sebi:Order/GR/AE/2019-20/6497-6500

SEBI · SEBI · 2010-06-11 · G. Ramar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violations held established against Jindal Cotex Limited and its three directors; matter proceeded to determination of penalty

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 21
• s. 15H
• s. 15J
• s. 28A
• s. 23I
• s. 23J
• s. 23E
• s. 376

Regulations

• Reg. 2(c)
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 3(a)

Parties

• Jindal Cotex Limited
• Mr. Sandeep Jindal
• Mr. Rajinder Jindal
• Mr. Yash Paul Jindal

Holding

Jindal Cotex Limited and Noticee Nos. 2-4 violated Section 12A(a),(b),(c) read with PFUTP Regulations 3(a)-(d) and 4(1) by facilitating subscription of its GDR issue by Vintage through a EURAM Bank loan secured by pledge of GDR proceeds without disclosure, and JCL violated Section 21 of SCRA read with Clauses 32, 36(7) and 50 of the Listing Agreement for non-disclosure and accounting misstatements.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of GDR issue by Jindal Cotex Limited Page 2 of 28 as Alta Vista International FZE) (hereinafter referred to as “Vintage”). It was observed that the subscription amount was paid by Vintage by obtaining a loan from European American Investment Bank AG (here in refer to “EURAM Bank”) by entering into Loan Agreement dated June 11, 2010 with EURAM Bank. It was observed that Directors of JCL in its Board Meeting held on April 26, 2010 had passed Board Resolution inter alia authorizing Mr. Sandeep Jindal, Managing Director of JCL or Mr. Rajinder Jindal, Whole Time Director of JCL for the opening of an account with EURAM Bank for the purpose of receiving subscription money in respect of the GDR issue of JCL and also for using the funds deposited in the said bank account as security in connection with loans, if any. The said Board Resolution was signed by 1) Mr. Sandeep Jindal (Managing Director of JCL), and 2) Mr. Rajinder Jindal (Whole Time Director of JCL), and certified to be true by 3) Mr. Yash Paul Jindal (Chairman of JCL). JCL had signed a Pledge Agreement dated June 11, 2010 with EURAM Bank pledging GDR proceeds as collateral against the loan availed by Vintage, executed by Mr. Sandeep Jindal, Managing Director of JCL. Vide the said Pledge Agreement, JCL had pledged the GDR proceeds against the loan availed by Vintage for subscribing to GDRs of JCL, thus securing Vintage’s loan. Investigations also observed that the aforesaid arrangement (viz.

Adjudication Order in the matter of GDR issue by Jindal Cotex Limited Page 3 of 28 (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations 2003 (hereinafter referred to as "PFUTP Regulations") and under Section 23E of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (hereinafter referred to as “SCRA, 1956”) for the alleged violation of the provisions of Section 21 of SCRA, 1956 read with Clauses 32, 36(7) and 50 of Listing Agreement. Adjudication proceedings were also initiated against Noticee Nos. 2 – 4 for alleged violations of Section 12A(a), (b), (c) of SEBI Act, 1992 read with Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d), and 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations.

Adjudication Order in the matter of GDR issue by Jindal Cotex Limited Page 4 of 28 matter. In this regard, from the material available on record it is observed that inspection of documents was carried out by Authorized Representative of the Noticees on November 12,

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