sebi:WTM/KMA/CFD/233/03/2010
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Facts / Headnote
Exemption granted
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 10
- Reg. 20(5)
- Reg. 4(6)
Holding
The Whole Time Member granted exemption to Quadrant Enterprises Private Limited from Regulations 10 and 12 of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 1997 for the proposed acquisition of 32,67,05,000 equity shares of HFCL Infotel Limited and the consequential change in management and control as stipulated by the CDR Cell.
Full text
Page 2 of 6 CDR(JCP) No.563/2009-10 dated August 13, 2009. It was also stated that, in consideration of Videocon Group having agreed to settle the entire term loan (about Rs.644 crores) in a phased manner as specified in the CDR package, the CDR Cell approved the change in management at zero value. It is stated in the said application that the acquirer is promoted by the Videocon Group and that the promoters of Videocon Group have extended their personal guarantee (as per the settlement terms). It was also mentioned that the Videocon Group has undertaken to infuse funds into the target company through the acquirer, from time to time to meet the financial obligation, in terms of the aforesaid approval under the CDR System. It was further mentioned in the application that, as per the terms and conditions of the CDR scheme, the existing promoters of the target company would transfer their entire shareholding in the target company to Videocon Group at zero/nominal value. Accordingly, the acquirer, a group company of Videocon Group, proposes to acquire the shares of the target company as stated above in this order. It is submitted that the acquirer currently does not hold any shares in the target company and pursuant to the proposed acquisition the shareholding of the acquirer would increase to 53.3605% of the total equity capital of the target company. As per the application, there would also be a consequent change of management and control of the target company. Since the afores
Page 3 of 6 the same would also have an effect on the lenders and their stakeholders. iv. In the present circumstances, the target company has no future and may go into liquidation unless huge funds, as envisaged under the CDR package, are infused into the target company to revive its operations. v. Post acquisition, the target company would have management with experienced professionals from the Videocon group, one of the largest conglomerates in India. 2.2 The shareholding pattern of the target company before and after the proposed acquisition (as mentioned in the aforesaid application) is as under: Shareholders’ category Number of registered shareholders as on the date of application Before the proposed acquisition After the proposed acquisition
Page 4 of 6 Exchange as per the explanation (i) to Regulation 20(5) of the SEBI (SAST) Regulations . Taking all the relevant factors into consideration, the panel found the proposal in the interest of all the stakeholders including the public shareholders and recommended the grant of exemption to the Acquirer from the applicability of the provisions of Regulations 10 and 12 of the SEBI (SAST) Regulations….”
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