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Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023
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....n clause (i), - a. after sub-clause (g) and before sub-clause (h), the following sub-clause (ga) shall be inserted, namely:- "(ga) 'frequently traded shares' shall have the same meaning as assigned to them under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011;" b. sub-clause (j) shall be omitted; c. after sub-clause (l) and before sub-clause (m), the following sub-clause (la) shall be inserted, namely:- "(la)'secretarial auditor' means an auditor as defined in the Secretarial Standards - I issued by the Institute of Company Secretaries of India;". II. In regulation 4, - a. in clause (i), i. the words and symbol ", based on both standalone and consolidated financial statements of the company", shall be substituted by the words and symbol ", based on the standalone or consolidated financial statements of the company, whichever sets out a lower amount"; ii. the Explanation shall be substituted by the following, namely:- "Explanation: In respect of the number of equity shares bought back in any financial year, the maximum limit shall be twenty-five per cent and be construed with respect to the total paid....
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....ecurities proposed to be bought back, such that there is no change in the aggregate size of the buy-back." d. after clause (viii), the following clause (ix), shall be inserted, namely:- "(ix) For the purpose of these regulations, all the filings to the Board shall be made only in electronic mode after being digitally signed by the company secretary or the person authorized by the board of the company." IV. In regulation 7, - a. clause (ii) shall be substituted by the following, namely: - "(ii) The company shall, simultaneously with the public announcement made in terms of clause (i), along with the fees specified in Schedule V, file a copy of the public announcement in electronic mode, with the Board and the stock exchanges on which its shares or other specified securities are listed." b. after the substituted clause (ii), the following clauses (iii) and (iv) shall be inserted, namely:- "(iii) The stock exchanges shall forthwith disseminate the public announcement to the public. (iv) A copy of the public announcement shall be placed on the respective websites of the stock exchange(s), merchant banker and the company." V. In regulation 8,- a. in the heading, the ....
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....use (a), - (a) after the words and symbol "company shall," and before the words "as and by way of," the words and symbol "within two working days of the public announcement," shall be inserted; (b) the words and symbol "on or before the opening of the offer," shall be omitted; ii. in sub-clause (c),- (a) after the word "shall" and before the word "consist", the words and symbols ", subject to appropriate margin as specified by the Board," shall be inserted; (b) in point (i), the words "cash deposited with a scheduled commercial bank" shall be substituted with the words "cash including bank deposits deposited with any scheduled commercial bank"; (c) in point (ii), the words "in favour of the merchant banker" shall be substituted by the words "issued in favour of the merchant banker by any scheduled commercial bank"; (d) in point (iii), the words and symbol "acceptable securities with appropriate margin, with the merchant banker" shall be substituted by the words "frequently traded and freely transferable equity shares or other freely transferable securities"; (e) after point (iii), the following points (iiia) and (iiib) shall be inserted namely:- "(iiia) governme....
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....he certificates." IX. Regulation 12 shall be omitted. X. in regulation 15,- a. the existing text shall be numbered as clause (i); b. in clause (i), the words "fifty per cent", shall be substituted by the words "seventy-five per cent"; c. after clause (i), the following clause (ii) shall be inserted, namely:- "(ii) The company shall ensure that at a minimum of forty per cent of the amount earmarked for the buy-back, as specified in the resolution of the Board of Directors or the special resolution, as the case may be, is utilized within the initial half of the specified duration." XI. in regulation 16,- a. after clause (i), the following Explanation shall be inserted, namely:- "Explanation: For the purpose of buy-back through stock exchange, a separate window shall be created by the concerned stock exchange and such window shall remain open for the period specified in these regulations." b. in clause (iv), sub-clause (c) shall be substituted by the following namely:- "(c) The company shall, simultaneously with the public announcement made in terms of sub-clause (a), along with the fees specified in Schedule V, file a copy of the public announcement in electroni....
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....-clause (a), the words "thirty days" shall be substituted by the words "thirty working days"; d. In clause (v), the words "of a bank guarantee" shall be substituted by the words "other than cash". XIV. in regulation 21,- a. in clause (ii), the words "fifteen days", shall be substituted by the words "fifteen working days"; b. in clause (iii), the words "Statutory Auditor" shall be substituted by the words "secretarial auditor"; c. in the proviso to clause (iii), the words "seven days" shall be substituted by the words "seven working days". XV. regulation 22 shall be substituted by the following, namely:- "22. A company may buy-back its shares or other specified securities from its existing securities holders through the book building process." XVI. After regulation 22, the following regulations 22A, 22B, 22C, 22D and 22E shall be inserted namely:- "Disclosures, filing requirements and timelines for public announcement: 22A (i) The company, which has been authorised by a special resolution or a resolution passed by its Board of Directors, as the case may be, shall appoint a merchant banker and make a public announcement within two working days from the date of the....
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....along with their associates shall not be permitted to participate in buy-back through book building. Methodology of acceptance of bids: 22E. (i) The buy-back offer shall be kept open for a minimum of two trading days. (ii) Securities holders can submit bids for any number of shares or other specified securities of the company, not exceeding the total number of securities in the relevant category, at a price within the price range. (iii) In the event that, the bids are more than the buy-back size: a. The price at which hundred per cent of the buy-back size is reached shall be the buy-back price; and b. shares or other specified securities tendered at or below the buy-back price shall be accepted at the buy-back price and in proportion to the size of the bids received. (iv) In the event that the bids are less than the buy-back size; all the shares or other specified securities tendered shall be accepted at the highest bid price. (v) Once the public announcement is made, the buy-back shall not be withdrawn or terminated and bids once placed shall not be withdrawn." XVII. in regulation 24,- a. in clause (iv), the words "seven days", shall be substituted by the wor....