sebi:WTM/PS/09/CFD/MAY/2015
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Facts / Headnote
Interim order freezing excess promoter/promoter group shareholding, prohibiting promoters/promoter group from buying/selling securities except for MPS compliance, restraining them and directors from holding new director positions in listed companies, directing quarterly compliance reports, and treating the order as a show cause notice.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 21
- s. 12A
Regulations
- Reg. 8(3)
Holding
The Company failed to comply with the minimum public shareholding (MPS) requirement of 25% under rules 19(2)(b) and 19A of the SCRR by the due date of June 03, 2013, having merely reclassified certain promoters as public shareholders rather than using approved methods. SEBI directed freezing of excess promoter/promoter group shareholding (77.44% of total 94.36% held), prohibited trading in the Company's securities by promoters/promoter group except for MPS compliance, and restrained them and directors from holding new director positions in listed companies.
Full text
Page 2 of 13 the Company, a few shareholders who held shares under the ‘promoter’ category as on September 30, 2010, did not hold any shares under the same category as on December 30, 2010. The details of such shareholders of the Company are as below:
Page 3 of 13 7. In this context, it is important to refer to the provisions governing the minimum public shareholding in companies and the methods prescribed by SEBI for listed companies to achieve compliance with such norms.
Page 4 of 13 commencement of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Amendment) Rules, 2010, shall increase its public shareholding to at least twenty five per cent, within a period of three years from the date of such commencement, in the manner specified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
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