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Additional mode of payment through Applications Supported by Blocked Amount (hereinafter referred to as “ASBA”)- Registrars to an Issue
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....p;payment. 3. The main features of ASBA process are as follows: a. Meaning of ASBA: ASBA is an application for subscribing to an issue, containing an authorisation to block the application money in a bank account. b. Self Certified Syndicate Bank (SCSB): SCSB is a bank which offers the facility of applying through the ASBA process. A bank desirous of offering ASBA facility shall submit a certificate to SEBI as per the format given in Annexure I, for inclusion of its name in SEBI's list of SCSBs. The said list will be displayed by SEBI on its website at www.sebi.gov.in. ASBAs can be accepted only by SCSBs, whose names appear in the list of SCSBs displayed in SEBI"s website. On inclusion in the list of SCSBs, a bank shall commence its activities as an SCSB w.e.f. the 1st or 15th of a month, whichever is earlier, from the date of such inclusion. It shall then be deemed to have entered into an agreement with the issuer and shall be required to offer the ASBA facility to all its account holders for all issues to which ASBA process is applicable. A SCSB shall identify its Designated Branches (DBs) at which an ASBA investor shall submit ASBA and shal....
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....'s account. In case of withdrawal/ failure of the issue, the amount shall be unblocked by the SCSB on receipt of information from the pre-issue merchant bankers. The ASBA process is given in detail in Annexure II. e. Obligations of the Issuer: The issuer shall ensure that adequate arrangements are made by the Registrar to the Issue to obtain information about all ASBAs and to treat these applications similar to non-ASBA applications while finalizing the basis of allotment, as per the procedure specified in the Guidelines. f. Applicability of ASBA process: ASBA process shall be applicable to all book-built public issues which provide for not more than one payment option to the retail individual investors. 4. The details of the role and responsibilities of Registrars in the ASBA process are given in Annexure III, for due compliance by Registrars. 5. The roles and responsibilities of other intermediaries, viz., SCSBs, Merchant Bankers and Stock Exchanges in the ASBA process are given in Annexure IV. 6. This circular shall come in to effect from the date to be specified by SEBI, once few eligible banks are recognized as SCSBs. 7. This circular and the enti....
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....ata pertaining to the ASBA and the issue, in a secured form. d. Ensuring that there is a proper segregation of applicationsƒ amountƒ data issue− wise in respect of various issues that may be open simultaneously. e. Unblocking funds in the bank account specified in the ASBA upon receipt of request from Registrar(s) or on withdrawalƒ rejection of the ASBA, and releasing the funds in favour of the issuer. f. Unblocking funds in the bank account specified in the ASBA upon receipt of information on withdrawalƒ failure of the issue from the post issue merchant bankers. (iv) We have systems in place to ensure that the amount blocked by us in the bank account specified in the ASBA shall be available at all times, for the purpose of giving it to the issuer upon finalisation of the basis of allotment. (v) We are responsible for any omission or commission on our part while discharging our role as envisaged in the ASBA process. (vi) We have systems in place to satisfactorily redress complaints arising out of errors or delays on our part to capture data, block or release funds, et....
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.... (iii) Bid Quantity (iv) PAN In case of an Electronic ASBA, the ASBA investor himselfƒ herself shall fill in all the abovementioned details, except the application number which shall be system generated. The SCSB shall thereafter upload all the abovementioned details in the electronic bidding system provided by the Stock Exchange(s). Bidding period 5. The SCSB (Controlling Branch (CB) or DBs) shall generate a Transaction Registration Slipƒ Order number, confirming upload of ASBA details in the electronic bidding system of the Stock Exchange(s). The Transaction Registration Slipƒ Order number shall be given to the ASBA investor as a proof of uploading the details of ASBA, only on demand. Bidding period 6. In case an ASBA investor wants to withdraw hisƒ her ASBA during the bidding period, heƒ she shall submit hisƒ her withdrawal request to the SCSB, which shall do the necessary, including deletion of details of the withdrawn ASBA from the electronic bidding system of the Stock Exchange(s) and unblocking of funds in the relevant bank account. Bidding period 7. The Stock Exchange(s) shall make available th....
