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**Executive Summary** This document is a notification from the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) regarding amendments to the Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) Regulations, 2014. These amendments, known as the Third Amendment Regulations, 2025, are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette (December 9, 2025). The document outlines changes to definitions of institutional investors and strategic investors. **Key Points / Main Content** * **Effective Date**: The regulations are effective from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette, December 9, 2025. * **Amendments to REIT Regulations, 2014**: * **Definition of Institutional Investor**: * The definition is expanded to include: * Qualified Institutional Buyers. * Family trusts or intermediaries registered with the Board with a net worth exceeding ₹500 crore. * **Definition of Qualified Institutional Buyer**: * Aligns with the definition provided in the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018. * **Definition of Strategic Investor**: * Includes: * Institutional Investors. * Foreign Portfolio Investors not covered under institutional investors. * Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs) registered with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) and categorized as Middle Layer, Upper Layer, or Top Layer. * Entities specified by the Board from time to time. * Strategic investors must invest at least 5% of the total REIT offer size or an amount specified by the Board, complying with Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA) regulations. * If the entity falls under the purview of another financial sector regulator, SEBI will consult that regulator before designating the entity as a strategic investor. **Impact Analysis** **Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI)** * **Impact:** SEBI is responsible for implementing and enforcing the amended regulations. * **Action Required:** Ensure compliance with the updated REIT Regulations, 2014. **Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs)** * **Impact:** REITs must adhere to the new definitions of institutional and strategic investors when structuring and managing their offerings. * **Action Required:** Review and update internal policies and procedures to align with the amended regulations. **Institutional Investors** * **Impact:** Expanded definition may allow a broader range of entities to invest in REITs. * **Action Required:** Assess eligibility under the revised definition and consider potential investment opportunities in REITs. **Foreign Portfolio Investors** * **Impact:** Those not covered as Institutional Investors can now be classified as Strategic Investors. * **Action Required:** Assess eligibility under the revised definition and consider potential investment opportunities in REITs. **Non-Banking Financial Companies (NBFCs)** * **Impact:** Certain NBFCs can now be classified as Strategic Investors. * **Action Required:** Assess eligibility under the revised definition and consider potential investment opportunities in REITs.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: The primary legislation that empowers SEBI to regulate the securities market. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014: The principal regulations governing REITs in India; the current notification amends these regulations. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025: The main subject of the document, which amends the 2014 REIT regulations. Securities and Exchange Board of India: The primary regulator of the securities market in India and the issuer of this notification. Mumbai: City where SEBI's head office is located and the location of the notification.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-11122025-268386 xxxGIDHxxx CG-MH-E-11122025-268386 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 797] िई दिल्ली, मगं लिार, दिसम्ब र 9, 2025/ अग्रहायण 18, 1947 No. 797] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 9, 2025/ AGRAHAYANA 18, 1947 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड अजधसचू िा म ंबई, 9 दिसम्बर, 2025 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जिििे न्यास) (तीसरा सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2025 स.ं सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/287—बोड,ड भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 11 तथा धारा 12 के साथ परित धारा 30 के तहत प्रिाि की गई िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 का और संिोधि करि े के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अथाडत:् – 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (तीसरा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. ये जिजियम रािपत्र म ेंइिके प्रकाजित होिे की तारीख स ेलाग ू होंगे । 