sebi:EAD-3/VSS/GSS/2019-20/5428

SEBI · SEBI · 2019-05-06 · V.S. Sundaresan, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Adjudication proceedings disposed of without imposition of any monetary penalty

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15

Regulations

• Reg. 29(1)
• Reg. 29(3)

Parties

• Mekaster Finlease Limited

Holding

The Noticee was found to have violated regulation 29(1) r/w regulation 29(3) of SAST Regulations by failing to make timely disclosure of acquisition of shares crossing the 5% threshold, but no monetary penalty was imposed under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act as the default was found to be venial and not blameworthy.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Mekaster Finlease Limited || Page 2 of 7 e. During the course of examination, the Noticee vide e-mail dated May 06, 2019 replied that “we had already complied with required compliance”. However, BSE vide its e-mail dated June 07, 2019 had replied that no disclosure in this regard was received by the Exchange from the Noticee. It was also observed from website of BSE that the Noticee did not make any disclosure for the aforementioned acquisition. f. In view of the above, it was observed that the Noticee had not made the requisite disclosures to the concerned stock exchange, where securities of the company were listed i.e. BSE and the target company i.e. IMCL within two working days from the date of aforesaid acquisition u/r 29(1) r/w regulation 29(3) of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (“SAST Regulations”).

Adjudication Order in respect of Mekaster Finlease Limited || Page 3 of 7 SEBI Act, 1992 Penalty for failure to furnish information, return, etc. 15A. If any person, who is required under this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder,— (a) …………… (b) to file any return or furnish any information, books or other documents within the time specified therefor in the regulations, fails to file return or furnish the same within the time specified therefor in the regulations, he shall be liable to 58[a penalty 59[which shall not be less than one lakh rupees but which may extend to one lakh rupees for each day during which such failure continues subject to a maximum of one crore rupees];

Adjudication Order in respect of Mekaster Finlease Limited || Page 4 of 7 specifically stating that it had not received the compliance reports for the aforesaid quarters from the appellant…”

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