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Executive Summary: This document contains the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) Infrastructure Investment Trusts Second Amendment Regulations, 2020. These regulations, effective from June 16, 2020, further amend the 2014 regulations regarding Infrastructure Investment Trusts. Key changes address the definition and declassification of sponsors, unit subscription limits, and requirements for changes in sponsor control. Key Points / Main Content: Definitions and Sponsor Status: * A new clause defines "inducted sponsor." * The definition of sponsor now includes an inducted sponsor. * Insurance companies and mutual funds are now included in the definition of zza. * Sponsors of InvITs listed for three years can apply for declassification, provided their unit holding is below 10%, the investment manager isn't controlled by the sponsor, and unit holder approval is obtained per Regulation 22(4). Unit Subscription Limits: * Maximum subscription from any investor (excluding sponsors, related parties, and associates) in an initial offer cannot exceed 25% of the total unit capital. Board of Directors * Twenty-five percent holding limits are omitted from the rules regarding the board of directors. Regulation 22 Amendments: * A new clause allows for the declassification of sponsor status with unit holder approval. * The proviso under clause f of subregulation 5 is omitted. * Acquisition of units exceeding 25% of outstanding units by non-sponsors requires 75% unit holder approval, excluding related parties; otherwise, an exit option must be provided to dissenting unit holders. * Changes in sponsor, inducted sponsor, or their control require 75% unit holder approval, excluding related parties; failure to obtain approval necessitates an exit option for dissenting unit holders. Impact Analysis: Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs): * Impact: Must comply with the amended regulations regarding sponsor definitions, declassification processes, unit subscription limits, and changes in sponsor control. * Action Required: Review and update internal policies and procedures to ensure compliance with the new regulations; implement processes for obtaining unit holder approval as required. Sponsors and Inducted Sponsors: * Impact: Subject to new regulations regarding eligibility for declassification and requirements for changes in control. * Action Required: Assess current unit holdings and control structures to determine eligibility for declassification; prepare for potential exit options for dissenting unit holders in case of changes in control. Investors (excluding sponsors, related parties and associates): * Impact: Subject to a maximum subscription limit of 25% in initial offers, and need 75% unit holder approval if they want to acquire more than 25% of the outstanding units. * Action Required: Monitor investment levels to ensure compliance with the 25% subscription limit; participate in unit holder votes regarding changes in sponsor control or significant unit acquisitions. Unit Holders: * Impact: Have increased voting rights regarding sponsor declassification, changes in sponsor control, and large unit acquisitions. * Action Required: Participate in unit holder votes and exercise exit options if available and desired.

