sebi:EAD-2/DSR/VVK/RG/155/2014
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Facts / Headnote
Penalty imposed on Noticee for violation of Clause 20(a) of Listing Agreement read with Section 21 of SCRA, 1956
Provisions invoked
- s. 21
- s. 23E
- s. 23
Parties
- Vivimed Labs Limited
Holding
The Noticee, Vivimed Labs Limited, violated Clause 20(a) of the Listing Agreement read with Section 21 of the SCRA, 1956 by failing to intimate the stock exchanges (NSE and BSE) about the exact date of payment/dispatch of dividend to shareholders, and a penalty of Rs. 10,00,000 was imposed under Section 23E of the SCRA, 1956.
Full text
Page 2 of 9 Noticee, vide its letter dated December 12, 2013, replied to the said query and inter alia, informed that the said information was mentioned in the Annual Report stating that if dividend was declared in the Annual General Meeting, it would be paid on or after the 1st October, 2013. Further, vide e-mail dated the 27th December, 2013, NSE had informed that the Noticee had not made any separate disclosure intimating the date of payment of the dividend. The said non-intimation to the stock exchange was in violation of provisions of Clause 20(a) of the Listing Agreement read with Section 21 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act,1956 ( hereinafter referred to as 'SCRA,1956').
Page 3 of 9 the Noticee on April 11, 2013 vide notice dated March 18, 2014. However, the Noticee failed to attend the said hearing. Thereafter, vide notice dated April 21, 20414, another opportunity of personal hearing was granted to the Noticee on May 05, 2014. The Authorized Representative (AR) attended the scheduled hearing on behalf of the Noticee and made oral submissions. The AR reiterated the submissions made by the Noticee vide its reply dated February 25, 2014. Also, the AR was advised to submit the documentary evidence in support of the
Page 4 of 9 within 15 minutes of the closure of the Board Meetings by Letter / fax, (or, if the meeting be held outside the City of Mumbai, by fax / telegram)- (a) all dividends and / or cash bonuses recommended or declared or the decision to pass any dividend or interest payment; (b)........
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