In its Notification dated 8th July 2024, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024. These amendments, effective upon publication in the Official Gazette, modify Regulation 52 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Specifically, they allow listed entities to publish simplified newspaper advertisements for financial results using a Quick Response Code (QR code) and provide the link to their website and stock exchange(s). Preconditions include obtaining prior approval from the debenture trustee for existing non-convertible securities and disclosure in offer documents for new issuances after the amendment’s notification date
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 8th July, 2024
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2024
F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/189— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11, sub-section (2) of section 11A and section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with section 31 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, namely:-
1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024.
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 (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 –
I. in regulation 52, in sub-regulation (8),
i. in the proviso, the symbol “.” shall be substituted by the symbol “:”;
ii. after the proviso, the following shall be inserted, namely,
“Provided further that listed entities may publish only a window advertisement in the newspapers that refers to a Quick Response Code and the link of the website of the listed entity and stock exchange(s), where such financial results are available and capable of being accessed by the investors subject to the following conditions:
i. For non-convertible securities outstanding as on the date of notification of this proviso, the listed entity has obtained the prior approval from the debenture trustee;
ii. In case of any issuances after the date of notification of this proviso, the listed entity shall either make a disclosure in the offer document regarding the window advertisement in the newspapers or obtain prior approval from the debenture trustee.
BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./274/2024-25]
Footnotes:
1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 were published in the Gazette of India on 2nd September 2015 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/013.
2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, were subsequently amended on:
a. December 22, 2015 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/27.
b. May 25, 2016 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/ 2016-17/001.
c. July 8, 2016 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016 vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2016-17/008.
d. January 4, 2017 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure
Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2016 vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2016-17/025.
e. February 15, 2017 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/029.
f. March 6, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide Notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/2016- 17/037 read with March 29, 2017 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/38.
g. May 9, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/10.
h. May 30, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/13.
i. June 1, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/21.
j. June 8, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/24.
k. September 6, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/30.
l. November 16, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2018/47.
m. March 29, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/07.
n. May 7, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2019/12.
o. June 27, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2019/22.
p. July 29, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2019/28.
q. December 26, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2019/45.
r. January 10, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2020/02.
s. April 17, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10.
t. August 5, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2020/25.
u. October 8, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2020/33.
v. January 8, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2021/02.
w. May 5, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD -NRO/GN/2021/22.
x. August 3, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide notification no. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30.
y. August 3, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD -NRO/GN/2021/35.
z. August 13, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2021/42.
aa) September 7, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD -NRO/GN/2021/47.
bb) November 9, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD -NRO/GN/2021/55.
cc) January 24, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/66.
dd) March 22, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/76.
ee) April 11, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/79.
ff) April 25, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/80.
gg) July 25, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/88.
hh) November 14, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/ 2022/103.
ii) December 05, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/ 2022/109.
jj) January 17, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/117.
kk) February 7, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/121.
ll) June 14, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/131.
mm) July 4, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD–NRO/GN/2023/137.
nn) August 23, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/ 2023/149.
oo) September 19, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/ 2023/151.
pp) October 09, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/155.
qq) October 20, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/158.
rr) December 21, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/161.
ss) May 17, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/177.