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 में,- (1) जिजियम 2 म,ें उप-जिजियम (1) म,ें (क) खंड (ध) के बाि और खंड (ि) से पहले, जिम्नजलजखत खंड (धक) िोडा िाएगा, अथाडत्,- “(धक) संस्ट्थागत जििेिक (इंजस्ट्टट्यूििल इन्िेस्ट्टर) का अथ डहै,– 8279 GI/2025 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] क. अर्हतड संस्ट्थागत क्रेता (क्वालीफाइड इंजस्ट्टट्यूििल बायर); या ख. िह कौट ंजबक न्यास (फैजमली रस्ट्ट) या बोड ड स े रजिस्ट्टर िह मध्यिती (इंटरमीजडयरी), जिसकी िेटिथड (जिसकी ि द्ध-माजलयत), अंजतम लेखापरीजित (ऑजडटेड) जित्तीय जििरणों के अि सार, पााँच सौ करोड रुपय ेसे ज्यािा की हो;” (ख) खंड (यछ) के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नजलजखत खंड आ िाएगा, अथाडत्,- “(यछ) “अर्हतड संस्ट्थागत क्रेता” (क्वालीफाइड इंजस्ट्टट्यूििल बायर) का िही अथड होगा, िो भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड [पूाँिी का जिगडमि (इश्यू) और प्रकटीकरण अपेिाएाँ] जिजियम, 2018 के जिजियम 2 के उप-जिजियम (1) के खंड (धध) में इसके जलए दिया हुआ ह;ै ” (ग) खंड (यिख) के स्ट्थाि पर जिम्नजलजखत खडं आ िाएगा, अथाडत,्- “(यिख) “स्ट्रेटेजिक जििेिक” का अथ डहै,- क. संस्ट्थागत जििेिक; या ख. उप-खंड (क) के िायरे म ेंि आि े िाला जििेिी पोटडफोजलयो जििेिक; या ग. भारतीय ररज़िड बैंक से रजिस्ट्टर गरै -बैंककंग जित्तीय कंपिी (एिबीएफसी) [जमजडल लेयर, अपर लेयर और टॉप लेयर िाली]; या घ. िे एंरटरटयााँ, जििके बारे म ेंबोडड समय-समय पर बताए, िो, या तो संय ि रूप स े या अलग-अलग, ररयल स्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास (रीट) के प्रस्ट्ताि के क ल आकार (ऑफर साइज़) के कम से कम पााँच प्रजतित के बराबर का या उतिी रकम का जििेि करें जितिी रकम बोडड द्वारा समय-समय पर बताई िाए, हालााँदक इस संबंध में जििेिी म द्रा प्रबंधि अजधजियम, 1999 (फॉरेि एक्सचेंि मैिेिमेंट एक्ट, 1999) और उसके तहत बिाए गए जियमों या जिजियमों (रेग्यलू ेिन्स) या दििाजििेिों (गाइडलाइन्स) के लागू प्रािधािों (यदि कोई हों) का पालि अिश्य दकया िाए: परंत यह दक यदि एंरटटी जित्तीय िेत्र के दकसी िसू रे जिजियामक (रेग्यलू ेटर) के िायरे में आती हो, तो ऐसे में बोड ड उस एंरटटी को जिजियम 2 के उप-जिजियम (1) के खंड (यिख) के उप-खंड (घ) के तहत स्ट्रेटेजिक जििेिक की श्रणे ी में डालिे स े पहल े जित्तीय िेत्र के उस जिजियामक (रेग्यूलेटर) से सलाह-मििरा करेगा;” बबीता राय डू, कायडपालक जिििे क, [जिज्ञापि-III/4/असा./533/2025-26] पाि रटप्पण : 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014, स.ं एल.ए.डी./एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2014-15/11/1576, द्वारा 26 जसतम्बर, 2014 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित हुए थे । 2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 तत्पश्चात ्– क) 30 ििम्बर, 2016 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2016, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/022, द्वारा ख) 6 माच,ड 2017 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (फीस का भ गताि और भ गताि का माध्यम) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2017, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/038, द्वारा ग) 15 दिसम्बर, 2017 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2017, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2017-18/022, द्वारा[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 घ) 10 अप्रलै , 2018 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2018, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2018/06, द्वारा ङ) 22 अप्रलै , 2019 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2019, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2019/09, द्वारा च) 2 माच,ड 2020 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2020/06, द्वारा छ) 17 अप्रलै , 2020 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एिआरओ/िीएि/2020/10, द्वारा ि) 16 िूि, 2020 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (िसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, सं. सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2020/16, द्वारा झ) 30 ि लाई, 2021 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/28, द्वारा ञ) 3 अगस्ट्त, 2021 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेग्यूलेटरी सैंडबॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2021, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2021/30, द्वारा ट) 9 ििम्बर, 2022 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2022, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2022/100, द्वारा ि) 14 फरिरी, 2023 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/123, द्वारा ड) 4 ि लाई, 2023 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििाि स लझािे की िैकजल्पक व्यिस्ट्था) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/137, द्वारा ढ) 16 अगस्ट्त, 2023 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (िसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/144, द्वारा ण) 18 अगस्ट्त, 2023 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (जिकायत जििारण व्यिस्ट्था को स जिधाििक बिािा) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023, सं. सबे ी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/146, द्वारा त) 23 अिूबर, 2023 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (तीसरा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2023, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2023/160, द्वारा थ) 8 माच,ड 2024 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2024, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/166, द्वारा ि) 13 िल ाई, 2024 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (िसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2024, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/193, द्वारा ध) 28 जसतम्बर, 2024 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (तीसरा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2024, सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2024/208, द्वारा ि) 10 फरिरी, 2025 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (जििेिक चाटडर) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025, अजधसूचिा फा. सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/228, द्वारा प) 22 अप्रलै , 2025 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025, अजधसूचिा फा. सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/241, द्वारा फ) 3 जसतम्बर, 2025 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (ररयल इस्ट्टेट जििेि न्यास) (िसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2025, अजधसूचिा सं. सेबी/एलएडी-एिआरओ/िीएि/2025/258, द्वारा संिोजधत हुए थे ।