sebi:RA/CB/262/2017

SEBI · SEBI · 2017-06-16 · Rachna Anand, Adjudicating Officer

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Facts / Headnote

Violation established; penalty of Rs. 6,80,000 imposed

Provisions invoked

• s. 15A
• s. 15
• s. 15I
• s. 15J
• s. 15F

Regulations

• Reg. 13
• Reg. 7
• Reg. 13(3)
• Reg. 29(2)
• Reg. 29

Parties

• M/s Skanda Aerospace Private Limited

Holding

The Noticee violated Regulation 29(2) read with 29(3) of the SAST Regulations by failing to timely disclose reductions exceeding 2% in its shareholding during January-May 2014, and is liable to a monetary penalty of Rs. 6,80,000 under Section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act.

Full text

Adjudication Order in the matter of Skanda Aerospace Limited Page 2 of 12 SHOW CAUSE NOTICE, REPLY AND HEARING 3. Show Cause Notice No. SEBI/HO/EAD/EAD6/OW/P/2017/14080/1 dated June 16, 2017 (hereinafter be referred to as the “SCN”) was served upon the Noticee under Rule 4(1) of the Adjudication Rules to show cause as to why an inquiry should not be held and penalty be not imposed against it under Section 15A (b) of the SEBI Act for the alleged violations of Regulation 29(2) read with 29(3) of the SAST Regulations.

Adjudication Order in the matter of Skanda Aerospace Limited Page 3 of 12 d. It was alleged that the aforesaid non-disclosure of reduction in its shareholding by the Noticee was in violation of Regulation 29(2) read with 29(3) of the SAST Regulations, text of which is mentioned as below: SAST Regulations:

Adjudication Order in the matter of Skanda Aerospace Limited Page 4 of 12 6. In response to the SCN, the Noticee filed its submissions / reply dated July 06, 2017. The core submissions of the Noticee are summarized as below: i. The Compliance Officer of the Noticee made disclosures in relation to change in shareholding of the Noticee under Regulation 13 of the PIT Regulations. However, an oversight was made in the matter of disclosures under Regulation 29(2) read with 29(3) of the SAST Regulations and the same was caused by a genuine confusion in the manner of disclosure obligations and not with any intent to conceal any information. ii. The Compliance Officer of the Noticee, under confusion, made disclosure to the target company and the stock exchanges in terms of PIT Regulations. It was only on the receipt of the SCN that the Noticee carried out examination of filings made during the examination period. iii. The Noticee’s actions were not deliberate, wanton or carried out with the intention to suppress any information. The disclosure violations have not caused any loss to any investor and have not adversely affected the shareholders of the target company in any manner. The Noticee has not made any economic gain or gained any unfair advantage as a result of the said transactions. iv. Regulation 29(2) of the SAST Regulations and Regulation 13 of the PIT Regulations are not stand-alone regulations and are corollary to one another as they are both substantially the same. While

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