Executive Summary:
This document contains the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Prohibition of Insider Trading Second Amendment Regulations, 2019. It amends the 2015 regulations on insider trading, and comes into force on the date of its publication in the Official Gazette (July 25, 2019). The amendments address definitions and clauses related to trading restrictions and disclosure requirements.
Key Points / Main Content:
* **General**
* These regulations are called the Securities and Exchange Board of India Prohibition of Insider Trading Second Amendment Regulations, 2019.
* These regulations come into force on July 25, 2019.
* These regulations amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations, 2015.
* **Amendments to Regulation 9A:**
* In subregulation 2, in clause a, the word "person" shall be substituted for the word "employee" after the word "designated".
* **Amendments to Schedule B:**
* Clause 4 is amended:
* The first paragraph is numbered as subclause 1.
* The second and third paragraphs are combined and numbered as subclause 2.
* In subclause 2, the word "shall" is substituted for the word "can" after the words "restriction period".
* Subclause 3 is inserted, stating that trading window restrictions in subclause 1 do not apply to transactions specified in clauses i to iv and vi of the proviso to subregulation 1 of regulation 4, and to pledges of shares for bonafide purposes with preclearance and compliance with regulations.
* In clause 14, the Explanation is amended:
* The words "from a designated person" are inserted after "gift" and before "during".
* The words "and symbol of the annual income of such designated person" are substituted for "and symbol of such payers annual income".
* **Amendments to Schedule C:**
* In clause 12:
* The word "educational" is substituted for "educations" in the second paragraph.
* The word "graduated" is substituted for "studied".
* In the Explanation thereto:
* The words "from a designated person" are inserted after "gift" and before "during".
* The words "and symbol of the annual income of such designated person" are substituted for "and symbol of such payers annual income".
Impact Analysis:
* **Designated Persons:**
* Impact: The definition of designated employee has been changed to designated person to include a broader scope of individuals.
* Action Required: Designated persons need to be aware of the amended regulations regarding trading restrictions, preclearance requirements, and disclosure norms, especially concerning transactions, gifts, and income reporting.
* **Compliance Officers:**
* Impact: Compliance officers are responsible for pre-clearing pledges of shares.
* Action Required: Compliance officers must ensure that any pledge of shares by designated persons is for a bonafide purpose and complies with all relevant regulations.
* **Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI):**
* Impact: SEBI is responsible for enforcing these regulations.
* Action Required: SEBI will oversee compliance with the amended regulations and take necessary actions against any violations.
Key Entities Referenced
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 under which SEBI was established and derives its powers.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Prohibition of Insider Trading Regulations, 2015: Regulations established by SEBI to prevent insider trading.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Prohibition of Insider Trading Second Amendment Regulations, 2019: Amendment to the 2015 regulations related to insider trading.
Ajay Tyagi: Chairman of SEBI at the time of notification.
Mumbai, Maharashtra: Location where the notification was issued.
New Delhi: Location of Government of India Press.
Securities and Exchange Board of India Prohibition of Insider Trading Amendment Regulations, 2018: Previous amendment to the 2015 regulations related to insider trading.
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अअअअििििधधधधससससचचूूचचूू ननननाााा
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ससससबबेेबबेे ीीीी////एएएएलललल....एएएए....डडडडीीीी....----एएएएनननन....आआआआरररर....ओओओओ....////जजजजीीीी....एएएएनननन....////2222000011119999////22223333.—बोड,(cid:8) भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) अिधिनयम, 1992
(1992 का 15) क(cid:15) धारा 11 क(cid:15) उप-धारा (2) के खंड (छ) और धारा 12क के खंड (घ) एवं खंड (ङ) के साथ प(cid:17)ठत धारा 30
