sebi:WTM/RKA/EFD/165/2016
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Facts / Headnote
KFSL directed to make delayed public announcement to acquire shares of target company within 45 days with 10% p.a. interest for delayed exit
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 45
- s. 172
Regulations
- Reg. 11
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 10
- Reg. 11(1)
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 3(1)
- Reg. 201
- Reg. 32
- Reg. 11(3)
- Reg. 10(1)(b)
Parties
- KFSL
Holding
KFSL's invocation of pledge on February 16, 2012 increasing its shareholding in Regaliaa Realty Limited from 0% to 55.56% breached the 25% threshold under Regulation 3(1) and triggered a mandatory open offer. KFSL was directed to make a delayed public announcement within 45 days with 10% p.a. interest from the 58th working day from February 16, 2012.
Full text
___________________________________________________________________________ Order in the matter of Regaliaa Realty Limited Page 2 of 10 16-Feb-2012 0 (0%) 20,00,100 (55.56%)
___________________________________________________________________________ Order in the matter of Regaliaa Realty Limited Page 3 of 10 was required to make a public announcement for an open offer in accordance with Takeover Regulations, 2011, which it failed to make.
___________________________________________________________________________ Order in the matter of Regaliaa Realty Limited Page 4 of 10 ii. It was never shown as Acquirer, or promoter or person in control in any of the reporting made by the target company, as factually it was holding the pledged shares as security only. iii. KFSL is a RBI registered NBFC established in the year 2009 and it is engaged in the business of Micro & Small Enterprise Secured Business Loan, Loan Against Property / Gold, Loan against Shares and Loan for Small Commercial Vehicles etc. In view of the lack of statutory powers, KFSL could never have acquired control or management of any of the borrower companies and the principle of ‘impossibility of performance’ should be read into any directions that may be issued to make an open offer. iv. During normal business transaction, KFSL had disbursed a loan facility of ₹7,00,00,000/- (Rupees Seven Crore Only) to M/s. Regaliaa Realty Limited (as a Principal Borrower) along with its directors, viz., Mr. D. Sudhakara Reddy, Ms. D. Usha Reddy, Ms. D. Deeptha Reddy (being Co- borrowers) against equitable mortgage of their property and also, pledge of shares. For the said purposes, the Borrowers along with the Co-Borrowers have executed the various loan documents such as Loan Agreement, Demand Promissory Note, Undertaking, Memorandum of Entry, Letter of Guarantee, Power of Attorney, Declaration, Authorization and Declaration, Memorandum of Deposits of Title Deeds e
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