Executive Summary:
This notification, G.S.R. 574(E), published on August 16, 2019, amends the Companies Share Capital and Debentures Rules, 2014. The amendments pertain to differential voting rights, the role of company secretaries, industrial policy references, and regulations surrounding Debenture Redemption Reserves (DRR). These rules come into force on the date of publication in the Official Gazette.
Key Points / Main Content:
Differential Voting Rights:
* The voting power for shares with differential rights shall not exceed 74% of the total voting power.
* Clause d of subrule 1 of rule 4 is omitted.
Role of Director/Company Secretary:
* The words "director or company secretary" are substituted for the word "director" in the Explanation of subrule 3 of rule 5.
Industrial Policy Reference:
* G.S.R. 127(E), dated February 19, 2019, issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, replaces G.S.R. 180(E), dated February 17, 2016, issued by the Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion.
* The words "ten years" shall be substituted for the words "five years".
Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR):
* DRR shall be created out of profits available for dividend payment.
* DRR is not required for debentures issued by All India Financial Institutions regulated by RBI and Banking Companies.
* For other Financial Institutions, DRR requirements are as applicable to NBFCs registered with RBI.
* Listed companies (excluding All India Financial Institutions and Banking Companies) do not require DRR in case of public issue of debentures for NBFCs registered with RBI and Housing Finance Companies registered with National Housing Bank and for other listed companies; and in case of privately placed debentures for companies specified above.
* Unlisted companies (excluding All India Financial Institutions and Banking Companies) do not require DRR in case of privately placed debentures for NBFCs registered with RBI and Housing Finance Companies registered with National Housing Bank.
* For other unlisted companies, the DRR adequacy shall be 10% of the value of outstanding debentures.
* Companies covered in item A or item B of subclause iii of clause b or item B of subclause iv of clause b must invest or deposit at least 15% of debentures maturing during the year ending March 31st of the next year by April 30th each year.
* Permissible methods for investment or deposit include deposits with scheduled banks, unencumbered government securities, and unencumbered securities under Section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882.
* The amount invested or deposited shall only be used for redemption of debentures.
* For partly convertible debentures, DRR is required for the non-convertible portion.
* The amount credited to DRR shall not be utilized except for debenture redemption.
Impact Analysis:
Companies:
* Impact: Must comply with revised rules regarding differential voting rights, DRR, and related investment/deposit requirements.
* Action Required: Review existing share capital structures and debenture arrangements to ensure compliance with the amended rules. Create or adjust DRR and investments accordingly.
Financial Institutions (All India Financial Institutions, Banking Companies, NBFCs, Housing Finance Companies):
* Impact: Determine if they are exempt from DRR requirements based on their regulatory status and the nature of their debentures.
* Action Required: Review debenture issuance practices and DRR arrangements to align with the amended rules.
Investors:
*Impact: Could be affected by the changes in DRR requirements, which may influence the security and redemption of debentures.
*Action Required: Monitor the compliance of companies with the new DRR rules to safeguard their investments.
Directors and Company Secretaries:
* Impact: Company Secretaries are now explicitly included in the explanation of rule 5, subrule 3.
* Action Required: Company Secretaries should be aware of their responsibilities in relation to this rule.
Key Entities Referenced
Companies Act, 2013: A law enacted by the Parliament of India that regulates incorporation of companies, responsibilities of a company, directors, dissolution of a company, and other related activities.
Companies Share Capital and Debentures Rules, 2014: Rules pertaining to share capital and debentures as per the Companies Act, 2013, which are being amended by this notification.
Companies Share Capital and Debentures Amendment Rules, 2019: The set of rules amending the Companies Share Capital and Debentures Rules, 2014.
Central Government: The executive authority of the Union of India responsible for making and implementing laws and policies.
Official Gazette: A periodical publication of the Government of India, publishing official notifications and legal documents.
Debenture Redemption Reserve: A reserve created by companies for the redemption of debentures, as per the rules.
Reserve Bank of India: The central bank of India, regulating the banking sector and financial institutions.
New Delhi: The capital of India.
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करने के िलए िन6िलिखत िनयम बनाती ह,ै अथा;त ्-
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उप िनयम (1) म,3-
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(ii) खंड (घ) का लोप (cid:4)कया जाएगा।
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“िनदशे क अथवा कंपनी सिचव” शQद रख ेजाएंग।े
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भारम)ु %ितभिू तय* म;3
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िडब3चर* के शोधन के अलावा (cid:4)कसी अ(cid:15)य %योजन के िलए नहK (cid:4)कया जाएगा।
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म3 िडब3चर िवमोचन आरि>ित का सृजन (cid:4)कया जाएगा।
(घ) िडब3चर िवमोचन आरि>ित म 3 जमा रकम कंपनी $ारा िडब3चर िवमोचन के %योजन के िसवाय उपयोग म3 नहK लाई
जाएगी।
[फा. सं. 01/04/2013-सीएल.V-भाग-III]
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(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)(cid:15)टटटट(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)(cid:16)पपपपणणणण :::: मलू िनयम तारीख 31 माच,; 2014 क(cid:28) अिधसूचना संlया सा.का.िन.265(अ) $ारा भारत के राजप@, असाधारण,
भाग II, खंड 3 के उप-खंड (i) म3 %कािशत (cid:4)कए गए थे और इसके पDात् अिधसूचना संlया सा.का.िन. 434(अ)
तारीख 7.5.2018 क(cid:28) अिधसूचना $ारा संशोिधत (cid:4)कए गए।
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 16th August, 2019
G.S.R. 574(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-sections (1) and (2) of section 469 of the
Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules further to
amend the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, namely: -
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Amendment Rules, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014, in rule 4 (hereinafter referred to as the
principal rules), in sub-rule (1), -
(i) for clause (c), the following clause shall be substituted, namely:-
“(c) the voting power in respect of shares with differential rights of the company shall not exceed seventy
four per cent. of total voting power including voting power in respect of equity shares with differential
rights issued at any point of time;” ;
(ii) clause (d) shall be omitted.
