sebi:CO/106/ISD/08/2003

SEBI · SEBI · 2000-07-12 · G.N. Bajpai, Chairman, SEBI

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Facts / Headnote

Shri Rahul H Shah and Ms. Nimisha H Shah prohibited from buying, selling or dealing in securities for one year and Shri Hemendra V Shah prohibited from buying, selling or dealing in securities for three years from the date of the order.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11(4)

Regulations

• Reg. 11
• Reg. 4

Parties

• Shri Hemendra V Shah
• Shri Rahul H Shah
• Ms. Nimisha H Shah

Holding

The Chairman/directors of M/s Shailbhadra Securities Ltd. violated Regulation 4(a),(b),(c) and (d) of the PFUTP Regulations, 1995 by executing structured and cross deals in Zodiac Clothing Company Ltd., and were prohibited from dealing in securities for one year (Rahul H Shah and Nimisha H Shah) and three years (Hemendra V Shah).

Full text

3.5 From the details gathered during the investigations, it was observed that VFSL, NFSPL and HPSPL are having common directors and are thus associate entities and therefore stated hereinabove as one group. 3.6 The total market volume traded in the said scrip at NSE during the relevant period was 14,55,151 shares. The Broker purchased shares in the said scrip for the above mentioned three entities viz. VFSL, NFSPL and HPSPL totaling to 12,06,627 shares and sold 1,54,500 for VFSL during the said period.

b) On August 02, 2000, 25100 shares of Zodiac were traded on NSE. Out of which VFSL sold 25,000 shares through Integrated Master Securities Pvt. Ltd. (member NSE) and HPSPL bought these shares through the Broker by way of structured deal @ Rs. 72.50 and 73.00 as shown below: c) On August 18, 2000, 15,100 shares of Zodiac were traded on NSE. Out of these VFSL sold 15,000 shares through Integrated Master Securities Pvt. Ltd. (member NSE) and HPSPL bought through the Broker by way of structured deal as shown below: d) On August 21, 2000, 10,200 shares of Zodiac were traded on NSE. Out of these, VFSL sold 10,000 shares through Integrated Master Securities Pvt. Ltd. (member NSE) and HPSPL bought through the Broker by way of structured deal as shown below : e) On October 25, 2000, 24050 shares of Zodiac were traded on NSE. Out of these NFSPL sold 23,750 shares through Canara Securities Ltd. (member NSE) and HPSPL Settlement No. Trade Number Date Buy Member Buy Client Sell Member Sell Client Trade Price Trade Qty 2000032 200008020053792 2-Aug- 00 Shalibhadra Sec. Ltd. CLI Integrated Master Sec P L V041 72.50 5000 2000032 200008020055155 2-Aug- 00 Shalibhadra Sec. Ltd. 9216 Integrated Master Sec P L V041 73.00 500 2000032 200008020055157 2-Aug- 00 Shalibhadra Sec. Ltd. 9216 Integrated Master Sec P L V041 73.00 4400 2000032 200008020068622 2-Aug- 00 Shalibhadra Sec. Ltd. 9216 Integrated Master Sec P L V041 72.50 1000 2000032 200008020071493 2-Aug- 00 Shalibhadra Sec. Ltd. 9216 Integra

bought through the Broker company by way of structured deal @ Rs. 73.40 and Rs. 73.50 as shown below : f) On January 31, 2001, 35,205 shares of Zodiac were traded on NSE. Out of these, VFSL sold 15,000 shares through Namah Capital Resources Ltd. (member NSE) and HPSPL bought through the Broker by way of structured deal @ Rs. 73.40 as shown below: g) Similarly, the Broker purchased 2,38,567 shares of Zodiac for NFSL out of which 6,200 shares were executed as structured deal wherein the counter party was one of the above mentioned client company as shown below : On August 14, 2000, 6500 shares of Zodiac were traded on NSE. Out of these, VFSL sold 6200 shares through Ghalla Bhansalli Stock Brokers Pvt. Ltd. (member NSE) and NFSPL bought through Broker by way of structured deal @ Rs. 73.30 to 73.50 as shown below : 3.8 It is also observed during the investigation that the Broker had executed the trades in Zodiac during the relevant period, for group companies namely NFSL and HPSL (having common directors) which resulted in structured deals and that the Broker was instrumental in allowing such deals. 3.9 From the order log-trade log details it is observed that the Broker had executed cross deals on NSE for the clients NFSPL and VFSL as shown below : a) On November 9, 2000, 10,150 shares of Zodiac were traded on NSE. Out of these, Broker purchased 10,000 shares for NFSPL and sold 10,000 shares to VFSL, a group company of NFSL, executing a cross deal @ Rs. 80.50 -81.00, as shown bel

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