sebi:WTM/GM/EFD/10/MAY/2017

SEBI · SEBI · 2016-12-20 · G. Mahalingam, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Representation dated October 31, 2016 disposed of with direction to SCL to mandatorily refund to all existing shareholders within two months following Clauses 3 to 6 procedure

Parties

• SCL
• Directors of SCL

Holding

SEBI rejected SCL's request for an option to investors to retain securities and directed mandatory refund to all existing shareholders within two months by following the refund procedure in Clauses 3 to 6 of the December 31, 2015 circular, disposing of the October 31, 2016 representation.

Full text

2 (i) The Noticees shall within a period of three months from the date of this order, jointly and severally refund the money collected through the issue of equity shares to the allottees with interest at the rate of 15% per annum from the date of receipt of money till the date of such refund. Such refund shall be made only in cash through a Demand Draft or Pay Order.

3 “14. However, I find that there is a commonality between the SEBI order dated January 1, 2016 and SEBI circular dated December 31, 2015 that refund of monies to all the existing shareholders is mandatory on part of Astha. Considering that the primary objective of SEBI’s

4 investors, the provisions of 2015 December circular do not apply to them. In other words, the recourse available to those companies that fall within the scope of the said circular to provide an option to their investors to take refund or retain the securities is not available to companies where the issue was made to investors beyond 200 in number. I note that the

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