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Date: 20-Nov-2024 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred by sub sections 1 and 2 of section 11 and section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act

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Executive Summary & Key Takeaways

What it means

  • This gazette notification announces the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024. These regulations amend the existing Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018.
  • The amendments aim to refine the buy-back process, particularly concerning the calculation of entitlement ratios, disclosure of existing obligations, and information provided to shareholders.

Key Changes

  • Regulation 4(ii) is amended to clarify that when determining the amount for buyback, the lower amount should be considered instead of the previous wording which stated 'sets out a lower amount'.
  • Regulation 4(iv) is amended to exclude shares held by promoters or promoter group members who have declared their intention not to participate in the buy-back when calculating the entitlement ratio.
  • Regulation 17(ii) is amended to replace 'record date' with 'date of public announcement' for determining eligibility in buy-back.
  • Regulation 24(i)(b) is amended to allow buy-backs to fulfill existing obligations arising from warrants, stock options, sweat equity, or conversion of preference shares or debentures into equity shares.
  • Regulation 24(i)(b) is further amended to require disclosure of details and potential impact of such existing obligations in the public announcement.
  • Schedule II is amended to include a requirement for disclosure of details and potential impact of subsisting obligations.
  • Schedule III is amended to mandate explicit mention of entitlement ratio for small and general shareholders and the web-link to the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent's website on the cover page of the Letter of Offer.
  • Schedule IV is amended to include a requirement for disclosure of details and potential impact of subsisting obligations.

Impact Analysis

Companies undertaking Buy-backs

  • The public announcement and letter of offer need to be updated to include the required details of subsisting obligations, the entitlement ratio for small shareholders, and the web link for shareholders to check their individual entitlement.

Shareholders

  • Small and general shareholders will benefit from the explicit mention of their entitlement ratio and the web-link for checking their entitlement on the Letter of Offer.

Regulators

  • The amendments provide clarity and reduce ambiguity in the buy-back regulations, making it easier to enforce compliance.

Action Items

  • Systems and processes for calculating entitlement ratios should be updated to exclude shares of non-participating promoters.

