SEBI Updates Buyback Rules: New Calculation Method, Non-Participating Promoter Exclusion, Enhanced Disclosure Requirements.

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....This notification amends the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018. Key changes include: modifying the calculation of maximum permissible buyback size based on lower of two amounts; allowing promoters not participating in buyback to be excluded from entitlement ratio computation; prohibiting further share issuances during buyback period except for discharging subsisting obligations; mandating disclosure of subsisting obligations and their impact in buyback documents; specifying additional disclosures on cover page of Letter of Offer regarding entitlement ratio and weblink for shareholders to check entitlement. The amendments aim to enhance transparency, protect interests of non-participating shareholders, and streamline buyback regulations.....