sebi:WTM/KMA/ISD/217/02/2010

SEBI · SEBI · 2007-04-06 · Dr. K. M. Abraham, Whole Time Member

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prima facie finding of manipulation warranting urgent preventive action pending ongoing investigation

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Holding

Promoter-related/associated entities prima facie manipulated the illiquid scrip of SJCL to artificially raise price and volume and later offload holdings, warranting urgent immediate preventive action to protect investors pending investigation.

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Page 2 of 47 441/- (on November 19, 2009) and to Rs. 597/- (on December 14, 2009). The preliminary findings of the case are as under:

Page 3 of 47 shareholding. The details of the acquisitions in 2007-2008 and 2008-2009 are given below: Sr. No. Date of acquisition No. of shares acquired Percentage of shares acquired Shares acquired in open offer shares acquired as a percentage of total shares

Page 4 of 47 traded till December 5, 2007 when it closed at a price of Rs. 405/-. Thereafter, the next trade occurred only on March 18, 2008 (after three months) at a price of Rs. 386/-. Between March 18, 2008 (when the scrip traded at Rs. 386/-) to August 18, 2008 (when it was traded at Rs. 492/-), the shares were traded only on six days. • The announcement of second open offer was made on August 4, 2008. Pursuant to the trade on August 18, 2008, the shares were seen to have traded after a gap of almost five months on January 28, 2009 at a price of Rs. 517.15.

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