sebi:Order/GG/VP/2021-22/15609-15620

SEBI · SEBI · 2020-02-11 · Geetha G, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

SCN dated 23.07.2020 disposed without any finding against any Noticee; no penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 77
• s. 15H

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 13(1)
• Reg. 29(1)
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 13(6)
• Reg. 29(3)

Holding

The Adjudicating Officer held VLFL had not funded its own preferential allotment through Noticee Nos. 8, 11 and 12 as conduits and none of the Noticees violated Section 12A read with PFUTP Regulations 3 and 4(1), and that Noticee Nos. 4 to 7 had not acted as PACs holding 15.83% and had not violated SAST Regulations 29(1) and 29(3), disposing the SCN without any finding or penalty.

Full text

______________________________________________________________________ Adjudication Order in the matter of Voltaire Leasing Finance Limited Page 2 of 37 Broking Ltd (PAC) at a price of Rs. 50/- per share in terms of the provisions of SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011 (hereinafter referred to as SAST Regulations, 2011 wherein it was observed from the shareholding buildup of promoters that the shareholding of the seller promoter Ms. Madhuri O Damani ('Madhuri'/'Promoter') had significantly reduced from 74.04% on March 31, 2011 to 9.32% on March 25, 2013. The preferential allotments were made by Noticee No. 1 on November 22, 2012 (14,60,000 shares, 35.45% of total shareholding) and March 13, 2013 (13,18,000 shares, 32.01% of total shareholding) and August 03, 2013 (9,40,000 shares, 22.83% of total shareholding), hence, the period between November 22, 2012 and August 03, 2013 was taken as investigation period (hereinafter referred to as the “Investigation Period”).

______________________________________________________________________ Adjudication Order in the matter of Voltaire Leasing Finance Limited Page 3 of 37 Nos. 9 & 10 through Noticee Nos. 11 to 12, and thus, all these Noticees were acting as PACs. The total holding of all these Noticees as PACs adds upto 15.83% in VLFL. Since Noticee Nos. 4 to 7 (Baid family) failed to provide any disclosures to BSE, they were alleged to have violated Regulations 29(1) and 29(3) of the SAST Regulations. B. APPOINTMENT OF ADJUDICATING OFFICER

______________________________________________________________________ Adjudication Order in the matter of Voltaire Leasing Finance Limited Page 4 of 37

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