sebi:AK/AO-207/2014

SEBI · SEBI · 2013-12-06 · Anita Kenkare, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for delayed disclosure under Takeover Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J
• s. 391

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 11
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 7(2)
• Reg. 11(2)

Parties

• M/s. N Kumar Housing & Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd.

Holding

The Noticee company (into which three transferor companies were amalgamated) was held liable for delayed disclosure of share acquisitions made by the transferor companies under Regulation 7(1A) read with Regulation 7(2) of the Takeover Regulations, and a penalty of Rs. 3,00,000 was imposed under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of M/s. Indo Pacific Software and Entertainment Limited Page 2 of 10 APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

Adjudication Order in the matter of M/s. Indo Pacific Software and Entertainment Limited Page 3 of 10 c) That the transferor companies were liable for the acts done by them prior to the "appointed dated" of amalgamation i.e. April 1, 2010 as provided in the scheme. Hence the Noticee being the ‘transferee company’ should not be held liable for any violation / non compliance by the any transferor company/(ies); d) That the acquirer companies stand dissolved upon the scheme of amalgamation becoming effective from February 11, 2011 and hence ceased to exist in the eyes of law; e) That the Noticee had no knowledge about the activities of the transferor companies prior to the amalgamation, it was only through SEBI SCN dated June 18, 2014 they the Noticee learnt about the acquisition of shares and alleged violations; f) That the shares of Indo Pacific/ the company were not actively traded on the stock exchange, hence no public interest was affected out of alleged violation / non compliance; g) that there was, thus, no violation on part of the Noticee and therefore, no monetary penalty should be imposed on them.

Adjudication Order in the matter of M/s. Indo Pacific Software and Entertainment Limited Page 4 of 10 not comply with the provisions of Regulation 7(1A) read with 7(2) of the Takeover Regulations within the stipulated time with respect to their acquisitions in Indo Pacific/ the company.

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