sebi:ASK/AO/19/2014

SEBI · SEBI · 2013-07-08 · A. Sunil Kumar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty of Rs 4,00,000 imposed under Section 15A(b) of SEBI Act

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 6
• Reg. 13
• Reg. 11
• Reg. 10
• Reg. 199
• Reg. 13(3)
• Reg. 11(1)
• Reg. 2(b)
• Reg. 7(2)
• Reg. 35
• Reg. 35(2)
• Reg. 3(1)(e)

Parties

• Bindal Synthetics Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated regulation 7(1A) read with regulation 7(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997 by failing to disclose its sale of 4,43,580 shares (2.92%) of Blue Blends (India) Limited on March 28, 2006 within two days to the company and stock exchanges, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs 4,00,000 under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Blue Blends (India) Limited Page 2 of 15 2. While examining the Draft Letter of Offer filed pursuant to the afore- mentioned public announcement, it was observed that Bindal Synthetics Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Noticee"), who was part of the Promoter group of BBIL at the relevant period had sold 4,43,580 shares of BBIL on March 28, 2006 constituting more than 2% of share capital in BBIL which required a disclosure within 2 days of transaction as stipulated by regulation 7(1A) read with regulation 7(2) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 (hereinafter referred to as “SAST Regulations, 1997”). However, no disclosures as stipulated under Regulation 7(1A) read with regulation 7(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997 for the said transactions was made by the Noticee to BBIL and exchanges where the company is listed.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Blue Blends (India) Limited Page 3 of 15 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, REPLY AND PERSONAL HEARING

Adjudication Order in the matter of Blue Blends (India) Limited Page 4 of 15 investors. A copy of the disclosures made under PIT Regulations was also enclosed. • Mr. Anand Arya, who was also part of the promoter group, have made requisite disclosures under SAST Regulations, 1997. As the Noticee has already disclosed under PIT Regulations and Mr. Anand Arya, who was part of promoter group disclosed in SAST Regulations, 1997, we are of the view that Noticee need not give separate disclosure under SAST Regulations, 1997 as we are part of same promoter group. • Trading in the shares of BBIL were placed under suspension from 10th September, 2001 to 2nd December, 2012 and the suspension was revoked only on 3rd December, 2012. The above mentioned transaction also took place during the period when the scrip was under suspension and hence there was no intention of promoters to derive any undue benefit by not disclosing the said transaction under SAST Regulations, 1997. • As both the entities belonged to promoter group of BBIL, this being inter se transfer between promoters and one of the entities, who was part of the promoter group, has already made the requisite disclosures and the trading in the scrip was also placed under suspension, we are of the opinion that disclosure on our part under SAST Regulations, 1997 is not required as it will not materially make any difference to the price of the scrip as the information was already in public domain and trading in the scrip was already

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