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Date: 2018-09-10 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by clause b of sub section 1 of section 29 read with sub sections 1

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Executive Summary: This notification from the Ministry of Corporate Affairs amends the Companies Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Rules, 2014, mandating the issue and dematerialization of securities for unlisted public companies. The rules, known as the Companies Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Third Amendment Rules, 2018, come into force on October 2nd, 2018, and outline requirements for dematerialization of existing securities and future issuances. Key Points / Main Content: * **Dematerialization Mandate:** * Unlisted public companies must issue securities only in dematerialized form. * They must facilitate the dematerialization of all existing securities. * **Requirements for Offers and Buybacks:** * Before any offer for securities, buyback, bonus shares, or rights offer, the entire holding of promoters, directors, and key managerial personnel must be dematerialized. * **Securities Transfer and Subscription Rules:** * Holders transferring securities on or after October 2nd, 2018, must dematerialize them beforehand. * Subscribers to securities (private placement, bonus shares, rights offer) on or after October 2nd, 2018, must hold all existing securities in dematerialized form. * **Company Obligations:** * Companies must apply to a depository for dematerialization and secure an International Security Identification Number (ISIN) for each security type. * They must inform existing security holders about this facility. * Timely payment of fees to the depository and registrar is required. * A security deposit of at least two years' worth of fees must be maintained with the depository and registrar. * Compliance with regulations/directions/guidelines/circulars issued by the Securities and Exchange Board or Depository is mandatory. * **Default and Restrictions:** * Companies defaulting on fee payments cannot make offers, buybacks, or issue bonus/right shares until payments are made. * **Applicable Regulations:** * The Depositories Act, 1996, and related SEBI regulations apply to dematerialization, with specific provisions. * **Audit Report Submission:** * Unlisted public companies must submit a half-yearly audit report under regulation 55A of the SEBI Depositories and Participants Regulations, 1996 to the Registrar. * **Grievance Redressal:** * Security holder grievances are to be filed with the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority. * The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority shall initiate any action against a depository or participant or registrar to an issue and share transfer agent after prior consultation with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Impact Analysis: Unlisted Public Companies: * Impact: Must transition to issuing and maintaining securities in dematerialized form, incurring costs and administrative burden. * Action Required: Implement processes for dematerializing existing securities, ensure compliance with depositories, and inform security holders. Promoters, Directors, and Key Managerial Personnel of Unlisted Public Companies: * Impact: Required to dematerialize their entire holding of securities before the company can make certain offers. * Action Required: Dematerialize their securities holdings to enable the company to proceed with planned offers or buybacks. Security Holders of Unlisted Public Companies: * Impact: Must dematerialize securities before transfer or subscribing to new issuances after October 2nd, 2018. * Action Required: Dematerialize securities holdings to facilitate transfers or participation in future offerings. Depositories, Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents: * Impact: Increased workload related to dematerialization and potential for action by the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority. * Action Required: Ensure systems are in place to handle increased dematerialization requests and comply with SEBI regulations. Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority: * Impact: Responsible for handling grievances related to the rule. * Action Required: Establish processes for addressing grievances and consulting with SEBI as needed.

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Companies Act, 2013: A law enacted by the Parliament of India that regulates incorporation, operation and winding up of companies. Section 29 and 469 are mentioned in the context of powers conferred to the Central Government. Companies Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Rules, 2014: Rules established in 2014 related to the prospectus and allotment of securities by companies, being amended by this notification. Companies Prospectus and Allotment of Securities Third Amendment Rules, 2018: The title of the rules being introduced which amends the 2014 rules. Depositories Act, 1996: An act to provide for the establishment of depositories with the objective of ensuring free transferability of securities with speed, accuracy and security by making use of electronics. Securities and Exchange Board of India: A regulatory body for securities and commodity market in India under the ownership of Ministry of Finance, government of India. Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority: An authority established by the Government of India to promote investor awareness and protect the interests of investors. Securities and Exchange Board of India Depositories and Participants Regulations, 1996: Regulations pertaining to depositories and participants as defined by the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Securities and Exchange Board of India Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents Regulations, 1993: Regulations pertaining to registrars and share transfer agents as defined by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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Short title and commencement.‐‐‐‐ (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Third Amendment Rules, 2018. (2) They shall come into force on the 2nd day of October, 2018. 2. In the Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities) Rules, 2014, after rule 9, the following rule shall be inserted, namely:- “9A. Issue of securities in dematerialised form by unlisted public companies.- (1) Every unlisted public company shall – (a) issue the securities only in dematerialised form; and (b) facilitate dematerialisation of all its existing securities in accordance with provisions of the Depositories Act, 1996 and regulations made there under. (2) Every unlisted public company making any offer for issue of any securities or buyback of securities or issue of bonus shares or rights offer shall ensure that before making such offer, entire holding of securities of its promoters, directors, key managerial personnel has been dematerialised in accordance with provisions of the Depositories Act, 1996 and regulations made there under. (3) Every holder of securities of an unlisted public company,- (a) who intends to transfer such securities on or after 2nd October, 2018, shall get such securities dematerialised before the transfer; or (b) who subscribes to any securities of an unlisted public company (whether by way of private placement or bonus shares or rights offer) on or after 2nd October, 2018 shall ensure that all his existing securities are held in dematerialized form before such subscription. (4) Every unlisted public company shall facilitate dematerialisation of all its existing securities by making necessary application to a depository as defined in clause (e) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Depositories Act, 1996 and shall4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)] secure International Security Identification Number (ISIN) for each type of security and shall inform all its existing security holders about such facility. (5) Every unlisted public company shall ensure that - (a) it makes timely payment of fees (admission as well as annual) to the depository and registrar to an issue and share transfer agent in accordance with the agreement executed between the parties; (b) it maintains security deposit, at all times, of not less than two years’ fees with the depository and registrar to an issue and share transfer agent, in such form as may be agreed between the parties; and (c) it complies with the regulations or directions or guidelines or circulars, if any, issued by the Securities and Exchange Board or Depository from time to time with respect to dematerialisation of shares of unlisted public companies and matters incidental or related thereto. (6) No unlisted public company which has defaulted in sub-rule (5) shall make offer of any securities or buyback its securities or issue any bonus or right shares till the payments to depositories or registrar to an issue and share transfer agent are made. (7) Except as provided in sub-rule (8), the provisions of the Depositories Act, 1996, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993 shall apply mutatis mutandis to dematerialisation of securities of unlisted public companies. (8) The audit report provided under regulation 55A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996 shall be submitted by the unlisted public company on a half-yearly basis to the Registrar under whose jurisdiction the registered office of the company is situated. (9) The grievances, if any, of security holders of unlisted public companies under this rule shall be filed before the Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority. (10) The Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority shall initiate any action against a depository or participant or registrar to an issue and share transfer agent after prior consultation with the Securities and Exchange Board of India. [F. No. 1/21/2013-CL-V] K.V.R. MURTY, Jt. Secy. Note:—The Principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 251(E), dated the 31st March, 2014 and were subsequently amended vide number G.S.R. 424(E), dated the 30th June, 2014 and number G.S.R. 430 (E) dated the 7th May, 2018 and number G.S.R. 752 (E) dated the 7th August, 2018. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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