sebi:WTM/SM/IVD/ID6/7842/2020-21
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Facts / Headnote
Violations of PFUTP Regulations held established against Noticee nos.12 to 14 and Noticee no.18; proceedings against Noticee nos.19 and 20 dropped without directions and disposed of.
Provisions invoked
- s. 19
- s. 542
Regulations
- Reg. 4
- Reg. 3
- Reg. 4(1)
- Reg. 3(a)
Holding
Noticee nos.12 to 14 and Noticee no.18 were held part of a pre-mediated fraudulent scheme to manipulate Greencrest scrip in violation of Regulations 3(a)-(d) and 4(1) of PFUTP Regulations, while charges against Noticee nos.19 and 20 were dropped as not established.
Full text
Order in the matter of Greencrest Financial Services Ltd. Page 2 of 63 Services Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as “Greencrest” or “the Company”) and other attendant issues, for the period of March 01, 2012 to July 31, 2015, to ascertain any possible violation of the provisions of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act (hereinafter referred to as “SEBI Act”) and rules and regulations made thereunder.
Order in the matter of Greencrest Financial Services Ltd. Page 3 of 63 v. As stated above, during the Patch -1 and Patch – 2, the price of the scrip went upto Rs. 69.85 (unadjusted split price was Rs. 698.50/- per share) on December 04, 2014 and closed at that price. It was discovered in the course of investigation that the Company had disclosed its annual revenue of only Rs.08.38 Crore and Rs.10.30 Crore in FY 2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively. Accordingly, the net Profits were Rs. 0.7 Crore and Rs. 1.16 Crore only in FY 2013-14 and 2014-15, respectively. Nevertheless, the scrip traded at the highest price of Rs. 69.85 (unadjusted split price of Rs. 698.50) and at that price its market capitalization value stood at Rs. 2553.07 Crore. The steep rise in the price of the scrip, the sudden increase in its trading volume and in the market capitalized value of the Company was found to be not supported by the financials of the Company and therefore was not backed by any market fundamentals. vi. The Company had not made any major corporate announcements during the investigation period, except for the declaration of financial results, split announcement etc. vii. During the course of investigation, it was revealed that Noticee nos. 1 and 2 had traded repeatedly as buyers during Patch 1 and contributed 35.45% to market positive Last Traded Price Variation (hereinafter referred to as “LTP”) and Noticee nos. 3 to 11 were major selling counterparties to the trades executed by the aforesa
Order in the matter of Greencrest Financial Services Ltd. Page 4 of 63 who practically sponsored these trades by providing shares, through off- market deals or by providing funds, were all connected directly or indirectly to the Company (Noticee no. 12). The inter-se connections amongst the above noted Noticees is reflected in the form of the following chart:-
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