SEBI News, Articles, Notifications and Forms

Capital market regulator Sebi has said that any transfer of shares even within the promoter group of a company would be considered as an equity sale, when it comes to promoters getting a preferential treatment for allotment of fresh shares or warrants. Accordingly, the promoters of a listed company would not be eligible for preferential allotment of shares or warrants, if there has been been any inter-se transfer of shares among the promoter group firms in last six month.. Full Article

SEBI vide circular dated May 18, 2010 prescribed the framework for setting up of a stock exchange/trading platform by a recognized stock exchange having nationwide trading terminals for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs). . In this regard it has been decided to standardize the lot size for Initial Public Offer proposing to list on SME exchange/platform and for the secondary market trading on such exchange/platform, as given under: Full Article

NOTIFICATION F.No. LAD-NRO/GN/2011-12/35/3186, dated 7-2-2012 -In exercise of the powers conferred by 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 (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, namely:- 1. These Regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosu.. Full Article

Based on the assessment of the utilization of the limits to FIIs for investments in corporate debt long term infra category (with one year lock in and one year residual maturity clause), it has been decided to allocate the unutilized limits. The bidding of this limit shall be done on the NSE from 15:30 hrs to 17:30 hrs, on February 29, 2012, in terms of SEBI circular IMD/FII&C/37/2009 dated February 06, 2009, subject to the modifications stated below:- Full Article

With a view to increase investor confidence in the securities market and in order to make it more convenient to the investors to file their grievances and arbitration cases near to their places, SEBI has initiated steps to set-up this facility by stock exchanges at more centres after examining the data on complaints and arbitrations filed by investors from various regions. In consultation with all the major stock exchanges, it has been decided that initially: Full Article

With a view to keeping retail investors away from the portfolio management schemes (PMS), Sebi on Friday raised the minimum investment amount of clients for such schemes to Rs 25 lakh from the earlier Rs 5 lakh. PMS offers investors a range of specialised investment strategies to capitalise on opportunities in the market and made suitable to the needs of individual clients. Full Article

SEBI (Buyback of Securities) Regulations, 1998 (the Regulations) were amended vide notification dated February 07, 2012 with an objective of aligning the regulatory provisions with the principle of equitable treatment to all shareholders and enhancing the efficiency in the Buyback process.2. The amendments to the regulation necessitate certain changes in the format of standard letter of offer issued vide SEBI circular (MIRSD/DPS-2/MB/Cir-02/8859/04) dated May 07, 2004. T.. Full Article

a. Amendment to Clause 40A -In addition to the existing methods which listed company can adopt to achieve minimum public shareholding, the listed company may also achieve the minimum level of public shareholding through Institutional Placement Programme (IPP) in terms of Chapter VIII-A of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009, as amended. Further, sale of shares by promoters through stock exchanges shall be now carried out in terms of SEBI.. Full Article