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.... along with reasons for rejection and details of withdrawnƒ unsuccessful ASBAs, if any, to enable SCSBs to unblock the respective bankaccounts. T+13 16. SCSBs shall unblock the relevant bank accounts for: (i) Transfer of requisite money to the issuer's account against each validASBA. (ii) Withdrawnƒ rejectedƒ unsuccessfulASBAs. The CB of each SCSB shall confirm the transfer of requisite money against each successful ASBA to the Registrar to the Issue. T+14 17. The Issuer shall make the allotment. T+15 18. The Registrar to the Issue shall credit the shares to the demat account of the successful ASBA investors. T+15 ^1 Main contents of ASBA Application are given in Annexure IIA. Annexure IIA MAIN CONTENTS OF "APPLICATIONS SUPPORTED BY BLOCKED AMOUNT (ASBA)" FORM 1. A statement that ASBA can be used only by an "ASBA investor", i.e., an investor who: (i) is a "Resident Retail Individual Investor"; (ii) is bidding at cut−off, with single option as to the number of shares bid for; (iii) is applying through blocking of funds in a bank account....
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....unt holder, if the account holder is different from the applicant. Annexure III ROLE AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF REGISTRARS TO THE ISSUE Role and responsibilities of Registrar to the Issue shall include the following: 1. Registrar to the Issue shall obtain the electronic bid data (including the Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) bid data) from the Stock Exchange(s) and match the DP ID, Client ID and PAN specified in the electronic bid file with the depository's database, for the purpose of acceptance of applications and finalisation of the basis of allotment. 2. Registrar to the Issue shall inform each Self Certified Syndicate Bank (SCSB) about errors, if any, in the bid details, along with an advice to send the rectified data within a specific date, which shall be specified by the Registrar. 3. Once the basis of allotment is approved by the Designated Stock Exchange, the Registrar to the Issue shall provide the following details to the Controlling Branch (CB) of each SCSB, along with instructions to unblock the relevant bank accounts and transfer the requisite money to the issuer's account within the timelines specified in the ASBA process: (i) Number ....
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....ectus of the relevant public issue is made available on its website, along with the Electronic ASBA, so as to enable an ASBA investor to confirm that heƒ she has read and understood the terms and conditions of the abridged prospectus, before applying in the issue. 4. SCSB shall not accept any ASBA after the closing time of acceptance of bids on the last day of the bidding period. 5. SCSB shall give ASBA investors an acknowledgement for the receipt of ASBAs. 6. SCSB shall not upload any ASBA in the electronic bidding system of the Stock Exchange(s) unless − (i) it has received the ASBA in a physical or electronic form; and (ii) it has blocked the application money in the bank account specified in the ASBA or has systems to ensure that Electronic ASBAs are accepted in the system only after blocking of application money in the relevant bank account opened with it. SCSB shall ensure that the details of a particular ASBA are uploaded only once in the electronic bidding system of any one of the Stock Exchange(s). SCSB shall be solely responsible for the completion and accuracy of all details entered&....
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....nof; Registrar to the Issue, is promptly given. 14. SCSB shall retain Physical ASBAs for a period of six months and thereafter forward the same to the issuer. However, in case of Electronic ASBAs, "printouts" of such applications need not be retained or sent to the issuer. SCSB shall, at all times, maintain the electronic records relating to ASBA process for a minimum period of three years. 15. SCSB shall ensure that complaints of ASBA investors arising out of errors or delay in capturing of data, blocking or unblocking of bank accounts, etc. are satisfactorily redressed. 16. SCSB shall be liable for all its omissions and commissions in discharging its responsibilities in the ASBA process. (II) Role and Responsibilities of Merchant Bankers Role and responsibilities of Merchant Bankers shall include the following: 1. The pre-issue merchant banker(s) shall ensure that the ASBA process is provided as one of the modes of accepting bid-cum-application forms in all book built issues which provide for not more than one payment option to the retail individual investors. 2. The pre-issue merchant banker(s) shall ensure that appropriat....