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Date: 2019-07-29 Category: Extra Ordinary State: Union Government Country: India

In exercise of the powers conferred under section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act

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Executive Summary: This document contains the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Second Amendment Regulations, 2019. It amends the 2011 regulations regarding substantial acquisition of shares and takeovers. The regulations came into force on July 29, 2019, the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Key Points / Main Content: Amendments to Regulations: Regulation 1: These regulations are called the Securities and Exchange Board of India Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Second Amendment Regulations, 2019. Regulation 2: They came into force on July 29, 2019. Regulation 3: Amendments to the Securities and Exchange Board of Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers Regulations, 2011. Specific Amendments: Regulation 10: An increase in voting rights beyond stipulated threshold limits due to the conversion of equity shares with superior voting rights into ordinary equity shares, without acquisition of control, is exempt from the obligation to make an open offer. Regulation 28: The term "encumbrance" includes any restriction on the free and marketable title to shares, pledge, lien, negative lien, non-disposal undertaking, or any similar covenant, transaction, condition, or arrangement. Regulation 31: The promoter of every target company shall declare yearly that they, along with persons acting in concert, have not made any encumbrance, directly or indirectly, other than those already disclosed during the financial year. Declaration Requirements: The yearly declaration must be made within seven working days from the end of each financial year. The declaration is to be submitted to every stock exchange where the target company's shares are listed and to the audit committee of the target company. Impact Analysis: Target Companies and Promoters: Impact: Must comply with new declaration requirements regarding encumbrances. Action Required: Promoters must make a yearly declaration to stock exchanges and the audit committee regarding encumbrances, within seven working days from the end of each financial year. Shareholders: Impact: Benefit from clarification on open offer obligations related to the conversion of equity shares with superior voting rights. Action Required: Be aware of the conditions under which an increase in voting rights due to share conversion is exempt from triggering an open offer. Stock Exchanges: Impact: Responsible for receiving the yearly declarations from target companies. Action Required: Establish procedures for receiving and processing the promoter's declaration regarding encumbrances. Audit Committees: Impact: Responsible for receiving the yearly declarations from target companies. Action Required: Review the promoter's declaration regarding encumbrances.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI): Regulatory body in India for securities and commodity market. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The act of Parliament of India that established the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI). Mumbai, Maharashtra: The city where the notification was issued by SEBI. 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, 2019: The specific amendment regulations being notified. Official Gazette: The official government publication where the regulations are published. Ajay Tyagi: Chairman of SEBI at the time of notification. New Delhi, Delhi: Place of publication of the Gazette of India.
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या (ग) िव>लंगम (ऋण-भार) जैसी कोई (cid:9)संिवदा (कोिवन-ट), िव>लगं म (ऋण-भार) जैसा कोई लने दने (संKवहार / ?ांजैMशन), िव>लंगम (ऋण-भार) जैसी कोई शत (cid:8) या िव>लंगम (ऋण-भार) जैसा कोई इंतजाम (अर-जम-ट) [3फर चाह े उस े 3कसी भी नाम स े पुकारा जाए], 3फर चाह े वह (cid:9)FयG Hप से हो या अ(cid:9)FयG Hप स े।” III. िविनयम 31 म,- उप-िविनयम (3) के प/ात्, िन&िलिखत उप-िविनयम अंतः2थािपत 3कए जाएंगे, अथात(cid:8) ,् - “(4) (cid:9)Fयके लिGत कंपनी (टागNट कंपनी) का सं(cid:9)वतक(cid:8) ((cid:9)ोमोटर) वा<षक(cid:8) आधार पर यह घोषणा करेगा 3क उसने, सामाBय मित स े काय (cid:8) करन े वाल े Kि(cid:19)य(cid:21) के साथ िमलकर, उन िव>लंगम(cid:21) (ऋण-भार(cid:21)) स े िभP कोई िव>लंगम, (cid:9)FयG Hप स े या अ(cid:9)FयG Hप स,े नहQ 3कया ह,ै िजBह - िव(cid:17)ीय वष(cid:8) के दौरान पहल े ही (cid:9)कट 3कया जा चकु ा ह ै। (5) उप-िविनयम (4) के तहत अपिे Gत घोषणा, (cid:9)Fयके िव(cid:17)ीय वष(cid:8) के समा(cid:30) होन े से सात काय-(cid:8) 3दवस(cid:21) के भीतर – (क) ऐस े (cid:9)Fयके 2टॉक एMसच-ज को (cid:9)2तुत क(cid:15) जाएगी, जहा ँ लिGत कंपनी के शेयर सूचीबT (िलि2टड) ह(cid:21); और (ख) लिGत कंपनी क(cid:15) लेखापरीGा सिमित (ऑिडट किमटी) को (cid:9)2तुत क(cid:15) जाएगी ।” अजय Fयागी, अ@यG [िवUापन-III/4/असा./164/19] पपपपाााादददद (cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)(cid:25)टटटट(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)(cid:27)पपपपणणणण :::: 1. भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अजन(cid:8) और अिध#हण) िविनयम, 2011, स.ं एल.ए.डी.- एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2011-12/24/30181, 23 िसत(cid:3)बर 2011 को भारत के राजप, म -(cid:9)कािशत (cid:23)ए थे । 2. मूल िविनयम तFप/ात् : (क) 26 माच,(cid:8) 2013 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2013, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2012-13/36/7368, Xारा (ख) 8 अ(cid:19)ूबर, 2013 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) {सं2थागत Kापा;रक (?