sebi:WTM/PS/115/CFD/DEC/2015
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Facts / Headnote
Interim order dated June 04, 2013 confirmed against the Company, its directors, promoters and promoter group; SEBI may initiate other action as appropriate in law.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 21
- s. 12A
- s. 560
Parties
- Growth Techno Projects Limited
- Directors of Growth Techno Projects Limited
- Promoters and promoter group of Growth Techno Projects Limited
Holding
The Company failed to maintain the minimum public shareholding of 25% as mandated under rule 19A of the SCRR and Clause 40A of the Listing Agreement read with section 21 of the SCRA, and the interim order dated June 04, 2013 is confirmed against the Company, its directors and promoters/promoter group.
Full text
Page 2 of 5 and made submissions on the lines of the submissions dated August 10, 2015 filed during the hearing. Such submissions were reiteration of the submissions forwarded vide the representation dated June 26, 2015. Vide the above written submissions, the Company inter alia submitted the following:
Page 3 of 5 (h) In the last Annual General Meeting held in 2014, the shareholders of the Company have advised the Company to be delisted. The resolution (certified copy of such resolution was not submitted) stated: “RESOLVED THAT AS SO MANY FORMALITIES HAVE COME IN THE NEW COMPANIES ACT, 2013 AND THE COMPANY IS UNABLE TO COPE WITH THE LISTING FORMALITIES OF QUARTERLY REPORTS AND OTHER FORMALITIES WHICH REQUIRE ADVERTISEMENTS IN NEWSPAPERS AND SINCE THE COMPANY IS ALMOST DEFUNCT AND NON TRADING COMPANY AT STOCK EXCHANGE SINCE LONG, IT IS DIFFICULT FOR COMPANY TO FOLLOW THESE RULES AND IT IS SUGGESTED THAT KEEPING IN VIEW THE NO WORKING AT ALL, IT WILL BE BETTER TO GO FOR DELISTING. RESOLVED FURTHER THAT IT WILL BE IN THE INTEREST OF SHAREHOLDERS AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS AND KEEPING IN VIEW SO MANY FORMALITIES OF NEW ACT AND EXTREMELY HIGH EXPENSES TO MAINTAIN THE STATUS OF A LISTED COMPANY INSPITE OF NO WORKING AND NO INCOME, COMPANY MAY REQUEST STOCK EXCHANGES, MCA AND SEBI TO RELIEVE THE BURDEN OF BEING LISTED COMPANY AND COMPANY GROWTH TECHNO PROJECTS LIMITED BE DELISTED FROM STOCK EXCHANGES AS SHARES OF COMPANY HAVE NOT TRADED SINCE LONG AND LESS THAN 16% HOLDING IS WITH GENERAL PUBLIC AND IN THE INTEREST OF SHAREHOLDERS, OTHER STAKEHOLDERS, COMPANY BE MADE DELISTED AND BE MADE AN UNLISTED PUBLIC COMPANY.”
Page 4 of 5 so as to salvage the Company and its assets for the maximum benefit of all shareholders including minority shareholders.
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