sebi:Order_against_Amzel_Pvt_Ltd_and_MrSaleem_Fazalbhoy

SEBI · SEBI · 2003-05-30 · S.V. Krishna Mohan, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

No penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 11(2)
• Reg. 14(1)

Parties

• Saleem Fazalbhoy
• Amzel Pvt Ltd

Holding

The acquirers violated Regulation 11(2) by acquiring 200 shares on 7.1.98 without a prior public announcement, but no penalty under Section 15H(ii) of SEBI Act, 1992 is imposed.

Full text

2 (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 for acquisition of additional shares in the target company on 7.1.1998.

3 shares and there was no change in management or control of the company. The said violation was due to lack of knowledge of the regulations and in the honest belief that creeping acquisition was permitted. The aforesaid was brought to the notice of SEBI voluntarily by them. It was finally submitted that as directed by SEBI chairman by his order dated May 30, 2003, the acquirer alongwith persons acting in concert had since made the public announcement and also agreed to pay the interest @ 15% p.a. to the investors.

4 himself or through persons acting in concert with him any additional shares or voting rights, unless such acquirer makes a public announcement to acquire shares in accordance with the regulations. 4.4 It is not in dispute that the acquirers had already held 85.48% of the paid- up capital of the target company as on 6.1.98 i.e. immediately prior to the aforesaid acquisition on 7.1.98.

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