Key Entities Referenced

Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): The regulatory body responsible for overseeing the securities market in India. SEBI issued this notification and is responsible for enforcing the regulations. Companies Act, 2013: The primary legislation governing companies in India. Section 68 of this Act provides the basis for buy-back of shares. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The act that established SEBI and empowers it to regulate the securities market. Sections 11 and 30 of this act are the basis of SEBI's power to issue regulations. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018: The original regulations that were amended by this notification. These regulations govern the process of buy-back of securities by listed companies in India. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019: Previous amendment to the 2018 regulations, issued on July 29, 2019. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019: Previous amendment to the 2018 regulations, issued on September 19, 2019. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021: Previous amendment to the 2018 regulations, issued on August 3, 2021. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023: Previous amendment to the 2018 regulations, issued on February 7, 2023. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024: Previous amendment to the 2018 regulations, issued on May 17, 2024.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 xxxGIDHxxx सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-20112024-258784 xxxGIDExxx CG-MH-E-20112024-258784 असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 930] िई ददल्ली, ब धिार, ििम्ब र 20, 2024/कार्तकड 29, 1946 No. 930] NEW DELHI, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2024/KARTIKA 29, 1946 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड अजधसचू िा म ंबई, 20 ििम् बर, 2024 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड [प्रजतभजू तयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लिे ा (बाय-बकै )] (दसू रा सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2024 स.ं सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/210.—बोडड, कंपिी अजधजियम, 2013 (2013 का 18) की धारा 68 की उप-धारा (2) के खंड (च) के साथ पठित भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 11 की उप-धारा (1) एिं (2) तथा धारा 30 द्वारा प्रदाि की गई िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लेिा (बाय-बैक)] जिजियम, 2018 का और संिोधि करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अथाडत्:- 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लेिा (बाय-बैक)] (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2024 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. ये जिजियम रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकाजित होिे की तारीख से लाग ूहोंगे । 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लिे ा (बाय-बैक)] जिजियम, 2018 में,- I. जिजियम 4 में, - i. उप-जिजियम (ii) म,ें - 1. खंड (क) म,ें िब्द तथा जचह्ि "(जििके भी अि सार रकम कम हो)” हट िाएँग े और िब्दों तथा जचह्ि “से अि पात” के बाद ददए हुए जचह्ि “,” के स्ट्थाि पर जचह्ि तथा िब्द “(िो भी कम हो)” आ िाएगँ ;े 7490 GI/2024 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] 2. खंड (ख) म,ें िब्द तथा जचह्ि "(जििके भी अि सार रकम कम हो)” हट िाएगँ े और िब्दों तथा जचह्ि “से अि पात” के बाद ददए हुए जचह्ि “,” के स्ट्थाि पर जचह्ि तथा िब्द “(िो भी कम हो)” आ िाएगँ ;े ii. उप-जिजियम (iv) म,ें खंड (क) में,- 1. जचह्िों तथा िब्दों “(टेंडर ऑफर) लाकर” के बाद ददए हुए जचह्ि ";" के स्ट्थाि पर जचह्ि ":" आ िाएगा; 2. मौिूदा खंड के बाद, जिम्नजलजखत िया परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अथाडत,् - "परंत यह दक यदद संप्रितडक (प्रोमोटर) / संप्रितडक समूह (प्रोमोटर ग्र प) के दकसी सदस्ट्य िे बाय-बैक में जहस्ट्सा ि लेि े का अपिा इरादा िाजहर कर ददया हो, तो ऐसे में हकदारी का अि पात (इन्टाइटलमेंट रेजियो) जिकालत े समय संप्रितडक (प्रोमोटर) / संप्रितडक समूह (प्रोमोटर ग्र प) के उस सदस्ट्य के पास पड़े िेयरों को जहसाब में िहीं जलया िाएगा ।" II. जिजियम 17 म,ें उप-जिजियम (ii) म,ें िब्दों "ठरकॉड ड जतजथ" के स्ट्थाि पर िब्द "सािडिजिक घोषणा की तारीख" आ िाएँग;े III. जिजियम 24 म,ें उप-जिजियम (i) म,ें खंड (ख) म,ें i. िब्दों तथा जचह्ि "िाजमल ह)ै ि करे” के बाद और जचह्ि “;” स े पहले िब्द तथा जचह्ि “ककंत कंपिी िारंट के कन्िर्डि (संपठरितिड ) के संबंध में, स्ट्टॉक ऑप्िि स्ट्कीमों के संबंध में, स्ट्िेट इदिटी के संबंध में अथिा प्रेफरेंस िेयरों (अजधमािी िेयरों) या जडबेंचरों के इदिटी िेयरों में कन्िर्डि के संबंध में मौिूदा बाध्यताएँ पूरी करि े के जलए ऐसा कर सकेगी” िोड़े िाएँग;े ii. जचह्ि ";" के स्ट्थाि पर जचह्ि ":" आ िाएगा; iii. मौिूदा खंड के बाद, जिम्नजलजखत िया परंत क िोड़ा िाएगा, अथाडत,् - "परंत यह दक सािडिजिक घोषणा में ऐसी मौिूदा बाध्यताओं (यदद कोई हों) स ेसंबंजधत ब्यौरे देिे होंगे और यह बतािा होगा दक उिसे दकतिा असर पड़ सकता ह ै।” IV. अि सूची-II म,ें सारणी म,ें "जिषय-िस्ट्त " िीषडक िाले कॉलम म,ें मद (ii) के बाद, जिम्नजलजखत िई मद िोड़ी िाएगी, अथाडत,् - "(iii) मौिूदा बाध्यताओं (यदद कोई हों) से संबंजधत ब्यौरे देि ेहोंगे और यह बतािा होगा दक उिसे दकतिा असर पड़ सकता ह ै।” V. अि सूची-III म,ें सारणी म,ें "जिषय-िस्ट्त " िीषडक िाल े कॉलम म,ें मौिूदा पैरा की मद सं. (iii) के बाद, जिम्नजलजखत िया परै ा िोड़ा िाएगा, अथाडत,् - “इसके अलािा, प्रस्ट्ताि-पत्र (लटे र ऑफ ऑफर) के किर पेि म:ें i. छोटे और आम िेयरधारकों की हकदारी के अि पात (इन्टाइटलमेंट रेजियो) का साफ-साफ जिक्र होिा चाजहए; ii. रजिस्ट्रार और िेयर रांसफर एिेंट की िेबसाइट के िेब-ललंक का साफ-साफ जिक्र होिा चाजहए, तादक िेयरधारक उस िेब-ललंक पर जललक करके यह िाि सकें दक बाय-बैक के तहत उिकी हकदारी दकतिी बिेगी ।”