2B is inserted after sub-regulation 2A in regulation 10 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Regulations, 2011.
* **Exemption from Open Offer:**
* Acquisition of shares, voting rights, or control of a target company via preferential issue compliant with regulation 164A of the SEBI Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018, is exempt from mandatory open offer obligations.
* This exemption extends to target companies with infrequently traded shares, provided they comply with sub-regulations 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8 of regulation 164A of the SEBI Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018.
* Pricing of such infrequently traded shares shall be in terms of regulation 165 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018.
Impact Analysis:
**Target Companies:**
* Impact: Target companies, particularly those with infrequently traded shares, may find it easier to attract investment through preferential issues without triggering mandatory open offers, provided they meet the specified compliance requirements.
* Action Required: Ensure compliance with regulation 164A of the SEBI Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018, including sub-regulations 2-8 for infrequently traded shares, and adhere to regulation 165 for pricing.
**Acquirers:**
* Impact: Acquirers can acquire shares, voting rights, or control via preferential issue without the burden of making an open offer if the acquisition complies with regulation 164A of the SEBI Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018.
* Action Required: Ensure that preferential issues are structured to comply with regulation 164A of the SEBI Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018 to avail the exemption from open offer requirements.
**Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI):**
* Impact: SEBI is responsible for enforcing the amended regulations and ensuring compliance.
* Action Required: Monitor compliance with the new regulations and provide guidance to stakeholders as needed.
Key Entities Referenced
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Regulatory body for securities market in India
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The Act of the Parliament of India which established the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Regulations, 2011: Regulations pertaining to substantial acquisition of shares and takeovers in India.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Substantial Acquisition of Shares And Takeovers Second Amendment Regulations, 2020: Amendment to the Securities and Exchange Board of India Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Regulations, 2011.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: The city where the Securities and Exchange Board of India notification was issued.
Official Gazette: A publication for official announcements and legal notices.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements Regulations, 2018: Regulations pertaining to issue of capital and disclosure requirements by companies in India.
AJAY TYAGI: Chairman of Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)
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असाधारण
EXTRAORDINARY
भाग III—खण् ड 4
PART III—Section 4
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
स.ं 224] िई कदल्ली, सोमिार, ििू 22, 2020/आषाढ़ 1, 1942
No. 224] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JUNE 22, 2020/ASADHA 1, 1942
भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड
अजधसचू िा
मुम्बई, 22 िूि, 2020
भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड
(िये रों का पयाप्तड अििड और अजधग्रहण) (दसू रा सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2020
स.ं सबे ी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2020/19.—बोडड, भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड अजधजियम,
1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 30 के तहत प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय
बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) जिजियम, 2011 का और संिोधि करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम
बिाता ह,ै अर्ाडत:् -
1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड(िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (दसू रा संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2020 कहा िा सकेगा ।
2. ि े रािपत्र म ें उिके प्रकािि की तारीख को प्रिृत्त (लाग)ू होंगे ।
3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) जिजियम, 2011 म,ें -
I. जिजियम 10 म,ें उप-जिजियम (2क) के पश्चात्, जिम्नजलजखत िया उप-जिजियम अतं ःस्ट्र्ाजपत ककया
िाएगा, अर्ाडत,् -
2730 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
“(2ख) भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [पूूँिी का जिगडमि (इश्यू) और प्रकटीकरण अपक्षे ाएूँ]
जिजियम, 2018 के जिजियम 164क का पालि करत े हुए अजधमािी जिगडम (प्रेफरेंजियल इश्य)ू के िररए
लजक्षत कंपिी (टागेट कंपिी) के िेयरों या मताजधकारों या जियंत्रण के ककसी अिडि के संबंध में जिजियम
3 के उप-जिजियम (1) तर्ा जिजियम 4 के तहत खलु ा प्रस्ट्ताि (ओपि ऑफर) लाि े की बाध्यता से ूूट
होगी ।
स्ट्पष्टीकरण - खुला प्रस्ट्ताि (ओपि ऑफर) लाि े के संबंध म ें ऊपर दी हुई ूूट उस लजक्षत कंपिी (टागेट
कंपिी) [जिसके िेयर बारंबार व्यापाररत ि होते हों] पर भी लाग ू होगी, िो भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और
जिजिमय बोडड जिजियम ]पक्षे ाएऔूँ र प्रकटीकरण अ (इश्य)ू पूूँिी का जिगडमि[, 2018 के जिजियम 164क
के उप-जिजियम (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7) एि ं (8) के प्रािधािों का पालि करती हो । बारंबार
व्यापाररत ि होिे िाले ऐसे ियरों का कीमत-जिधाडरण भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड पूूँिी का [
जिजियम ]एऔूँ र प्रकटीकरण अपेक्षा (इश्य)ू जिगडमि, 2018 के जिजियम 165 के अिसु ार ककया
िाएगा ।”
अिय त्यागी, अध्यक्ष
[जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./ 80/2020-21]
पाद रटप्पण:
1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) जिजियम, 2011, सं. एल.ए.डी.-
एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2011-12/24/30181, 23 जसतम्बर 2011 को भारत के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकाजित हुए र्े ।
2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) जिजियम, 2011 तत्पश्चात् :
(क) 26 माचड, 2013 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2013, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2012-13/36/7368, द्वारा
(ख) 8 अिूबर, 2013 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड {संस्ट्र्ागत व्यापाररक (रेडडंग) प्लेटफामड पर जिजिर्दष्टड
प्रजतभूजतयों की सूचीबद्धता} जिजियम, 2013, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2013-14/28/6720, द्वारा
(ग) 23 मई, 2014 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (फीस का संदाय) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2014, सं.
एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2014-15/03/1089, द्वारा
(घ) 24 माचड, 2015 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2015, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ/िी.एि./2014-15/28/542, द्वारा
(ङ) 5 मई, 2015 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (दसू रा संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2015, सं. सेबी.एि.आर.ओ./ ओ.आई.ए.इ./िी.एि./2015-16/004, द्वारा
(च) 14 अगस्ट्त, 2015 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (तीसरा
संिोधि) जिजियम, 2015, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2015-16/009, द्वारा
(ू) 22 कदसम्बर, 2015 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (चौर्ा
संिोधि) जिजियम, 2015, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2015-16/026, द्वारा
(ि) 17 फरिरी, 2016 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2016, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2015-16/035, द्वारा
(झ) 25 मई, 2016 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (दसू रा
संिोधि) जिजियम, 2016, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/002, द्वारा[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
(ञ) 6 माचड, 2017 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (फीस का भुगताि और भुगताि का माध्यम) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2017, अजधसूचिा सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/037 (तारीख 29 माचड, 2017
की अजधसूचिा सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/038 के सार् परित) द्वारा
(ट) 14 अगस्ट्त, 2017 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2017, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2017-18/015, द्वारा
(ि) 1 िूि, 2018 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2018, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2018/20, द्वारा
(ड) 11 जसतम्बर, 2018 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (दसू रा
संिोधि) जिजियम, 2018, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2018/33, द्वारा
(ढ) 31 कदसम्बर, 2018 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (तीसरा
संिोधि) जिजियम, 2018, सं. सेबी/एलए.डी.एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2018/55, द्वारा
(ण) 29 माचड, 2019 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2019, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2019/06, द्वारा
(त) 29 िुलाई, 2019 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (दसू रा
संिोधि) जिजियम, 2019, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2019/27, द्वारा
(र्) 17 अप्रैल, 2020 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, सं.
सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एिआरओ/िीएि/2020/10, द्वारा
(द) 16 िूि, 2020 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (िेयरों का पयाडप्त अिडि और अजधग्रहण) (संिोधि)
जिजियम, 2020, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2020/14, द्वारा
संिोजधत हुए र्े ।
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 22nd June, 2020
Securities And Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares And Takeovers) (Second
Amendment) Regulations, 2020
No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/19.─ In exercise of the powers conferred under section 30 of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), the Board hereby makes the following Regulations to further
amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations,
2011, namely:-
1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of
Shares and Takeovers) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020.
2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)
Regulations, 2011,-
I. In regulation 10, the following new sub-regulation shall be inserted after sub-regulation (2A),
namely –
“(2B) Any acquisition of shares or voting rights or control of the target company by
way of preferential issue in compliance with regulation 164A of the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2018 shall be exempt from the obligation to make an open offer under sub-regulation
(1) of regulation 3 and regulation 4.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
Explanation- The above exemption from open offer shall also apply to the target
company with infrequently traded shares which is compliant with the provisions of
sub-regulations (2), (3), (4), (5),(6), (7) and (8) of regulation 164A of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2018. The pricing of such infrequently traded shares shall be in terms of
regulation 165 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018. ”
AJAY TYAGI, Chairman
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./80/2020-21]
Footnotes:
1. The SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 were published in the Gazette
of India on 23rd September, 2011 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011 12/24/30181.
2. The SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 were subsequently amended on:
a) March 26, 2013 by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations,
2013 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2012 13/36/7368.
b) October 8, 2013 by the SEBI (Listing of Specified Securities on Institutional Trading Platform) Regulations,
2013 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2013-14/28/6720
c) May 23,2014 by the SEBI (Payment of Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014 vide Notification No. LAD-
NRO/GN/2014-15/03/1089.
d) March 24, 2015 by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations,
2015 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014-15/28/542.
e) May 5, 2015 by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Second Amendment) Regulations,
2015 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/OIAE/GN/2015-16/004.
f) August 14, 2015 by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Third Amendment)
Regulations, 2015 vide No. SEBI/LAD NRO/GN/2015-16/009.
g) December 22, 2015 by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers)(Fourth Amendment)
Regulations, 2015 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/026.
h) February 17, 2016 by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016
vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/035.
i) May 25, 2016 by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Second Amendment)
Regulations, 2016 vide No. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2016-17/002.
j) March 6, 2017 by SEBI (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide No.
SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/037 readwith notification dated March29,2017vide No. SEBI/LAD/ NRO/GN/2016-
17/38.
k) August 14, 2017 by SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017
No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2017-18/015.
l) June 01, 2018 by SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 No.
SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/20.
m) Septembe11, 2018 by SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Second Amendment)
Regulations, 2018 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/33.
n) December 31, 2018 by SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Third Amendment) Regulations,
2018 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO /GN/ 2018/55.
o) March 29, 2019 by SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019
No. SEBI/LAD-NRO /GN/ 2019/06.
p) July 29, 2019 by SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Second Amendment) Regulations,
2019 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO /GN/ 2019/27.
q) April 17, 2020 by SEBI (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10.
r) June 16, 2020 by SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 No.
SEBI/LAD-NRO /GN/ 2020/14.
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