sebi:Order/GR/KG/2021-22/11664

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-10-20 · Shri G Ramar, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Disposed of without any order of penalty without going into merits

Provisions invoked

• s. 21
• s. 23
• s. 23E
• s. 23A
• s. 23I

Parties

• Aptech Limited

Holding

The adjudication proceedings initiated against Aptech Limited vide SCN dated May 10, 2018 for alleged violation of Section 21 of the SCRA read with Clause 36(7) of the Listing Agreement are not maintainable and are disposed of without any order of penalty.

Full text

Adjudication order in respect of Aptech Limited in the matter of its GDR issue Page 2 of 10 erlyi n g GDR s 06-Nov- 2003 38,40,000 14.4 0 3.75 4 ICICI Bank Ltd., Mumb ai 1,53, 60,0 00 (At app rox. ` 45. 4

Adjudication order in respect of Aptech Limited in the matter of its GDR issue Page 3 of 10 31, 2003 on the letterhead of Aptech and on the strength of this Board Resolution submitted to Banco Bank, Pramod on October 20, 2003, signed the account charge agreement on behalf of Aptech which provided security to Banco Bank to allow avail of loan by Willow from Banco Bank for subscription of GDRs of Aptech. As per Account Charge Agreement, Aptech shall deposit in its designated account with Banco Bank an amount not exceeding loan availed by Willow for subscription of GDRs of Aptech as security for all the obligations of Willow under the Credited Agreement (which was signed between Banco Bank and Willow by which Banco Bank agreed to lend Willow for subscription of GDRs of Aptech). The aforesaid Account Charge Agreement was an integral part of Credit Agreement entered into between Willow and Banco Bank and vice versa and both were executed concurrently and on the same date i.e October 20, 2003. Aptech could withdraw an equivalent amount from the bank account with Banco Bank only upon payment of all or part of the amounts due under the Credit Agreement. Aptech had pledged GDR proceeds to secure the rights of Banco against the loan given to Willow for subscription to GDR and corresponding GDR proceeds was utilized by Aptech only on repayment of loan by Willow. Later, on, the loan against which the GDR proceeds of the company were used as security, turned out to be the loan taken by Wi

Adjudication order in respect of Aptech Limited in the matter of its GDR issue Page 4 of 10 (AO) in the matter, which was communicated to the AO vide communiqué dated January 10, 2018, to inquire into and adjudge under Section 23E of the SCRA the aforesaid violations alleged to have been committed by the Noticee. Subsequently, Shri Satya Ranjan Prasad was appointed as the Adjudicating Officer in the matter in the place of Shri Biju. S. Thereafter, the undersigned was appointed 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. Show Cause Notice, Reply and Personal Hearing:

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