4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC.4] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 9th December, 2025 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS) (THIRD AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/287—In exercise of the powers conferred under Section 30 read with Sections 11 and 12 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 (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, namely: – 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025. 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 (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, ─ (1) In regulation 2, in sub-regulation (1), (a) after clause (s) and before clause (t), the following clause shall be inserted as clause (sa), namely, – “(sa) “institutional investor” means, – a. a qualified institutional buyer; or b. a family trust or an intermediary registered with the Board, having a net worth of more than five hundred crore rupees, as per the latest audited financial statements;” (b) clause (zg) shall be substituted with the following, namely, – “(zg) “qualified institutional buyer” shall have the meaning assigned to it under clause (ss) of sub- regulation (1) of regulation 2 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018;” (c) clause (ztb) shall be substituted with the following, namely, – “(ztb) “strategic investor” means, – a. an institutional investor; or b. a foreign portfolio investor not covered under sub-clause (a); or c. a middle layer, upper layer and top layer Non-Banking Finance Company registered with the Reserve Bank of India; or d. such entities as the Board may specify from time to time, who invest, either jointly or severally, not less than five per cent. of the total offer size of the REIT or such amount as may be specified by the Board from time to time, subject to compliance with the applicable provisions, if any, of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 and the rules or regulations or guidelines made thereunder: Provided that if the entity is regulated by any financial sector regulator, the Board shall consult such financial sector regulator prior to specifying the entity as a strategic investor under sub-clause (d) of clause (ztb) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 2;” BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director, [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./533/2025-26] Footnotes: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 was published in the Gazette of India on September 26, 2014 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014/15/11/1576. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 was subsequently amended by the – a) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, vide No. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/022, with effect from November 30, 2016. b) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, vide No. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/38, with effect from March 6, 2017. c) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2017-18/022, with effect from December 15, 2017.[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 d) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/06, with effect from April 10, 2018. e) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/09, with effect from April 22, 2019. f) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/06, with effect from March 02, 2020. g) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10, with effect from April 17, 2020. h) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/16 with effect from June 16, 2020. i) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/28 with effect from July 30, 2021. j) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30 with effect from August 03, 2021. k) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/100 with effect from November 9, 2022. l) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2023/123 with effect from February 14, 2023. m) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/137 with effect from July 4, 2023. n) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2023/144 with effect from August 16, 2023. o) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Facilitation of Grievance Redressal Mechanism) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/146 with effect from August 18, 2023. p) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/160 with effect from October 23, 2023. q) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/166 with effect from March 8, 2024. r) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/193 with effect from July 13, 2024. s) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/208 with effect from September 28, 2024. t) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Investor Charter) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/228 with effect from February 10, 2025. u) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/241 with effect from April 22, 2025. v) Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/258 with effect from September 3, 2025 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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