ेYडगं ) Zलेटफाम (cid:8) पर िविन[द\(cid:8) (cid:9)ितभूितय(cid:21) क(cid:15) सचू ीबTता} िविनयम, 2013, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2013- 14/28/6720, Xारा¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3 (ग) 23 मई, 2014 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (फ(cid:15)स का संदाय) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2014, स.ं एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2014-15/03/1089, Xारा (घ) 24 माच,(cid:8) 2015 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2015, सं. एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ/जी.एन./2014-15/28/542, Xारा (ङ) 5 मई, 2015 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (दसू रा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2015, स.ं सेबी.एन.आर.ओ./ ओ.आई.ए.इ./जी.एन./2015-16/004, Xारा (च) 14 अग2त, 2015 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (तीसरा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2015, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2015-16/009, Xारा (छ) 22 3दस(cid:3)बर, 2015 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (चौथा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2015, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2015-16/026, Xारा (ज) 17 फरवरी, 2016 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2016, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2015-16/035, Xारा (झ) 25 मई, 2016 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शये र(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (दसू रा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2016, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/002, Xारा (ञ) 6 माच,(cid:8) 2017 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (फ(cid:15)स का भुगतान और भुगतान का मा@यम) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2017, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/037 (तारीख 29 माच,(cid:8) 2017 क(cid:15) अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2016-17/038 के साथ प;ठत), Xारा (ट) 14 अग2त, 2017 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2017, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2017-18/015, Xारा (ठ) 1 जून, 2018 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8)(शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (सशं ोधन) िविनयम, 2018, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2018/20, Xारा (ड) 11 िसत(cid:3)बर, 2018 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (दसू रा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2018, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2018/33, Xारा (ढ) 31 3दस(cid:3)बर, 2018 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (तीसरा संशोधन) िविनयम, 2018, स.ं सेबी/एलए.डी.एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2018/55, Xारा (ण) 29 माच,(cid:8) 2019 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (शेयर(cid:21) का पया(cid:8)(cid:30) अज(cid:8)न और अिध#हण) (संशोधन) िविनयम, 2019, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2019/06, Xारा संशोिधत (cid:23)ए थे । SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 29th July, 2019 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (SUBSTANTIAL ACQUISITION OF SHARES AND TAKEOVERS) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2019 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/27.—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:4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011: I. in regulation 10, after sub-regulation (1) and before sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely, - “(2A) An increase in the voting rights of any shareholder beyond the threshold limits stipulated in sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 3, without the acquisition of control, pursuant to the conversion of equity shares with superior voting rights into ordinary equity shares, shall be exempted from the obligation to make an open offer under regulation 3.” II. in regulation 28, sub-regulation (3) shall be substituted by the following sub-regulation, namely, - “(3) For the purposes of this Chapter, the term “encumbrance” shall include,- (a) any restriction on the free and marketable title to shares, by whatever name called, whether executed directly or indirectly; (b) pledge, lien, negative lien, non-disposal undertaking; or (c) any covenant, transaction, condition or arrangement in the nature of encumbrance, by whatever name called, whether executed directly or indirectly.” III. in regulation 31, after sub-regulation (3), the following sub-regulations shall be inserted, namely, - “(4) The promoter of every target company shall declare on a yearly basis that he, along with persons acting in concert, has not made any encumbrance, directly or indirectly, other than those already disclosed during the financial year. (5) The declaration required under sub-regulation (4) shall be made within seven working days from the end of each financial year to – (a) every stock exchange where the shares of the target company are listed; and (b) the audit committee of the target company.” AJAY TYAGI, CHAIRMAN [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./164/19] 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 Principal Regulations 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/2015-16/035.¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 5 (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 read with notification dated March 29, 2017 vide 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) September 11, 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. 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