Securities and Exchange Broad of India
SEBI/HO/MIRSD/CRADT/CIR/P/2020/230
November 12, 2020
To,
All listed entities who have listed their debt securities or
issuers who propose to list their debt securities
All Recognized Stock Exchanges
All Debenture Trustees registered with SEBI
Dear Sir/ Madam,
Sub: Monitoring and Disclosures by Debenture Trustee(s)
1. SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and SEBI (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993 (“DT Regulations”) mandates issuers to submit information/ documents to Debenture Trustee(s). In order to enable debenture trustee(s) to discharge its obligations in respect of listed debt securities, the debenture trustee(s) shall undertake independent periodical assessment of the compliance with covenants or terms of the issue of listed debt securities including for ‘security created’.
A. Monitoring of ‘security created’ / ‘assets on which charge is created’
2. SEBI Circular No. SEBI/ HO/ MIRSD/ CRADT/ CIR/ P/ 2020/218 dated November 03, 2020, has prescribed the manner in which debenture trustees shall carry out due diligence for creation of security at the time of issuance of debt securities and as required under Regulation 15(1)(s) & 15(1)(t) of DT Regulations, debenture trustee(s) shall carry out due diligence on continuous basis. Debenture trustee shall carry out periodical monitoring in following manner:
2.1. Debenture trustee shall incorporate the terms and conditions of periodical monitoring in the debenture trust deed wherein listed entity shall be liable to provide relevant documents/ information, as applicable, to enable the debenture trustee(s) to submit the following reports/ certification to Stock Exchange(s) within the timelines mentioned below:
| Reports/Certificate | Periodicity | Format |
| Asset cover Certificate | Quarterly basis within 60 days from end of each quarter | Annexure A |
| A statement of value of pledged securities | – | |
| A statement of value for Debt Service Reserve Account or any other form of security offered | – | |
| Net worth certificate of guarantor (secured by way of personal guarantee) | Half yearly basis within 60 days from end of each half-year. | – |
| Financials/value of guarantor prepared on basis of audited financial statement etc. of the guarantor (secured by way of corporate guarantee) | Annual basis within 75 days from end of each financial year. | – |
| Valuation report and title search report for the immovable/movable assets, as applicable. | – |
2.2. For existing debt securities, listed entities and debenture trustee(s) shall enter into supplemental/amended debenture trust deed within 120 days from the date of this circular incorporating the changes in the debenture trust deed.
2.3. In case, a listed entity has more than one debenture trustee for its listed debt securities, then debenture trustees may choose a common agency for preparation of asset cover certificate.
B. Action to be taken in case of breach of covenants or terms of issue
3. In case of breach of covenants or terms of the issue by listed entity, the debenture trustee shall take steps as outlined in para 6.1 and 6.3 of SEBI Circular SEBI/HO/MIRSD/CRADT/CIR/P/2020/203 dated October 13, 2020 and thereafter take necessary action as decided in the meeting of holders of debt securities in this regard.
C. Disclosure on website by debenture trustee
4. The debenture trustee(s) shall make the following disclosures on their websites as specified below:
| Disclosures | Periodicity | Format |
| Revision in Credit ratings | Continuous basis within T+1 day from receipt of information | Table 1 of Annexure B |
| Status of payment of interest/ principal by the listed entity | Table 2 of Annexure B | |
| Monitoring of Asset cover certificate and Quarterly compliance report of the listed entity. | Quarterly basis within 60 days of end of each quarter | Table 3 of Annexure B |
| Details of Debenture issues handled by debenture trustee and their status | Half-yearly basis within 60 days of the end of each half-year | Table 4 of Annexure B |
| Status of information regarding breach of covenants/terms of the issue, if any action taken by debenture trustee | Table 5 of Annexure B | |
| Complaints received by debenture trustee(s) including default cases | Table 6 of Annexure B | |
| Status regarding maintenance of accounts maintained under supervision of debenture trustee |
Annual basis within 75 days of the end of the financial year | Table 7 of Annexure B |
| Status of information regarding any default by listed entity and action taken by debenture trustee | Table 8 of Annexure B | |
| Monitoring of Utilization Certificate | Table 3 of Annexure B |
D. Reporting of regulatory compliance
5. The formats for periodical reporting prescribed by SEBI Circular No. CIR/MIRSD/25/2011 dated December 19, 2011 stands rescinded and the debenture trustee(s) shall furnish revised periodical reports to SEBI in the formats as follows:
| Report | Periodicity | Format |
| Half yearly compliance report | Half-yearly basis within 30 days of the end of each half-year. | Annexure C |
| Details of other activities carried out by Debenture Trustee(s) including type of activity, description of activity etc. | – | |
| Risk-Based Supervision report | – |
6. This circular is issued in exercise of the powers conferred upon SEBI under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 read with the provisions of Regulation 2A of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993, Regulation 31(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008, Regulation 101(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 and Regulation 29 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Municipal Debt Securities) Regulations, 2015 to protect the interest of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate, the securities market.
7. Applicability: The provisions of this circular shall come into force w.e.f. quarter ended December 31, 2020 for listed debt securities.