के अधीन (cid:9)द(cid:20) शि(cid:22)य(cid:24) का (cid:9)योग करत े (cid:26)ए, एत(cid:28)ारा भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (अंतरंग (cid:31)ापार का (cid:9)ितषधे )
िविनयम, 2015 का और संशोधन करन ेके िलए िन#िलिखत िविनयम बनाता ह,ै अथात(cid:8) :्-
1. इन िविनयम(cid:24) को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (अंतरंग (cid:31)ापार का (cid:9)ितषधे ) (दसू रा संशोधन) िविनयम,
2019 कहा जा सकेगा ।
2. वे राजप, म- उनके (cid:9)काशन क(cid:15) तारीख को (cid:9)वृ(cid:20) (लाग)ू ह(cid:24)गे ।
3. भारतीय (cid:9)ितभूित और िविनमय बोड (cid:8)(अंतरंग (cid:31)ापार का (cid:9)ितषेध) िविनयम, 2015 म,--
(1) िविनयम 9क म,- उप-िविनयम (2) म,- खंड (क) म,- श2द “पदािभिहत” के प3ात् 4दए (cid:26)ए श2द “कम(cid:8)चारी”
के िलए, श2द “(cid:31)ि(cid:22)” (cid:9)ित7थािपत हो जाएगा;
(2) अनसु ूची-ख म,--
(i) खंड 4 म,--
क. पहला पैरा उप-खंड (1) के 8प म -स;ं यां4कत हो जाएगा;
ख. दसू रा तथा तीसरा पैरा एक ही पैरा हो जाएगा और जो उप-खंड (2) के 8प म - स;ं यां4कत हो
जाएगा;
ग. उप-खंड (2) म,- श2द(cid:24) “तक लागू 4कया” के प3ात् 4दए (cid:26)ए श2द(cid:24) “जा सकता ह”ै के िलए, श2द
“जाएगा” (cid:9)ित7थािपत हो जाएगा;
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घ. उप-खंड (2) के प3ात्, िन#िलिखत उप-खंड (3) अंतः7थािपत 4कया जाएगा, अथा(cid:8)त,्-
“(3) उप-खंड (1) म -यथा उि>लिखत (cid:31)ापार पटल (?े@डग @वडो) संबंधी (cid:9)ितबंध (िनबAधन) –
(क) िविनयम 4 के उप-िविनयम (1) के परंतकु के खंड (i) स े (iv) एवं (vi) म- उि>लिखत
लेनदने (cid:24) (सं(cid:31)वहार(cid:24) / ?ांजेBशCस) के संबंध म -तथा पैसे (िनिधया ँ / फंEस) जुटाए जान ेजैस े
सFािवक (cid:9)योजन से शेयर(cid:24) को िगरवी रख े जान े के संबंध म - लागू नहG ह(cid:24)गे, बशतH 4क
अनुपालन अिधकारी (क(cid:3)Iलायसं ऑ4फसर) Kारा पूव(cid:8)-मंजूरी द े दी जाए और बोड (cid:8) Kारा
बनाए गए संबंिधत िविनयम(cid:24) का पालन कर िलया जाए;
(ख) उन लेनदने (cid:24) (सं(cid:31)वहार(cid:24) / ?ांजेBशCस) के संबंध म -लागू नहG ह(cid:24)ग ेजो बोड (cid:8)Kारा बनाए
गए संबिं धत िविनयम(cid:24) के अनुसार 4कए गए ह(cid:24), जैस े वारंट(cid:24) या िडब-चर(cid:24) के संप(cid:17)रवत(cid:8)न
(कCवज़(cid:8)न) क(cid:15) वजह स े अज(cid:8)न करन े के संबंध म,- सािधकार िनग(cid:8)म (राइOस इPयू), बाद वाल े
साव(cid:8)जिनक िनगम(cid:8) (फदर(cid:8) पि2लक इPयू), अिधमानी आबंटन ((cid:9)ेफर-िशयल अलॉटमट- ) म - पैसा
लगाने (अिभदान करन े / स27Rाइब करन)े के संबंध म - या Rय Kारा वापस लेन े संबंधी
(cid:9)7ताव (बाय-बैक ऑफर), खुल े (cid:9)7ताव (ओपन ऑफर), असूचीबSता (cid:9)7ताव (डीिल@7टग
ऑफर) क(cid:15) बाबत शेयर सTपन े(िनिवद(cid:20) / ट-डर करन)े के संबंध म -।”
(ii) खंड 14 म-, 7पUीकरण िन#िलिखत से (cid:9)ित7थािपत हो जाएगा, अथात(cid:8) ,्-
“(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)पपपप(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)ीीीीककककररररणणणण–श2द(cid:24) “महWवपूण (cid:8) िव(cid:20)ीय संबंध” से ऐसा संबंध अिभ(cid:9)ेत होगा, िजसम - कोई (cid:31)ि(cid:22) ठीक
पहल ेके बारह महीन(cid:24) के दौरान पदािभिहत (cid:31)ि(cid:22) स े4कसी भी (cid:9)कार का भुगतान (जैस ेऋण या उपहार
के माXयम से िमलन ेवाला भुगतान), जो ऐस ेपदािभिहत (cid:31)ि(cid:22) क(cid:15) वाYषक आय के कम स ेकम 25% के
बराबर हो, (cid:9)ाZ करता हो, [कत ु इसम - वे संबंध शािमल नहG ह(cid:24)गे िजनम - भुगतान समुिचत दरू ी कायम
रखते (cid:26)ए 4कए जान ेवाल ेलेनदने (cid:24) (सं(cid:31)वहार(cid:24) / ?ांजेBशCस) के आधार पर 4कया जाता हो ।”
(3) अनसु ूची-ग म,- खंड 12 म,--
(i) दसू रे पैरा म - 4दए (cid:26)ए श2द(cid:24) “िश\ा (cid:9)ाZ क(cid:15) हो” के िलए, श2द “]ातक 4कया हो” (cid:9)ित7थािपत हो
जाएँगे;
(ii) 7पUीकरण िन#िलिखत से (cid:9)ित7थािपत हो जाएगा, अथात(cid:8) ,्-
“(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)(cid:17)पपपप(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)(cid:18)ीीीीककककररररणणणण – श2द(cid:24) “महWवपणू (cid:8) िव(cid:20)ीय संबंध” स े ऐसा संबधं अिभ(cid:9)ेत होगा, िजसम - कोई (cid:31)ि(cid:22) ठीक
पहल ेके बारह महीन(cid:24) के दौरान पदािभिहत (cid:31)ि(cid:22) स े4कसी भी (cid:9)कार का भुगतान (जैस ेऋण या उपहार
के माXयम से िमलन ेवाला भुगतान), जो ऐस ेपदािभिहत (cid:31)ि(cid:22) क(cid:15) वाYषक आय के कम स ेकम 25% के
बराबर हो, (cid:9)ाZ करता हो, [कत ु इसम - वे संबंध शािमल नहG ह(cid:24)गे िजनम - भुगतान समुिचत दरू ी कायम
रखते (cid:26)ए 4कए जान ेवाल ेलेनदने (cid:24) (सं(cid:31)वहार(cid:24) / ?ांजेBशCस) के आधार पर 4कया जाता हो ।”
अजय ^यागी,,,, अXय\
[िव(cid:3)ापन- /4/असा./148/19]
III
पपपपाााादददद (cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)(cid:22)टटटट(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)(cid:24)पपपपणणणण:
1. भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (अंतरंग (cid:31)ापार का (cid:9)ितषेध) िविनयम, 2015, सं. एल.ए.डी./एन.आर.ओ./
जी.एन./2014-15/21/85 Kारा, 15 जनवरी 2015 को भारत के राजप, म- (cid:9)कािशत (cid:26)ए थ े।
2. मूल िविनयम त^प3ात ्-
क. 31 4दस(cid:3)बर, 2018 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभिू त और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (अंतरंग (cid:31)ापार का (cid:9)ितषधे ) (संशोधन)
िविनयम, 2018, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2018/59 Kारा, और
ख. 21 जनवरी, 2019 को भारतीय (cid:9)ितभूित और िविनमय बोड (cid:8) (अंतरंग (cid:31)ापार का (cid:9)ितषधे ) (सशं ोधन) िविनयम,
2019, अिधसूचना स.ं सेबी/एलएडी-एन.आर.ओ./जी.एन./2019/02 Kारा,
संशोिधत (cid:26)ए थे ।¹Hkkx IIIµ[k.M 4º Hkkjr dk jkti=k % vlk/kj.k 3
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 25th July, 2019
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (PROHIBITION OF INSIDER TRADING)
(SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2019
SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/23.—In exercise of the powers conferred under section 30 read with
clause (g) of sub-section (2) of section 11 and clause (d) and clause (e) of section 12A 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 (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015,
namely:—
1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider
Trading) (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 India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, -
(1) in regulation 9A, in sub-regulation (2), in clause (a), for the word “employee” occurring after the
word “designated”, the word “person” shall be substituted;
(2) in Schedule B, -
(i) in clause 4, -
a. the first paragraph shall be numbered as sub-clause (1);
b. the second and third paragraph shall be combined and numbered as sub-clause (2);
c. in the sub-clause (2), for the word “can” appearing after the words “restriction period”,
the word “shall” shall be substituted;
d. after the sub-clause (2), the following sub-clause (3) shall be inserted, namely, -
“(3) The trading window restrictions mentioned in sub-clause (1) shall not apply in
respect of –
(a) transactions specified in clauses (i) to (iv) and (vi) of the proviso to sub-regulation
(1) of regulation 4 and in respect of a pledge of shares for a bonafide purpose such as
raising of funds, subject to pre-clearance by the compliance officer and compliance with
the respective regulations made by the Board;
(b) transactions which are undertaken in accordance with respective regulations made
by the Board such as acquisition by conversion of warrants or debentures, subscribing to
rights issue, further public issue, preferential allotment or tendering of shares in a buy-
back offer, open offer, delisting offer .”
(ii) in clause 14, -
a. in the Explanation thereto, -
i. after the word “gift” and before the word “during”, the words “from a designated
person”, shall be inserted;
ii. for the words and symbol “of such payer’s annual income” the words and symbol “of
the annual income of such designated person,” shall be substituted.
(3) in Schedule C, in clause 12, -
(i) in the second paragraph, the word “educations” shall be substituted by the words
“educational”;
(ii) for the word “studied”, the word “graduated” shall be substituted;
(iii) in the Explanation thereto, -4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4]
i. after the word “gift” and before the word “during”, the words “from a designated person”,
shall be inserted;
ii. for the words and symbol “of such payer’s annual income” the words and symbol “of the
annual income of such designated person,” shall be substituted.
AJAY TYAGI, Chairman
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./148/19]
Footnotes:
1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations,
2015 was published in the Gazette of India on January 15, 2015, vide notification No. LAD-NRO/
GN/2014-15/21/85.
2. The principal regulations was subsequently amended on –
a. December 31, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider
Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, vide notification No. EBI/LAD-NRO/
GN/2018/59, and
b. January 21, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Insider
Trading) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/
GN/2019/02.
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