[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 VI. अि सूची-IV म,ें सारणी में, "जिषय-िस्ट्त " िीषडक िाले कॉलम म,ें मौिूदा मद सं. (iii) म,ें - i. उप-मद सं. (xvii) में, िब्दों “पर जिधाडठरत दकए िाएं” के बाद ददए हुए जचह्ि “।” के स्ट्थाि पर जचह्ि “;” आ िाएगा; ii. उप-मद सं. (xvii) के बाद, जिम्नजलजखत िई उप-मद िोड़ी िाएगी, अथातड ,् - "(xviii) मौिूदा बाध्यताओं (यदद कोई हों) से संबंजधत ब्यौरे और यह दक उिसे दकतिा असर पड़ सकता ह ै।” बबीता राय डू, कायडपालक जिदेिक [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./699/2024-25] पाद ठटप्पण : 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लेिा (बाय-बैक)] जिजियम, 2018, अजधसूचिा स.ं सेबी/एलएडी-एि.आर.ओ./िीएि/2018/32, द्वारा 11 जसतम्बर, 2018 को भारत के रािपत्र म ेंप्रकाजित हुए थ े। 2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लिे ा (बाय-बैक)] जिजियम, 2018 तत्पश्चात:् क) 29 िल ाई, 2019 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लेिा (बाय- बैक)] (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2019, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2019/26, द्वारा ख) 19 जसतम्बर, 2019 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लेिा (बाय- बैक)] (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2019, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िीएि/2019/33, द्वारा ग) 3 अगस्ट्त, 2021 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉलस) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/30, द्वारा घ) 7 फरिरी, 2023 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लिे ा (बाय- बैक)] (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/120, द्वारा ङ) 17 मई, 2024 को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड [प्रजतभूजतयों को क्रय द्वारा िापस लेिा (बाय-बैक)] (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2024, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2024/180, द्वारा संिोजधत हुए थे । SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 20th November, 2024 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (BUY-BACK OF SECURITIES) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2024 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/210.—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 11 and section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with clause (f) of sub-section (2) of section 68 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018, namely:- 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018, - I. in regulation 4, - i. in sub-regulation (ii), - 1. in clause (a), the words “sets out a lower amount” appearing after the words and symbol “statements of the company, whichever” and before the symbol “:”, shall be substituted by the words “is lower”; 2. in clause (b), the words “sets out a lower amount” appearing after the words and symbol “statements of the company, whichever” and before the words and symbol “, after excluding financial statements”, shall be substituted by the words “is lower”; ii. in sub-regulation (iv), in clause (a), - 1. the symbol “;” appearing after the words “tender offer” shall be substituted by the symbol “:”; 2. after the existing clause, the following new proviso shall be inserted, namely,- “Provided that in case any member of the promoter / promoter group has declared its intention to not participate in the buy-back, the shares held by such member of the promoter / promoter group shall not be considered for computing the entitlement ratio.” II. in regulation 17, in sub-regulation (ii), the words “record date” shall be substituted by the words “date of public announcement”; III. in regulation 24, in sub-regulation (i), in clause (b), i. after the words “made under these regulations” and before the symbol “;”, the symbol and words “, except in discharge of subsisting obligations through conversion of warrants, stock option schemes, sweat equity or conversion of preference shares or debentures into equity shares” shall be inserted; ii. the symbol “;” shall be substituted with the symbol “:”; iii. after the existing clause, the following new proviso shall be inserted, namely,- “Provided that the relevant details and the potential impact of such subsisting obligations, if any, shall be disclosed in the public announcement.” IV. in Schedule II, in the table, in the column titled “content”, after item (ii), the following new item shall be inserted, namely,- “(iii) Disclosures of the relevant details and the potential impact of subsisting obligations, if any, shall be made.” V. in Schedule III, in the table, in the column titled “content”, after item (iii) of the existing paragraph, the following new paragraph shall be inserted, namely,- “Further, the cover page of the Letter of Offer should explicitly cover following details- i. the entitlement ratio for small and general shareholders; ii. web-link to website of the Registrar and Share Transfer Agent for shareholders to check their entitlement under the buyback.” VI. in Schedule IV, in the table, in the column titled “content”, in the existing item (iii),- i. in sub-item (xvii), the symbol “.” appearing after the words “time to time” shall be substituted with the symbol “;”; ii. after sub-item (xvii), the following new sub-item shall be inserted, namely,- “(xviii) The relevant details and the potential impact of subsisting obligations, if any.” BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./699/2024-25][भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 Footnotes: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018 were published in the Gazette of India on September 11, 2018 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/32. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018 were subsequently amended on: a) July 29, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/26. b) September 19, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRD/GN/2019/33. c) August 3, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30. d) February 7, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/120. e) May 17, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/180. 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