Yours faithfully,
Richa G. Agarwal
Deputy General Manager
Market intermediaries Regulation & Supervision Department
Email id: richag@sebi.gov.in
Phone: +91-22-26449596
Annexure A
Format of certificate for asset cover by debenture trustee in respect of listed debt securities of the listed entity
To,
Stock Exchange (s)
Based on examination of books of accounts and other relevant records/documents, we hereby certify that:
a) The listed entity has vide its Board Resolution and information memorandum/offer document and under various Debenture Trust Deeds, has issued the following listed debt securities:
| ISIN | Private Issue | Placement/ | Public | Secured/ Unsecured | Sanctioned Amount |
b) Asset Cover for listed debt securities:
i. The financial information as on DD-MM-YY has been extracted from the books of accounts for the year ended DD-MM-YY and other relevant records of the listed entity;
ii. The assets of the listed entity provide coverage of times of the interest and principal amount, which is in accordance with the terms of issue/ debenture trust deed (calculation as per statement of asset cover ratio for the Secured debt securities – table – I)
iii. The total assets of the listed entity provide coverage of times of the principal, which is in accordance with the terms of issue (calculation as per statement of asset coverage ratio available for the unsecured debt securities – table – II) (as per requirement of Regulation 54 read with Regulation 56(1)(d) of LODR Regulations).
Table – I:
| Sr. No. | Particulars | Amount | |
| i. | Total assets available for secured Debt Securities’ – (secured by either pari passu or exclusive charge on assets)
(mention the share of Debt Securities’ charge holders) |
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| ii. | Total borrowing through issue of secured Debt Securities (secured by either pari passu or exclusive charge on assets) | B | |
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| iii. | Asset Coverage Ratio
(100% or higher as per the terms of offer document/information memorandum/ debenture trust deed) |
A/B |
ISIN wise details
| S.No. | ISIN | Facility | Type of charge |
Sancti-oned Amount | Outsta-nding Amount As on DD-MM-YYYY |
Cover Required | Assets Required |
| 1. | XYZ | Non-convertible Debt Securities | Pari-
passu/ exclusive |
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Table – II
| SN | Particulars | Amount | |
| i. | Net assets of the listed entity available for unsecured lenders (Property Plant & Equipment (excluding intangible assets and prepaid expenses) + Investments + Cash & Bank Balances + Other current/ Non-current assets excluding deferred tax assets (-) Total assets available for secured lenders/creditors on pari passu/exclusive charge basis under the above heads (-) unsecured current/ non-current liabilities (-) interest accrued/ payable on unsecured borrowings) | A | |
| ii. | Total Borrowings (unsecured) | B | |
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| iii. | Assets Coverage Ratio
(100% or higher as per the terms of Offer Document/ Information Memorandum/ Debenture Trust Deed) |
(A/B) |
c) Compliance of all the covenants/terms of the issue in respect of listed debt securities of the listed entity
We have examined the compliances made by the listed entity in respect of the covenants/terms of the issue of the listed debt securities (NCD’s) and certify that the such covenants/terms of the issue have been complied by the listed entity except as stated below: –
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Annexure B
1. Revision in Credit ratings
| S. No. | Name of the Listed Entity |
ISIN | Immediate Previous Credit Rating | Revised Credit Rating | |||||
| Credit Rating |
Date of Rating |
Credit Rating Agency | Credit Rating |
Credit Rating Agency |
Date of Review |
Hyperlink of the press releases by the Credit rating Agency |
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2. Status of payment of interest/principal by the listed enti
| S.No | Name of the listed entity |
ISIN | Due Date of Payment of Interest/ Principal |
Actual date of Payment of Interest/ Principal |
Status of Payment (Default/ Delayed /Non-Cooperation, No Information etc.) | Date of infor-mation given to Exchange by the debenture trustee | Date of infor-mation given to CRA by the debenture trustee | Details of action taken by debenture trustee, if any |
3. Monitoring of Utilization Certificate and Asset Cover
Name of the listed entity (including ISIN ) |
Issue Type (Public/ Privately placed listed) |
Issue size (in ₹ crores) |
Whether Secured/ Unse-cured |
Perio-dical status/ perfor-mance reports/ Quarterly Comp-liance reports/ Financial state-ments submitted by the listed entity (Yes/No) |
Utilization Certificate |
Asset cover Certificate |
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Date of receipt of the certi-ficate |
Delay (if any) & reasons (including follow up done by debenture trustee) |
Asset Cover Certificate provided by (deben-ture trustee/ statutory auditor/ other pls specify) |
Asset cover ratio maint-ained |
Date of Asset cover certificate |
Delay (if any in submi-ssion) & reasons (including follow up done by deben-ture trustee) |
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4. Details of Debenture issues handled by debenture trustee and their status
Type |
Debenture issues at end of last half year ended March/Sep 20… |
Debenture issues accepted during half year ended March /Sep 20… |
Debenture issues fully redeemed during half year ended March /Sep 20… |
Debenture issues outstanding as on last day of half year ended March /Sep 20… |
Cumul-ating issues handled up to the half year ended March/ Sep 20… |
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Secured |
Unsecu-red |
Total |
Secured |
Unsecu-red |
Total |
Secured |
Unsecu-red |
