sebi:WTM/SKM/EFD1-DRA1/02/2018-19
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Facts / Headnote
Directions issued: Noticees jointly and severally to make public announcement for open offer within 45 days and pay interest at 10% per annum on consideration amount
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
Regulations
- Reg. 10
- Reg. 14(1)
- Reg. 44
- Reg. 11(1)
- Reg. 20(4)
- Reg. 35
- Reg. 32
- Reg. 35(2)(b)
Parties
- Shri Sanjay Jethalal Soni
- Smt. Krupa Sanjay Soni
- M/s. J M Soni Consultancy
Holding
The three Noticees were found to be persons acting in concert who breached regulations 10 and 11(1) of the Takeover Regulations, 1997 by acquiring shares of OCL exceeding 15% and beyond the 5% creeping acquisition limit without making a public announcement for open offer. They were directed to jointly and severally make a public announcement within 45 days and pay interest at 10% per annum on the consideration amount.
Full text
_____________________________________________________________________________ Order in the matter of Oregon Commercial Ltd. Page 2 of 11 in further increasing their shareholding in the company (OCL) to 20.63% on August 19,
_____________________________________________________________________________ Order in the matter of Oregon Commercial Ltd. Page 3 of 11 two occasions, i.e. August 19, 2010 and September 6, 2010. Under the circumstances, a Notice dated August 24, 2017 was issued to the Noticees alleging that they have failed to make public announcement for open offer in terms of regulation 10 and 11(1) of the Takeover Regulations hence, are required to show cause as to why suitable directions under sections 11(4)(b) and 11B of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 should not be issued against them.
_____________________________________________________________________________ Order in the matter of Oregon Commercial Ltd. Page 4 of 11 i. Whether the Noticees were ‘acting in concert’ for the acquisition of shares of OCL? ii. If yes, whether the noticees acquired shares in the target company exceeding 15% without making any public announcement for open offer in terms of regulation 10 of the Takeover Regulations on two occasions, i.e. August 16, 2010 and September 2, 2010? iii. Whether the Noticees, while holding more than 15% shares of OCL, acquired additional shares beyond the limit of 5% within a financial year without making any public announcement for open offer in terms of regulation 11(1) of the Takeover Regulations on two occasions, i.e. August 19, 2010 and September 6, 2010? Consideration:
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