sebi:ORDER/JS/RJ/2025-26/31551

SEBI · SEBI · 2024-12-20 · Jai Sebastian, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee held to have violated regulations 3(2) and 4(1) of PIT Regulations and sections 12A(d) and (e) of SEBI Act, 1992 and held liable for monetary penalty under section 15G of SEBI Act

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 15G
• s. 15J
• s. 11C

Regulations

• Reg. 2(1)(g)
• Reg. 2(1)(n)
• Reg. 3(2)
• Reg. 2(1)(g)(i)

Parties

• Rupesh Satish Dalal HUF

Holding

Noticee, acting through its karta Rupesh Satish Dalal, procured UPSI about the HDFC Ltd.-HDFC Bank Ltd. merger via Mr. X through Mr. Y and traded in call options of both scrips while in possession of UPSI, violating regulations 3(2) and 4(1) of PIT Regulations and sections 12A(d) and (e) of SEBI Act and attracting penalty under section 15G.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of suspected insider trading activity of certain entities in the scrip HDFC Limited and HDFC Bank Limited Page 2 of 25

Adjudication Order in the matter of suspected insider trading activity of certain entities in the scrip HDFC Limited and HDFC Bank Limited Page 3 of 25

Adjudication Order in the matter of suspected insider trading activity of certain entities in the scrip HDFC Limited and HDFC Bank Limited Page 4 of 25

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