sebi:CO/139/TO/08/2002

SEBI · SEBI · 2002-01-28 · G.N. Bajpai, Chairman, SEBI

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Facts / Headnote

Application for exemption from making open offer rejected; Acquirer directed to comply with Regulations if proceeding with acquisition of 6,50,009 shares (18.34%)

Regulations

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• Reg. 23
• Reg. 20

Holding

The Chairman rejected the Acquirer's application seeking exemption from making an open offer under Chapter III of the Takeover Regulations for the proposed acquisition of 2,44,178 equity shares (6.89%) held by 949 public shareholders of PI Industries Limited, and directed that any acquisition of 6,50,009 shares (18.34%) be done in strict compliance with the Regulations.

Full text

Home » Enforcement » Orders » Orders of Chairman/Members Enforcement Enforcement▼ Order against PI Industries Limited Aug 30, 2002 | Orders : Orders of Chairman/Members CO/139/TO/08/2002 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

Follow Us GST No. 27AAAJS1679K1ZL Terms & Conditions | Privacy Policy © SEBI All Rights Reserved - Website Owned and Managed by SEBI What's New | Contact Us | Feedback | Site Map | Website Policy | Guidelines for Data Sharing | My SEBI | FMC (Erstwhile) | SAT | Screen Reader Access | Investor Website | Useful Links | RTI Act, 2005 | Committees | Cause List | Tenders | Careers | Help | FAQs | Intermediaries | Statistics | The site is best viewed in Internet Explorer 11.0+, Firefox 24+ or Chrome 33+. 6.89% shares / voting rights of the Target company. The Acquirer has stated that since the percentage of public shareholders is very small the exemption as sought may be granted. One of the facts which is relevant for grant of exemption from making open offer is the number of public shareholders and not only the percentage of public shareholding. In the instant case it is observed that public shareholding as a percentage may appear to be small but the number of shareholders i.e. 949 is a substantial number. In view of the aforesaid, the individual offer without following the transparent procedure under the Regulations, may not be in the interest of the 949 public shareholders. In this regard it will be pertinent to advert to sub regulations (3) & (6) of regulation 20 of the Regulations which pertains to determination of minimum offer price. The same reads as under :- Sub regulation (3) " Where the shares of Target Company are infrequently traded, the offer price shall be determi

3.3.2 There are 949 public shareholders of the Target company holding 6.89% shares. 3.3.3 The Acquirer proposes to make a written offer to buy out the entire public shareholding @ Rs.17/-. The aforesaid offer would be made individually to each of the public shareholders. 3.3.4 The consideration for the purchase of the shares would be paid within 15 days from the receipt of the documents. 3.3.5 The offer would be kept open for 12 months as against 6 months provided in respect of a formal offer to enable delisting. 4.0 The said application was forwarded to the Takeover Panel on January 18, 2002 in terms of sub-regulation(4) of regulation 4 of the Regulations. The Takeover Panel vide its report dated 28.1.02 recommended, inter alia, as under : "The Acquirers are promoters of the Target company and presently hold 74.77% of the paid-up share capital of the Target company. The Acquirers intend to acquire 18.34% of voting rights in the Target company through shareholders agreement. Subject to the Acquirers making an offer to purchase entire shareholding of all the remaining shareholders of the Target company individually by making a written offer to be sent through registered post with acknowledgement due at a price to be fixed in accordance with the Takeover Code but in any event not less than Rs. 17/- per share and complying with other conditions mentioned in the grounds of seeking exemption, grant of exemption as sought is recommended." 4.1 As the Panel did not recommend grant of

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