sebi:WTM/MSS/147/ISD/DEC/08
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Facts / Headnote
Noticees found guilty; directed to disgorge unlawful gains with interest and restrained from dealing in securities market for specified periods
Provisions invoked
- s. 11B
- s. 19
- s. 12A
- s. 12
Regulations
- Reg. 3
Parties
- Opee Stock-Link Ltd (PAN No. AAACO4774G)
- Mr. Ashok K. Bagrecha (PAN No. AARPB1329G)
Holding
The noticees were found guilty of employing manipulative and deceptive devices to corner shares meant for Retail Individual Investors (RIIs) in the Jet Airways IPO by using 553 demat accounts of name lenders, violating section 12A(a), (b), (c) of the SEBI Act and regulations 3 and 4(1) of the PFUTP Regulations, 2003. They were directed to disgorge unlawful gains of Rs. 12,02,302 and Rs. 2,24,280 respectively with interest, and restrained from accessing the securities market.
Full text
Page 2 of 8 category of the IPO through 553 benami / fictitious accounts and thereby violated section 12 A(a), (b), and (c) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (SEBI Act), and regulations 3 and 4 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices Relating to Securities Markets) Regulations, 2003.
Page 3 of 8 d. It sold the said 9,533 shares at an average price of Rs. 1,296.12 per share. It transferred the remaining 2,520 shares on March 15, 2005 in the off market to the second noticee, who sold these @ Rs. 1,259 per share. e. Thereafter, it paid Rs. 16,388 or multiples thereof to various demat account holders indicating that it purchased Jet shares from the demat account holders @ Rs. 1170 approximately. f. It made an unlawful gain of Rs. 12,02,302 [(1296.12 - 1170) x 9533]. The second notice made an unlawful gain of Rs. 2,24,280 [(1259 - 1170) x 2520].
Page 4 of 8 b. Did the demat account holders not have trading accounts? c. Did the noticees act as brokers to trade on behalf of 553 clients? d. Did the noticees charge only brokerage? e. Are the demat account holders benami / fictitious? f. Did the noticees cornered the shares meant for RIIs? g. Did the noticees ultimately benefit from the transactions?
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