sebi:Order/KS/VC/2019-20/6040
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Facts / Headnote
Show cause notice dropped; no penalty imposed on the Noticee (benefit of doubt given)
Provisions invoked
- s. 15
- s. 19
- s. 11(1)
- s. 12A
- s. 15H
Regulations
- Reg. 11
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 3(a)
Parties
- KII Ltd.
Holding
The Adjudicating Officer closed the adjudication proceedings against KII Ltd. without imposing any penalty, giving it the benefit of doubt, holding there was insufficient material on record to show KII was a party to or aware of Arun Panchariya's alleged fraudulent GDR scheme.
Full text
Page 2 of 30 Running Lead Manager of the issuer companies. Further, it is also observed that Arun Panchariya (hereinafter referred to as ‘AP’) was the founder, director as well as 100% shareholder of Pan Asia. It is alleged in the IR that the complete process of GDR issuance by these companies was devised and structured by AP in connivance with the issuer companies to the detriment of the Indian Investors wherein AP arranged for loans for the subscription of GDRs and, thereafter, certain entities including KII Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as ‘KII’/‘Noticee’) converted the GDRs into underlying shares and sold them in the Indian securities market. It is further alleged that the money received from the sale of underlying shares was used to pay the loans, thereby, fraudulently making Indian investors pay for such GDR issues, in actual.
Page 3 of 30 cause as to why an inquiry should not be held against it and why penalty, if any, should not be imposed on it under Section 15HA of the SEBI Act for alleged violation of the relevant provisions of law.
Page 4 of 30 management as the following family members of AP were the shareholders of Alkarni: Name of Share Holder % of shareholding Arun Panchariya 52.50% Radhadevi Satish Panchariya 15.00% Sarita Arun Panchariya 15.00% Madhudevi Ashok Panchariya 15.00% Ashok Panchariya 2.50% In this regard, it is observed that Ashok Panchariya is the brother of AP. d. As the authorised signatory and while in control of Vintage FZE, AP signed Loan Agreements with an Austria based bank namely, European American Investment Bank AG. e. These Loan Agreements were integral part of another set of bipartite agreements namely Pledge Agreements, signed between respective issuer Companies and Euram Bank. The Loan Agreements (signed between Vintage FZE and Euram Bank) and Pledge Agreements (signed between Issuer Companies and Euram Bank) enabled Vintage FZE to obtain loan from Euram Bank to subscribe to GDR issues of Issuer Companies. According to the Pledge Agreements, the proceeds of GDR issuance were deposited and pledged by the companies with Euram Bank. f. Further, it is observed that Euram Asia was joint venture in Dubai between Euram Bank and Panasia. AP was holding 49% in Euram Asia by way of his investment in Panasia while Euram Bank was holding rest 51% of total shareholding of the Company. AP and Mr. Satish Panchariya, brother of AP, were also directors of Euram Asia. g. The details of loan agreements and pledge agreements signed for the purpose of subscription of GDRs of Issuer Companies
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