sebi:RA/CB/140/2017

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-07-03 · Rachna Anand, General Manager and Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation found; penalty imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15J

Regulations

• Reg. 7
• Reg. 7(2)

Parties

• Mr. Sandeep Bhatnagar

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulation 7(2)(a) of the PIT Regulations by disclosing the August 03, 2015 sale on August 10, 2015 instead of by August 05, 2015, and a monetary penalty of Rs. 2,00,000 under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act was imposed upon Mr. Sandeep Bhatnagar.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Wipro Limited Page 2 of 9 4. The allegations levelled against the Noticee in the SCN are summarized hereunder: a. That the Noticee, as an employee of Wipro Limited which is listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange (hereinafter be referred to as, “the BSE”) as well as the National Stock Exchange (hereinafter be referred to as, “the NSE”) sought pre-clearance from Wipro Limited to sell 2300 shares of Wipro Limited on July 27, 2015, which was approved the same day. b. Thereafter, the Noticee sold 2237 shares of Wipro Limited on August 03, 2015. The sale value of this transaction was Rs. 12,77,998.10/-. In relation to the sale of shares of Wipro Limited, the Noticee submitted continual disclosure to Wipro Limited on August 10, 2015, which was also submitted to the BSE and NSE on August 10, 2015. c. Under Regulation 7(2) (a) of the PIT Regulations, every promoter, employee or director of every company is required to disclose to the company, the number of securities acquired or disposed of within two working day of such transaction if the value of securities traded, whether in one transaction or a series of transactions over any calendar quarter, aggregates to a traded value in excess of ten lakhs rupees or such other value as may be specified. d. Therefore, there was an alleged delay of 5 days in making disclosure which was in alleged violation of Regulation 7(2) (a) of the PIT Regulations, which if established, would make the Noticee liable for pena

Adjudication Order in the matter of Wipro Limited Page 3 of 9 “ …….. The main issue here has been that there was a delay in filing the form C with the company.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Wipro Limited Page 4 of 9 8. The noticee is a qualified chartered accountant and is aware of his responsibilities. However keeping all of the above in mind seeks pardon from any penalties.

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