3. In the principal rules, in rule 5, in sub-rule (3), in the Explanation, occurring at both the places, for the word
“director”, the words “director or company secretary” shall be substituted.
4. In the principal rules, in rule 12, in sub-rule (1), in proviso to Explanation, –
(i) for the letters, figures, brackets and words “G.S.R. 180(E), dated 17th February, 2016 issued by the
Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion” the letters, figures, brackets and words ”G.S.R.
127(E), dated 19th February, 2019 issued by the Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal
Trade” shall be substituted. ;4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
(ii) for the words “five years”, the words “ten years” shall be substituted.
5. In the principal rules, in rule 18, for sub-rule (7), the following sub-rule shall be substituted, namely: -
“(7) The company shall comply with the requirements with regard to Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR)
and investment or deposit of sum in respect of debentures maturing during the year ending on the 31st day of
March of next year, in accordance with the conditions given below:-
(a) Debenture Redemption Reserve shall be created out of profits of the company available for payment of
dividend;
(b) the limits with respect to adequacy of Debenture Redemption Reserve and investment or deposits, as
the case may be, shall be as under;-
(i) Debenture Redemption Reserve is not required for debentures issued by All India Financial
Institutions regulated by Reserve Bank of India and Banking Companies for both public as well
as privately placed debentures;
(ii) For other Financial Institutions within the meaning of clause (72) of section 2 of the Companies
Act, 2013, Debenture Redemption Reserve shall be as applicable to Non –Banking Finance
Companies registered with Reserve Bank of India.
(iii) For listed companies (other than All India Financial Institutions and Banking Companies as
specified in sub-clause (i)), Debenture Redemption Reserve is not required in the following
cases -
(A) in case of public issue of debentures –
A. for NBFCs registered with Reserve Bank of India under section 45-IA of the RBI Act,
1934 and for Housing Finance Companies registered with National Housing Bank;
B. for other listed companies;
(B) in case of privately placed debentures, for companies specified in sub-items A and B.
(iv) for unlisted companies, (other than All India Financial Institutions and Banking Companies
as specified in sub-clause (i)) -
(A) for NBFCs registered with RBI under section 45-IA of the Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934 and
for Housing Finance Companies registered with National Housing Bank, Debenture Redemption
Reserve is not required in case of privately placed debentures.
(B) for other unlisted companies, the adequacy of Debenture Redemption Reserve shall be ten
percent. of the value of the outstanding debentures;
(v) In case a company is covered in item (A) or item (B) of sub-clause (iii) of clause (b) or
item (B) of sub-clause (iv) of clause (b), it shall on or before the 30th day of April in each
year, in respect of debentures issued by a company covered in item (A) or item (B) of sub-
clause (iii) of clause (b) or item (B) of sub-clause (iv) of clause (b), invest or deposit, as the
case may be, a sum which shall not be less than fifteen per cent., of the amount of its
debentures maturing during the year, ending on the 31st day of March of the next year in
any one or more methods of investments or deposits as provided in sub-clause (vi):
Provided that the amount remaining invested or deposited, as the case may be, shall not at any time
fall below fifteen percent. of the amount of the debentures maturing during the year ending on 31st day
of March of that year.
(vi) for the purpose of sub-clause (v), the methods of deposits or investments, as the case may be, are
as follows:—
(A) in deposits with any scheduled bank, free from any charge or lien;
(B) in unencumbered securities of the Central Government or any State Government;
(C) in unencumbered securities mentioned in sub-clause (a) to (d) and (ee) of section 20 of the
Indian Trusts Act, 1882;
(D) in unencumbered bonds issued by any other company which is notified under sub-clause
(f) of section 20 of the Indian Trusts Act, 1882:¹Hkkx IIµ[k.M 3(i)º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5
Provided that the amount invested or deposited as above shall not be used for any purpose
other than for redemption of debentures maturing during the year referred above.
(c) in case of partly convertible debentures, Debenture Redemption Reserve shall be created in respect of
non-convertible portion of debenture issue in accordance with this sub-rule.
(d) the amount credited to Debenture Redemption Reserve shall not be utilized by the company except for
the purpose of redemption of debentures.“
[F. No. 01/04/2013-CL-V- Part-III]
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. 265(E), dated 31st March, 2014 and which was last
amended vide Notification No. GSR 434(E) dated 7.05.2018.
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