sebi:PG/AO-81/2012

SEBI · SEBI · 2012-03-22 · Piyoosh Gupta, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 11
• Reg. 2
• Reg. 11(1)
• Reg. 2(b)
• Reg. 35(2)(a)

Parties

• M/s General Exports & Credits Ltd

Holding

The Noticee, a promoter of GHCL, violated Regulation 7(1A) of the SAST Regulations, 1997 by failing to disclose its contribution to the >2% change in promoter shareholding during May 20-29, 2008, and a penalty of Rs. 3,00,000 under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act was imposed.

Full text

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s General Exports & Credits Ltd in the matter of GHCL Ltd. Page 2 of 16 promoter entities who had undertaken transactions without making requisite disclosures which have led to alleged violation of regulation 7(1A) of SAST regulations.

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s General Exports & Credits Ltd in the matter of GHCL Ltd. Page 3 of 16  The shareholding of the Noticee in GHCL prior to sale of impugned 4,00,000 shares was only 5,67,000 shares (about 0.57% of the capital of GHCL),which is much below 15% limit of Regulation 11(1). Hence, regulation 7(1A) was not applicable on the Noticee.  In or around January 2008 to March 2008, the Noticee pledged 5,50,000 shares of GHCL out of its shareholding in GHCL with Aditya Birla Finance Limited in connection with the loan facility availed by Lovely Investment Pvt. Ltd as a third party pledge. The lender invoked the pledge due to non-fulfillment of loan obligations by the borrowing company.  The sale of shares was executed by the lender to whom the shares were pledged and not by the Noticee.  The disclosure under Regulation 7(1A) is acquirer specific and hence individual shareholding of the Noticee only needs to be

Adjudication Order in respect of M/s General Exports & Credits Ltd in the matter of GHCL Ltd. Page 4 of 16 August 27, 2012. The Noticee attended the hearing through its authorized representatives and reiterated the submissions made in the reply to SCN.

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