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Securities and Exchange Board of India: Regulatory body in India for securities and commodity market. Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992: Law that established the Securities and Exchange Board of India and defines its powers and functions. Securities and Exchange Board of India Infrastructure Investment Trusts Regulations, 2014: Regulations governing Infrastructure Investment Trusts (InvITs) in India. Securities and Exchange Board of India Infrastructure Investment Trusts Second Amendment Regulations, 2020: Amendment to the 2014 regulations related to Infrastructure Investment Trusts. Infrastructure Investment Trusts: A collective investment scheme similar to a mutual fund, which enables direct investment of money from individual and institutional investors in infrastructure projects to earn a small portion of the income as return. Mumbai, Maharashtra: City in India; location of the Securities and Exchange Board of India office where the notification was issued. AJAY TYAGI: Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India. Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India: Regulatory body that regulates and develops the insurance industry in India.
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रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 सी.जी.-एम.एच.-अ.-16062020-219953 xxxGIDHxxx CG-MH-E-16062020-219953 xxxGIDExxx असाधारण EXTRAORDINARY भाग III—खण् ड 4 PART III—Section 4 प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY स.ं 200] िई ददल्ली, मगं लिार, ििू 16, 2020/ज्य ष्े ि 26, 1942 No. 200] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JUNE 16, 2020/JYAISHTHA 26, 1942 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोड ड अजधसचू िा मुम् बई, 16 िूि, 2020 भारतीय प्रजतभजू त और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसरं चिा जिििे न्यास) (दसू रा सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2020 स.ं सबे ी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2020/15.— बोड,ड भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड अजधजियम, 1992 (1992 का 15) की धारा 11 तथा 12 के साथ पठित धारा 30 के तहत प्रदत्त िजियों का प्रयोग करत े हुए एतद्द्वारा भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 का और संिोधि करिे के जलए जिम्नजलजखत जिजियम बिाता ह,ै अथाडत:्- 1. इि जिजियमों को भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (दसू रा संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020 कहा िा सकेगा । 2. िे रािपत्र म ें उिके प्रकािि की तारीख को प्रिृत्त (लाग)ू होंग े । 3. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014 म,ें- I. जिजियम 2 म,ें उप-जिजियम (1) म,ें - 2584 GI/2020 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] क. खंड (धक) के पश्चात,् जिम्नजलजखत िया खडं अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत,- "(धख) “जियुि प्रायोिक” (इंडक्टेड स्ट्पॉन्सर) स े ऐसी कोई कंपिी या सीजमत दाजयत्ि भागीदारी (जलजमटेड लाइजबजलटी पाटडिरजिप / एलएलपी) या ऐसा कोई जिगजमत जिकाय (बॉडी कारपोरेट) अजभप्रेत ह,ै जिसे जिजियम 22 के उप-जिजियम (7) के अिुसार प्रायोिक (स्ट्पॉन्सर) के रूप म ें जियुि दकया गया हो;” ख. खंड (यय) म,ें िब्दों “और बोडड को दकय े गय े आिेदि के समय ऐसी हजै सयत स े पदाजभजहत हो” के जलए, िब्द तथा जचह्ि “तथा जिसे बोडड को आिेदि दकए िािे के समय ऐसी हजै सयत स े पदाजभजहत दकया गया हो, और जिसम ें जियिु प्रायोिक िाजमल होगा” प्रजतस्ट्थाजपत हो िाएंग े । ग. खंड (ययक) म,ें उप-खंड (ङ) के पश्चात ्जिम्नजलजखत िए उप-खंड अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकए िाएगं ,े अथाडत,् - “च. भारतीय बीमा जिजियामक और जिकास प्राजधकरण स े रजिस्ट्रीकृत बीमा कंपिी; छ. म्यूचुअल फंड (पारस्ट्पठरक जिजध) ।” II. जिजियम 7 के पश्चात,् जिम्नजलजखत िया जिजियम अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत,- “दकसी प्रायोिक का ि रहिा 7क. (1) जिस अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास की यूजिटें स्ट्टॉक एक्सचेंिों म ें तीि िर्षों की अिजध तक सूचीबद्ध (जलजस्ट्टड) रही हों, उसके दकसी प्रायोिक (दकन्हीं प्रायोिकों) के ि रहि े (डी-क्लाजसदफकेिि ऑफ स्ट्टेटस) के संबंध म ें अिुमजत अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास स े आिेदि प्राप्त होि े के बाद और जिम्नजलजखत ितों का पालि दकए िािे के अध्यधीि दी िाएगी: (क) ऐस े प्रायोिक और उसके सहयिु ों (सहयोजगयों / एसोजसएट्स) की यूजिट धाठरता (यूजिट होलल्डंग) जमलाकर अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास की बकाया यूजिटों के 10% स ेअजधक ि हो; (ख) अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास का