sebi:Order/GR/KG/2020-21/10096

SEBI · SEBI · 2010-11-23 · G. Ramar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Noticee held to have violated Section 12A(a), (b), (c) of SEBI Act read with Regulations 3(a), (b), (c), (d) and 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations and held liable for penalty under Section 15HA

Provisions invoked

• s. 15
• s. 12A
• s. 15H
• s. 27
• s. 15J
• s. 28A
• s. 23I
• s. 23E
• s. 2(51)
• s. 376
• s. 2(60)
• s. 203

Regulations

• Reg. 3
• Reg. 200
• Reg. 3(a)
• Reg. 16(d)

Parties

• Shri Ajay Kumar Dalmia

Holding

Shri Ajay Kumar Dalmia, CFO of Bhoruka Aluminium Limited, violated Section 12A(a), (b), (c) read with Regulations 3(a)-(d) and 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations by executing the pledge of GDR proceeds to secure Vintage FZE's loan for subscribing to BAL's GDRs, as part of a fraudulent self-financing scheme, and is liable to penalty under Section 15HA.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ajay Kumar Dalmia in the matter of Bhoruka Aluminium Limited Page 2 of 42 10.38 million) on December 3, 2010, equivalent to 1,12,26,280 equity shares of Rs. 10 each, and the said issue was subscribed by one entity viz. Vintage FZE (now known 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 (EURAM Bank) by entering into Loan Agreement dated November 23, 2010 with EURAM Bank. It was observed that directors of BAL in its board meeting held on September 28, 2010, had passed board resolution inter alia authorizing the opening of an account with EURAM Bank for the purpose of receiving subscription money in respect of the GDR issue of BAL and also for using the funds deposited in the said bank account as security in connection with loans, if any. BAL had signed a pledge agreement dated November 23, 2010 with EURAM Bank pledging GDR proceeds as collateral against the loan availed by Vintage, executed by Mr. Ajay Kumar Dalmia (hereinafter referred to as the “Noticee”), Chief Financial Officer (hereinafter referred to as “CFO”) of BAL. Vide the said loan agreement, BAL had pledged the GDR proceeds against the loan availed by Vintage FZE for subscribing to GDRs of BAL, thus securing Vintage FZE’s loan.

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ajay Kumar Dalmia in the matter of Bhoruka Aluminium Limited Page 3 of 42 which had acted as the security for the loan taken by Vintage from the EURAM Bank for subscribing to the GDRs of BAL. It was therefore inter alia alleged that the Noticee had acted as a party to the fraudulent scheme of self-financing of the GDR issue of BAL.

Adjudication Order in respect of Shri Ajay Kumar Dalmia in the matter of Bhoruka Aluminium Limited Page 4 of 42 as the Adjudicating Officer in the instant case, which was communicated vide communique dated May 22, 2019.These proceedings are therefore been carried forward where they had been left off by the previous AO, and an opportunity of personal hearing was granted as detailed hereinafter.

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