sebi:PPL/TSIPL/AO/DRK/AS/EAD-3/325/23-2012

SEBI · SEBI · 2007-02-27 · D. Ravi Kumar, Chief General Manager & Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Penalty of ₹2,50,000 imposed on the noticee for violation of Regulation 7 of the Takeover Regulations

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15H
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 7(2)

Parties

• Tropical Securities and Investment Pvt. Ltd.

Holding

The noticee violated Regulation 7 of the Takeover Regulations by failing to disclose its aggregate shareholding in PPL to the company and stock exchanges within 4 working days of acquiring more than 5% of the paid-up capital, and a penalty of ₹2,50,000 was imposed under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, 1992.

Full text

Page 2 of 8 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, HEARING AND REPLY 3. A Show Cause Notice (hereinafter referred to as SCN) dated February 27, 2007 was issued to Tropical Securities and Investment Pvt. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as noticee) in terms of the provisions of Rule 4 of the Rules, requiring it to show 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 15A(b) and 15H of the SEBI Act, 1992 for violation of Regulation 7 of the Takeover Regulations.

Page 3 of 8 8. The noticee was granted another opportunity of hearing in the matter on June 28, 2010 at 03:00 pm vide hearing notice dated June 09,

Page 4 of 8 CONSIDERATION OF EVIDENCE AND FINDINGS 12. I have taken into consideration the facts and circumstances of the case, and the material made available on record. The allegation against the noticee is that it has violated Regulation 7 of Takeover Regulations.

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