sebi:WTM/KCV/CFD/11/2025-26

SEBI · SEBI · 2025-04-25 · Kamlesh Chandra Varshney, Whole Time Member

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Facts / Headnote

Exemption granted to the Proposed Acquirers from complying with sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 3 and regulation 5 read with regulation 4 of the SAST Regulations, 2011, subject to conditions; application disposed of.

Provisions invoked

• s. 11
• s. 19

Regulations

• Reg. 4
• Reg. 11
• Reg. 3
• Reg. 5
• Reg. 201
• Reg. 31

Holding

SEBI granted exemption to M. P. Ramachandran Family Trust I and M. P. Ramachandran Family Trust II from the open offer requirements under sub-regulations (1) and (2) of regulation 3 and regulation 5 read with regulation 4 of the SAST Regulations, 2011, in respect of proposed direct and indirect acquisitions of shares and voting rights in Jyothy Labs Limited, subject to conditions.

Full text

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Exemption Order in the matter of Jyothy Labs Limited Page 2 of 14 and indirect acquisition of shares and voting rights in the Target Company by M. P. Ramachandran Family Trust I (Acquirer Trust 1) and M. P. Ramachandran Family Trust II (Acquirer Trust 2), (hereinafter collectively referred to as “Acquirer Trusts” or “Proposed Acquirers” or “Applicants”).

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Exemption Order in the matter of Jyothy Labs Limited Page 3 of 14 (b) M.P. Ramachandran (Transferor 1) and M.G. Shanthakumari (Transferor 2) are part of the Promoter / Promoter Group of the Target Company and individually hold 1.75% equity shares and 39.12% equity shares, respectively, of the Target Company. (c) Sahyadri Agencies Limited (SAL) is a company holding 3.95% equity shares of the Target Company and is part of the Promoter / Promoter Group of the Target Company. (d) The share capital structure of SAL is as follows: Sr. No Name No. of Shares % of Shares 1 Mr. M. P. Ramachandran 693 99 2 Ms. M. G. Shanthakuamri 1 0.143 3 M R Jyothy 1 0.143 4 M R Deepthy 1 0.143 5 M P Divakaran 1 0.143 6 M P Sidharthan 1 0.143 7 U B Beena 1 0.143 8 K K Sujatha 1 0.143 Total 700 100

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Exemption Order in the matter of Jyothy Labs Limited Page 4 of 14

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