sebi:ASK/AO-34/2014-15

SEBI · SEBI · 2010-09-18 · A. Sunil Kumar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed on the Noticee for violations of SAST Regulations, 1997

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 7(1)
• Reg. 11
• Reg. 2(b)
• Reg. 7(2)
• Reg. 3(3)
• Reg. 35
• Reg. 3(1)(e)

Parties

• Thyrocare Biotech Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated regulation 7(1A) read with regulation 7(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997 by delaying disclosure of a sale of 6,500 shares by 53 days, violated regulation 7(1) and 7(1A) read with regulation 7(2) by delaying disclosure of an acquisition of 58,000 shares by 1 day, and violated regulation 7(1A) read with regulation 7(2) by failing to make any disclosure for a sale of 90,350 shares. A total penalty of ₹10,00,000 was imposed under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order against Thyrocare Biotech Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of Eins Edutech Limited Page 2 of 13 June 24, 2014 2. Securities and Exchange Board of India (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI”) examined the letter of offer pertaining to the aforesaid open offer and observed certain non-compliances of SAST Regulations, 1997 on the part of Thyrocare Biotech Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as "Noticee") in respect of some transactions in the shares of EEL during the period when it was a promoter of the EEL. The details of non-compliances observed is as under: i. Noticee sold 6,500 shares of EEL on March 31, 2005 resulting into decrease of the holding of the Noticee in EEL from 38,850 (15.86%) shares to 32,350 (13.20%) shares. As the sale of 6,500 shares of EEL by Noticee was 2.65% of share capital of EEL, which is more than the benchmark limit of 2% specified in the regulation 7(1A) of SAST Regulations, 1997, it required a disclosure within 2 days of transaction i.e. by April 02, 2005, as stipulated by regulation 7(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997. However, Noticee made the disclosure under the afore-mentioned regulations only on May 25, 2005 after a delay of 53 days. ii. Noticee acquired 58,000 shares of EEL on March 08, 2010 resulting into increase of the holding of the Noticee in EEL from 32,350 (13.20%) shares to 90,350 (36.88%) shares. As this transaction entitled the Noticee to more than fourteen per cent shares in the EEL, it required a disclosure within 2 days o

Adjudication Order against Thyrocare Biotech Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of Eins Edutech Limited Page 3 of 13 June 24, 2014 of transaction i.e. by March 10, 2010, as stipulated by regulation 7(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997. However, it was observed that the Noticee made the disclosure under the afore-mentioned regulations on March 11, 2010 after a delay of 1 day. iii. Noticee sold 90,350 shares of EEL on September 18, 2010 resulting into decrease of the holding of the Noticee in EEL from 90,350 (36.88%) shares to 0 (0.00%) shares. As the sale of 90,350 shares of EEL by Noticee was 36.88% of share capital of EEL, which is more than the benchmark limit of 2% specified in the regulation 7(1A) of SAST Regulations, 1997, it required a disclosure within 2 days of transaction i.e. by September 20, 2010, as stipulated by regulation 7(2) of SAST Regulations, 1997. However, no disclosures as stipulated by the afore- mentioned regulations, for the sale transaction dated September 18, 2010 was made by the Noticee.

Adjudication Order against Thyrocare Biotech Pvt. Ltd. in the matter of Eins Edutech Limited Page 4 of 13 June 24, 2014 appointed as Adjudicating Officer, in the present matter, vide order dated November 08, 2013.

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