sebi:WTM/KMA/IVD/252/03/2010
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Facts / Headnote
Show cause notice disposed of; warning issued to the noticees with direction to comply with securities laws
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 11
- Reg. 4(b)
Parties
- Mr. Rajeshkumar V. Patel
- Mrs. Kirtiben R. Patel
- Mr. Paresh R. Patel
- Mrs. Hema Paresh Patel
- Mr. Dhaval V. Shah
Holding
The noticees were held to have dealt in the shares of the company in contravention of Regulation 4(b) and (c) of the PFUTP Regulations, and a warning was issued to each of them directing strict compliance with securities laws.
Full text
Page 2 of 7 Mr. Dhaval V. Shah (hereinafter collectively referred to as the noticees and individually by their respective names) who were allegedly either connected with each other or with the company or with the stock broker, Park Light Investment Private Limited (hereinafter referred to as PIPL) had traded actively in the scrip which was otherwise illiquid. It was further observed that they had traded on several occasions during the investigation period and were alleged to have impacted the price/volume of the scrip. It was also alleged that they had entered into transactions among themselves in order to create artificial market in the shares of the company to induce gullible investors. Therefore, in view of the findings of the investigation, it was alleged that the noticees had contravened Regulation 4(b) & (c) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Market) Regulations, 1995 (hereinafter referred to as the PFUTP Regulations).
Page 3 of 7 According to Mr. Rajesh Kumar V. Patel, the transactions took place as per the market mechanism and that the 55,000 shares bought by him during the relevant period was very negligible to affect the price movement. Mrs. Kirtiben R.Patel made similar submissions, vide letter dated August 20, 2009 (received by SEBI on September 8, 2009) and inter alia stated that her buy-sell of 1900 shares of the company was very negligible to affect the price movement. Mr. Paresh R. Patel and his wife, Mrs. Hema Paresh Patel, vide separate letters dated August 20, 2009 (received by SEBI on September 8, 2009) had also made similar submissions as that of Mr. Rajesh Kumar V. Patel. He further submitted that he did not purchase 500 shares as mentioned in the show cause notice and contended that his sale of 20,000 shares had not impacted the market. Mrs. Hema Paresh Patel stated that she did not sell any shares during the period and that her purchase of 50,000 shares was very negligible to affect the price movement. Mr. Dhaval V.Shah, vide letter dated August 25, 2009 (received by SEBI on September 8,2009) had also made similar submissions. He has contended that he has his office at H.N. House which is a four storied building and that Mr. Uday Vora was having his office in a different floor in the said building. He also has contended that his buy (531452 shares) and sale (of 7900 shares) were very negligible.
Page 4 of 7 the share price and traded volumes in the shares of the company for the period January 2001 to December 2001 are given below: No. of No. of Date Open (Rs.) High (Rs.) Low (Rs.) Close (Rs.) Shares Trades Net Turnover (Rs.) January 2001 3.75 4.50 3.70 3.70 300 3 1,195.00 February 2001 3.00 4.50 3.00 3.50 1000 6 3,350.00 March 2001 3.95 3.95 3.00 3.70 400 3 1,365.00 May 2001 4.60 12.60 4.60 10.65 2898767 2474 29,931,294.00 June 2001 10.30 23.70 9.80 22.30 4925285 7609 81,363,260.00 July 2001 23.90 25.10 15.55 24.95 3148958 5910 60,685,158.00 August 2001 26.00 29.85 19.35 19.35 209895 916 5,277,046.00 September 2001 20.80 21.30 8.70 11.00 150396 552 2,651,229.00 October 2001 11.75 11.75 5.30 7.15 29313 343 226,138.00 November 2001 7.90 8.50 3.60 5.50 171250 1204 936,942.00 December 2001 6.25 6.25 3.30 3.55 225913 907 991,110.00
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