Total |
Secured |
Unsecu-red |
Total |
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5. Status of information regarding breach of covenants/terms of the issue, if any action taken by debenture trustee
S. No. |
Name of the Listed Entity (ISIN) |
Covenants /terms of issue (if any) breached during the quarter |
Security to be enforced due to breach of covenant/ terms of issue including any revised due date (if any) |
Date of actual breach |
Date of detecting the breach by the debenture trustee |
Date of intimation given to debenture holders, stock exchanges, SEBI, etc. (if applicable) |
Delay if any (in no. of days) |
Reasons for the delay |
Further action taken, if any |
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In detecting the breach |
In intimation |
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6. Complaints received by debenture trustee including default cases
No. of pending Complaints at the end of last half year |
No. of complaints received during the half year |
No. of complaints resolved during the half year (within 30 days) |
No. of complaints pending at the end of half year (for more than 30 days) |
Nature of the Complaint(s) |
Steps taken to resolve the pending complaints |
Remarks, if any |
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Delay in payment of interest |
Delay in payment of redemption |
Any other |
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7. Status regarding maintenance of accounts maintained under supervision of debenture trustee
a. Debenture Redemption Reserve/Debenture Redemption/maintenance of funds as per Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014
| S. No. | Name of the Listed Entity |
Issue Type (Public/ Privately placed listed) | Type of entity (NBFC/ HFC/FI/ Other) | Issue Size (in ₹ crores) |
ISIN (that is maturing in the current FY) | Amount outstanding |
Status of maintenance of DRR (15%/10% of the amount maturing in the year, applicable as per Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014) |
Details of action taken, if any |
b. Recovery expense fund
| S. No. | Name of the Listed Entity (including ISINs) |
Type of Issue (Public/ Privately Placed) | Issue Size (in ₹ crores) |
Size/ Value of recovery fund maintained |
Any addition in the Recovery Expense fund during the quarter |
Details of usage of the funds, if any , during the quarter | Additional remarks |
c. Accounts/funds to be maintained in case of Municipal Debt Securities
| S.No. | Name of the Listed Entity |
Type of Issue (Public/ Privately Placed) | Issue Size (in ₹ crores) | Size/Value of Fund/account maintained | Action taken by debenture trustee, if any (in case of shortfall etc) | ||
| No lien escrow account | Interest payment account | Sinking fund account | |||||
8. Status of information regarding any default by listed entity and action taken by debenture trustee
Name of the listed entity (inclu- ding ISIN) |
Issue Type (Public/ Privately placed listed) |
Issue size (in ₹ crores) |
Secured /Unse-cured |
Default of interest/ redem-ption amount (Yes/ No) along with the amount outsta-nding |
Year of default (1st/ 2nd/ 3rd/ ..) |
Date of intimating/ sending notice to the debenture holders |
Result of the voting (receipt of consents), if applicable |
Date of convening the meeting of debenture holders |
Date of enforce-ment of security (Filing with DRT/NC LT as appli-cable) |
Date and details of any other actions (Appoin-tment of nominee director, joining ICA, etc.) |
Date of conclu-sion of recovery proce-edings |
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Negative consent for enforce-ment of security |
Positive consent for signing the ICA |
Other consents, if any |
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Annexure C
1. COMPLIANCE CERTIFICATE FOR THE HALF YEAR ENDED SEPTEMBER / MARCH 20..
a) No conflict of interests with other activities
The activities other than debenture trusteeship performed by DT are not in conflict with DT activities and appropriate systems and policies have been put in place to protect the interests of debenture holders.
b) Change in status or constitution
Reporting of changes in status or constitution’ of DT (In terms of SEBI Circular No. CIR/MIRSD/10/2011 dated June 20, 2011)
c) Other Information
i. Details of arrest / conviction of key officials of DT
ii. Details of prosecution cases or criminal complaints filed by investors against the DT
iii. Details of any fraudulent activity by the employees associated with DT activities and action taken by the DT
iv. Details of conviction of any offence involving moral turpitude or any economic offence by employees of DT
v. Action taken by the DT on the above issues
d) Compliance with registration requirements:
Certified that the requirements specified for SEBI registration as DT are fulfilled, the details are as under;
i. Net worth (audited) as defined in the Regulations as on FY ended ……… (as per the latest audited financials)
ii. Any change in infrastructure since the last report / registration/ renewal
iii. Changes in Key personnel during the half year ended…….. )
| Name(s) of the key personnel | Appointment / Cessation | Date of appointment / cessation | Qualification | Experience |
e) Details of deficiencies and non-compliances
f) Details of the review of the report by the Board of Directors
i. Date of Board Review (DD/MM/YYYY)
ii. Observation of the Board of Directors on the deficiencies and non-compliances and corrective measures initiated
Certified that we have complied with SEBI (Debenture Trustee) Regulations, 1993, applicable provisions of SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008, Circulars issued by SEBI and any other laws applicable from time to time except the deficiencies and non-compliances those specifically reported at Section IV (E) above.
Name of Compliance Officer
Email ID