जििेि प्रबंधक ऐसी एंठटटी ि हो, जिसका जियंत्रण ऐस े प्रायोिक या उसके सहयुिों (सहयोजगयों / एसोजसएट्स) के हाथों म ें हो; (ग) यूजिट धारकों (यूजिट होल्डसड) का अिुमोदि जिजियम 22 के उप-जिजियम (4) के अिुसार ल े जलया गया हो ।” III. जिजियम 14 म,ें - क. उप-जिजियम (2) म,ें खंड (घ) के पश्चात,् जिम्नजलजखत िया खडं अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत,् - “(घक) प्रायोिक (प्रायोिकों), उसके (उिके) संबद्ध पक्षकारों (ठरलेटेड पाटीज़) और उसके (उिके) सहयुिों (सहयोजगयों / एसोजसएट्स) को छोड़कर दकसी जििेिक स े आरंजभक प्रस्ट्ताि (इजिजियल ऑफर) में अजधकतम अजभदाि (सजब्स्ट्िप्िि) कुल यूजिट पूूँिी के 25 प्रजतित स ेअजधक िहीं होगा;” ख. उप-जिजियम (4) म,ें खंड (ग) के पश्चात,् जिम्नजलजखत िया खडं अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत,् - “(गक) प्रायोिक (प्रायोिकों), उसके (उिके) संबद्ध पक्षकारों (ठरलेटेड पाटीज़) और उसके (उिके) सहयुिों (सहयोजगयों / एसोजसएट्स) को छोड़कर दकसी जििेिक स े आरंजभक प्रस्ट्ताि (इजिजियल ऑफर) में अजधकतम अजभदाि (सजब्स्ट्िप्िि) कुल यूजिट पूूँिी के 25 प्रजतित स ेअजधक िहीं होगा;”[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3 IV. जिजियम 16 म,ें - क. उप-जिजियम (7) म,ें खंड (क) म,ें जचह्िों तथा िब्दों “, प्रत्यके की धाठरता (होलल्डंग) अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास की यूजिटों के पच्चीस प्रजतित स े अजधक िहीं होगी” का लोप हो िाएगा । ख. उप-जिजियम (7) म,ें खंड (ख) म,ें जचह्िों तथा िब्दों “, प्रत्येक की धाठरता (होलल्डंग) अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास की यूजिटों के पच्चीस प्रजतित स े अजधक िहीं होगी” का लोप हो िाएगा । V. जिजियम 22 म,ें- क. उप-जिजियम (4) म,ें खंड (च) के पश्चात,् एक िया खंड अतं ःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत,् - “(चक) दकसी प्रायोिक (स्ट्पॉन्सर) के ि रहि े (डी-क्लाजसदफकेिि ऑफ स्ट्टेटस) के मामले म;ें” ख. उप-जिजियम (5) म,ें खंड (च) के िीच े ददए हुए परंतुक का लोप हो िाएगा । ग. उप-जिजियम (5ख) के पश्चात,् जिम्नजलजखत िया उप-जिजियम अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत,् - “(5ग) प्रायोिक (प्रायोिकों), उसके (उिके) संबद्ध पक्षकारों (ठरलेटेड पाटीज़) और उसके (उिके) सहयुिों (सहयोजगयों / एसोजसएट्स) को छोड़कर कोई भी व्यजि, तब तक अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास की यूजिटों का अििड इस प्रकार िहीं करेगा दक ऐस े व्यजि द्वारा और ऐसे व्यजि के साथ सामान्य मजत स े काय ड करिे िाल े व्यजियों द्वारा ऐसे अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास म ें धाठरत यूजिटें जमलाकर अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास की बकाया यूजिटों के मल्ू य के पच्चीस प्रजतित स े अजधक हो िाए,ं िब तक दक मूल्य [जिसम ें संव्यिहार (लिे देि / रांिैक्िि) स े संबद्ध पक्षकारों (पाटीज़) द्वारा धाठरत यूजिटों का मूल्य िाजमल िहीं ह]ै के अिुसार पचहत्तर प्रजतित यूजिट धारकों स े अिुमोदि ि ल ेजलया िाए: परंतु यह दक यदद अपेजक्षत अिुमोदि ि जमल,े तो यूजिटें अर्िडत करि े िाला व्यजि जिसम्मजत प्रकट करिे िाल े यूजिट धारकों को, उस सीमा तक और उसी प्रकार, जिकास (एजजज़ट) का जिकल्प प्रदाि करेगा, िैसा बोडड द्वारा जिधाडठरत दकया िाए ।” घ. उप-जिजियम (6) के पश्चात,् जिम्नजलजखत िया उप-जिजियम अंतःस्ट्थाजपत दकया िाएगा, अथाडत्,- “(7) प्रायोिक या जियिु प्रायोिक में दकसी पठरितडि अथिा प्रायोिक या जियुि प्रायोिक के जियंत्रण में पठरितडि के मामल ेम,ें - (क) ऐसे पठरितडि स े पूि,ड मूल्य [जिसम ें संव्यिहार (लेिदिे / रांिैक्िि) स े संबद्ध पक्षकारों (पाटीज़) द्वारा धाठरत यूजिटों का मूल्य िाजमल िहीं ह]ै के अिुसार पचहत्तर प्रजतित यूजिट धारकों स े अिुमोदि जलया िाएगा (ख) यदद अपेजक्षत अिुमोदि ि जमल,े तो,- (i) प्रायोिक या जियुि प्रायोिक के पठरितडि के मामल े म,ें प्रस्ट्ताजित जियुि प्रायोिक जिसम्मजत प्रकट करि े िाल े यूजिट धारकों को उिकी यूजिटें खरीदकर जिकास (एजजज़ट) का जिकल्प उसी प्रकार प्रदाि करेगा, िैसा बोडड द्वारा जिधाडठरत दकया िाए; (ii) प्रायोिक या जियुि प्रायोिक के जियंत्रण म ें पठरितडि के मामले म,ें उि प्रायोिक या जियुि प्रायोिक जिसम्मजत प्रकट करि े िाल े यूजिट धारकों को उिकी यूजिटें खरीदकर4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] जिकास (एजजज़ट) का जिकल्प उसी प्रकार प्रदाि करेगा, िैसा बोड ड द्वारा जिधाडठरत दकया िाए; स्ट्पष्टीकरण: प्रायोिक या जियिु प्रायोिक म ें पठरितडि का अथ ड ऐस े दकसी पठरितडि स े होगा िो दकसी िए प्रायोिक के आि े की ििह स े हो, दफर चाह े मौिूदा प्रायोिक बिा रह े या िह चला िाए ।” अिय त्यागी, अध्यक्ष [विज्ञापन-III/4/असा./56/2020-21] पाद ठटप्पण : 1. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (अिसरं चिा जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014, स.ं एलएडी/एिआरओ/िीएि/2014-15/10/1577 द्वारा, 26 जसतम्बर, 2014 को भारत के रािपत्र म ें प्रकाजित हुए थे। 2. भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) जिजियम, 2014, तत्पश्चात-् क. 30 ििम्बर, 2016 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2016, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2016-17/021, द्वारा ख. 15 ददसम्बर, 2017 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (सिं ोधि) जिजियम, 2017, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2017-18/024, द्वारा ग. 10 अप्रलै , 2018 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2018 स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2018/07, द्वारा घ. 22 अप्रलै , 2019 स े भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2019 स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2019/10, द्वारा ङ. 2 माच,ड 2020 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोड ड (अिसंरचिा जििेि न्यास) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020 स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एि.आर.ओ./िी.एि./2020/05, द्वारा च. 17 अप्रलै 2020 से भारतीय प्रजतभूजत और जिजिमय बोडड (रेजयूलेटरी सडैं बॉक्स) (संिोधि) जिजियम, 2020, स.ं सेबी/एल.ए.डी.-एिआरओ/िीएि/2020/10, द्वारा संिोजधत हुए थ े । SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 16 June, 2020 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (INFRASTRUCTURE INVESTMENT TRUSTS) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2020 No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/15. ─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 (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, namely:- 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020. 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 (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014,-[भाग III—खण् ड 4] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5 I. In regulation 2, in sub-regulation 1,- a. after clause (sa), the following a new clause shall be inserted, namely,- “(sb) “inducted sponsor” means any company or LLP or body corporate which has been inducted as a sponsor in accordance with sub-regulation (7) of regulation 22” b. in clause (zz), the words “and shall include an inducted sponsor” shall be inserted after the word “Board”. c. in clause (zza), the following new sub-clauses shall be inserted after sub-clause (e), namely,- “f. an insurance company registered with the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India; g. a mutual fund.” II. After regulation 7, the following new regulation shall be inserted, namely,- “De-classification of the status of sponsor 7A (1) De-classification of the status of a sponsor(s) of an InvIT whose units have been listed on the stock exchanges for a period of three years shall be permitted upon receipt of an application from the InvIT and subject to compliance with the following conditions: (a) The unit holding of such sponsor and its associates taken together does not exceed 10% of the outstanding units of the InvIT; (b) The investment manager of the InvIT is not an entity controlled by such sponsor or its associates; (c) Approval of unit holders has been obtained in accordance with sub-regulation 4 of Regulation 22.” III. In regulation 14,- a. in sub-regulation (2), after clause (d), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely,- “(da) maximum subscription from any investor other than sponsor(s), its related parties and its associates, in initial offer shall not be more than 25 percent of the total