sebi:EAD-2/AO/146/2013

SEBI · SEBI · 2009-07-31 · P K Kuriachen, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 13(3)
• Reg. 13(4)
• Reg. 13(5)

Parties

• Shri Jigar Jaswantilal Shah

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulation 13(3) read with Regulation 13(5) of the PIT Regulations by failing to disclose change(s) exceeding 2% in shareholding, and a monetary penalty of Rs 1,00,000 under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act was imposed on Shri Jigar Jaswantilal Shah.

Full text

Page 2 of 8 date July 31, 2009) and sub-division / stock split of Rs. 10 per share into shares of Re. 1 each (record date September 07, 2009). The Noticee was holding 3,87,677 shares as on June 30, 2009 which constituted 11.54% of the share capital (3360000 shares) of VEIL. The Noticee sold / transferred 2,00,000 shares of VEIL on September 12, 2009 which resulted in a reduction of the Noticee's shareholding to 48,04,240 shares which is 9.53% of the total share capital i.e. 5,04,00,000. The Noticee had received certain credits of shares in his demat account held with HDFC after September 12, 2009 till September 23, 2009 which resulted in an increase in the shareholding of the Noticee from 48,04,240 shares to 52,04,240 shares. On September 29, 2009 the Noticee transferred 10,00,000 shares to his another demat account held with Pravin Ratilal Share and Stock Broker (Pravin) as "ordinary" and further sold / transferred 40,00,000 shares of VEIL from the demat account held with HDFC which ultimately resulted in reduction of his shareholding to 12,04,240 shares with HDFC account, which is 2.39% of the share capital of VEIL. As the above sale / transfers resulted in change in the Noticee's shareholding exceeding 2%, he was required to make necessary disclosures to VEIL as prescribed under Regulation 13(3) read with Regulation 13(5) of the SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 which the Noticee allegedly failed to do.

Page 3 of 8 cause as to why an inquiry should not be held against him for the alleged violations as mentioned above. 5. The SCN was sent to the Noticee\ by Registered Post Acknowledgment Due and the same were duly delivered. The Noticee vide letter dated July 23, 2012 replied to the SCN. In the interest of natural justice and in order to conduct an inquiry as per Rule 4 (3) of the Adjudication Rules, the undersigned vide letter dated September 05, 2012 granted an opportunity of personal hearing to the Noticee on September 28, 2012. However, the Noticee did not attend the said hearing. Accordingly, another opportunity of hearing was granted to the Noticee vide letter dated September 21, 2012 on October 08, 2012. The authorized representative of the Noticee attended the said hearing and made oral submissions.

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