sebi:EAD-12/SM/168-171/2018
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Facts / Headnote
All four Noticees found guilty of failing to make required disclosures; monetary penalties imposed under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992.
Provisions invoked
- s. 15A
- s. 15
- s. 15J
- s. 15F
- s. 89
- s. 7(2)
- s. 2(27)
- s. 89(1)
- s. 89(2)
- s. 89(8)
Regulations
- Reg. 199
- Reg. 13(3)
- Reg. 29(1)
- Reg. 13(6)
- Reg. 29(2)
- Reg. 12
- Reg. 29(3)
- Reg. 7(2)
- Reg. 7(2)(a)
- Reg. 7(2)(b)
- Reg. 201
- Reg. 31(1)
Parties
- Prashant Boorugu
- Cronimet Mercon Invest Ltd
- Metkore Alloys & Industries Ltd
- Bhuma Infrastructure Pvt. Ltd
Holding
All four Noticees were held liable for failure to make required disclosures under SAST Regulations and/or PIT Regulations, and penalties were imposed under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992: Rs. 4,00,000 on Noticee 1, Rs. 6,00,000 on Noticee 2, Rs. 4,00,000 on Noticee 3, and Rs. 4,00,000 on Noticee 4.
Full text
In the matter of M/s. Metkore Alloys & Industries Ltd. Page 2 of 14 Prashant Boorugu (“Noticee No. 1”) 3. It was alleged that Noticee No. 1 had received 1,62,60,304 shares from Noticee No. 2 on July 02, 2015 and the same has increased the shareholding of Noticee No. 1 from 4.26% to 27.35%. As per Regulation 29(1) read with Regulation 29(3) of SAST Regulation, Noticee 1 was under an obligation to make disclosure about his increased shareholding in the company. However as per NSE website and from the BSE’s reply dated November 18, 2016, it was observed that Noticee No. 1 has not made disclosure and hence he was alleged to have violated regulation 29(1) read with regulation 29(3) of SAST 2011.
In the matter of M/s. Metkore Alloys & Industries Ltd. Page 3 of 14 as it had filed disclosure to BSE and NSE on November 03, 2015 and November 04, 2015 respectively.
In the matter of M/s. Metkore Alloys & Industries Ltd. Page 4 of 14 12. The changes in shareholding of Noticee No. 4 are as follows:
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