The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) has issued Notification no. FEMA 205/2010-RB dated 7 April 2010 (Notification), which has amended the regulation in connection with pricing norms for issue of shares by an Indian company to a person resident outside India. This Notification comes into force from 21 April 2010 (i.e. the date of its publication in the Official Gazette). Given below are the amended pricing norms for rights issue and issue of shares (other than rights issue).
The pricing in regard to issue and transfer of shares to non-residents were governed by the CCI guidelines. Theses have been replaced with the discounted cash flow method which is based on the future earnings. However, RBI has made a distinction in pricing with respect to issue of shares on preferential basis as compared to normal issue as the same would be covered by the RBI guidelines to be prescribed.
Price of shares issued to persons resident outside India under this Schedule, shall not be less than – (a) the price worked out in accordance with the SEBI guidelines, as applicable, where the shares of the company is listed on any recognised stock exchange in India;(b) the fair valuation of shares done by a SEBI registered Category – I Merchant Banker or a Chartered Accountant as per the discounted free cash flow method, where the shares of the company is not listed on any recognised stock exchange in India ; and
1. This has reference to circular No. SEBI/CFD/DIL/ASBA/1/2009/30/12 dated December 30, 2009 in the captioned matter, wherein as para 2(c)(i), ASBA facility was available to all the investors except Qualified Institutional Buyers (QIBs). In this regard SEBI has decided to extend the ASBA facility to QIBs in public issues opening on or after May 1, 2010.
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been issuing various circulars from time to time. In order to enable the users to have an access to all the applicable circulars at one place, Master Circular for Depositories has been prepared. This Master Circular is a compilation of the circulars issued by SEBI up to March 31, 2010 and shall come into force from the date of its issue.
The Securities and Exchange Board of India has, from time to time, issued various circulars/directions on the captioned subject. In order to enable the users to have an access to all the applicable circulars at one place, this Master Circular has been prepared.
In exercise of the powers conferred under the Notification No. 01/2003-Customs (N.T.) dated 3rd January, 2003 read with Notification No. 37/2003-Customs (N.T.) dated 3rd June, 2003 issued under sub-section (1) of section 4 of the Customs Act, 1962 (52 of 1962), the Board hereby assigns the Show Cause Notice F.No. 50D/41A/2008-CI dated 12.03.2010 issued by the Additional Director General, DRI (Hqs), New Delhi in case of M/s Health Impex, New Delhi & others, to the Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication), referred to as Commissioner of Central Excise (Adjudication)-I, New Customs House, New Delhi, for adjudication.
Reduction in timelines between issue closure and listing.SEBI, in its continuing endeavour to make the existing public issue process more efficient, proposes to reduce the time between public issue closure and listing to 12 days from existing of up to 22 days. This will be applicable to public issues opening on or after May 1, 2010.
Effective 1 April, 2010, the basic rates of VAT in Jammu and Kashmir have been enhanced as mentioned below: Goods falling under Schedule C and liable to tax at 4%, other than the declared goods, as specified under Section 14 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 which will continue to be liable to tax at 4%
Effective 1 April, 2010, the basic rates of VAT in Karnataka have been enhanced as mentioned below: Rate of tax on goods falling under Schedule III, other than the declared goods, as specified under Section 14 of the Central Sales Tax Act, 1956 which will continue to be liable to tax at 4%