unit capital;” b. in sub-regulation (4), after clause (c), the following new clause shall be inserted, namely,- “(ca) maximum subscription from any investor other than sponsor(s), its related parties and its associates, in initial offer shall not be more than 25 percent of the total unit capital;” IV. In regulation 16,- a. in sub-regulation 7, in clause (a), the words and symbols “,each holding not more than twenty five per cent. of the units of the InvIT” shall be omitted. b. in sub-regulation 7, in clause (b), the words and symbols “,each holding not more than twenty five per cent. of the units of the InvIT” shall be omitted. V. In regulation 22,- a. in sub-regulation (4), after clause (f), a new clause shall be inserted, namely,- “(fa) de-classification of the status of sponsor;" b. in sub-regulation (5), the proviso under clause (f) shall be omitted. c. after sub-regulation (5B), the following new sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely,- “(5C) No person, other than sponsor(s), its related parties and its associates, shall acquire units of an InvIT which taken together with units held by such person and by persons acting in concert with such person in such InvIT, exceeds twenty-five per cent of the value of outstanding InvIT units unless approval from seventy five per cent. of the unit holders by value excluding the value of units held by parties related to the transaction, is obtained:6 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART III—SEC. 4] Provided that if the required approval is not received, the person acquiring the units shall provide an exit option to the dissenting unit holders to the extent and in the manner as may be specified by the Board.” d. after sub-regulation (6), the following new sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely,- “(7) In case of any change in sponsor or inducted sponsor or change in control of sponsor or inducted sponsor, - (a) prior to such change, approval from seventy five per cent. of the unit holders by value excluding the value of units held by parties related to the transaction shall be obtained (b) if the required approval is not received,- (i) in case of change of sponsor or inducted sponsor, the proposed inducted sponsor shall provide the dissenting unit holders an option to exit by buying their units in the manner specified by the Board; (ii) in case of change in control of the sponsor or inducted sponsor, the said sponsor or inducted sponsor shall provide the dissenting unit holders an option to exit by buying their units in the manner specified by the Board; Explanation: Change in sponsor or inducted sponsor shall mean any change due to entry of a new sponsor with or without exit of an existing sponsor.” AJAY TYAGI, Chairman [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./56/2020-21] Footnotes: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 was published in the Gazette of India on September 26, 2014 vide No. LAD-NRO/GN/2014- 15/10/1577. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014 was subsequently amended by the – a. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, vide No. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/021, with effect from November 30, 2016; b. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2017-18/024, with effect from December 15, 2017. c. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/07, with effect from April 10, 2018. d. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/10, with effect from April 22, 2019. e. Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure Investment Trusts) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/05, with effect from March 02, 2020. f. 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. ploaded 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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