Osisko Gold Royalties Ltd - Corporate Presentation, May 2024
Role of SEBI in Monitoring Capital Market
1. Role of SEBI in monitoring Indian Capital Market
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2. ICDR Regulations
Merchant Brokers and
Registrar
SEBI Takeover Regulations Bankers Sub-Brokers
Insider Trading Regulations
Registrar
Buy Back Regulations Brokers and
Merchant and Share
Sub-
Delisting Regulations Bankers Transfer
Brokers
Regulations Agent
FUTP Regulations Regulations
Regulations
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3. SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009
ICDR Regulations
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4. AN OVERVIEW
SEBI (ICDR) Regulations deals with Issue of Specified Securities by a new
Issuer or a Listed Issuer.
Specified Securities :
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5. STRUCTURE OF ICDR REGULATIONS
SEBI (ICDR) Regulations,
2009
Preferential
Public Issues Bonus Issue IDR Issues
Issue
Issues by
Right Issues QIP
SMEs
General Obligations of
Issuer and Merchant
Banker in Public Issue /
Right Issue
Schedules
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6. WHAT ICDR DOES NOT REGULATE
• Public Issue of Debt Securities
(Regulated by SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008)
• Issue of ADRs / GDRs
(Regulated by RBI FCCBs and Ordinary Shares [Through Depository Receipt Mechanism] Scheme, 1993 )
• Issue of FCCBs
(Regulated by RBI FCCBs and Ordinary Shares [Through Depository Receipt Mechanism] Scheme, 1993 )
• Issue of shares pursuant to ESOPs
(Regulated by SEBI (Employee Stock Option Plan and Employee Stock Purchase Scheme) Guidelines, 1999)
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8. WHAT IS INITIAL PUBLIC OFFER?
“Initial Public Offer” means an
offer of specified securities by an
unlisted issuer to the public
for subscription and
includes an offer for sale
of specified securities to the public
by any existing holders
of such securities in an unlisted issuer;
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10. IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
“Anchor Investor" - A QIB who makes an application for a value of 10 crore rupees or more
in a IPO made through the book building process
Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA)” - An application for subscribing to a
public issue or rights issue, along with an authorisation to Self Certified Syndicate Bank to
block the application money in a bank account.
“Book Building” - A process undertaken to elicit demand and to determine at what price to
offer an IPO based on demand from institutional investors.
“Green Shoe Option” - An option of allotting equity shares in excess of the equity shares
offered in the public issue as a post-listing price stabilizing mechanism
"Red Herring Prospectus" - A prospectus which does not have details of either price or
number of shares being offered or the amount of issue.
“Retail Individual Investor” - Investor who applies or bids for specified securities for a
value of maximum One Lakh Rupees.
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11. PUBLIC ISSUES FRAMEWORK
Public Issue Framework
under SEBI (ICDR)
Regulations
Eligibility Type & Promoters’ Allocation
Pricing
Requirements Procedure Contribution of Issue
& Lock-in
Book Build
Fixed Issue Issue Period
Issue
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13. ALTERNATE ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS
Alternate Eligibility Requirements:
‘Project’ has 15% participation from
public financial institutions/scheduled
Issue through Book-Building Process commercial banks of which 10%
with minimum 50% net offer to QIBs OR
comes from appraisers and min. 10%
net offer to QIBs
AND
10 Crores minimum post issue face 2 years of compulsory market making
value capital OR post issue
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14. OTHER PRE-REQUISITES
• Prospective allottees to be not less than 1000.
• Compulsory IPO Grading by credit rating agency registered with SEBI before filling
RHP with ROC
• No outstanding convertible securities or other right which would entitle the existing
promoters or shareholders any option to receive equity shares after public offer.
• Firm arrangements of finance, through verifiable means, for 75% of the stated
means of finance excluding the amount to be raised through the public issue to be
made.
• Partly paid up shares to be made fully paid or forfeited in the manner specified,
before the public offering.
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16. MINIMUM LISTING REQUIREMENT -BSE
New Companies (IPO) Direct Listing
Small Cap Companies Large Cap Companies
Minimum issue size of Rs. 3 Minimum issue size of Rs. 10 No minimum issue size
crore crore requirement
Market capitalization of not less Market capitalization of not less Minimum Market Capitalization
than Rs. 5 crore than Rs. 25 crore of the listed capital shall be at
least two times of the Paid Up
Capital.
Minimum post-issue paid-up Minimum post-issue paid-up A minimum issued and paid up
capital of Rs. 3 crore capital of Rs. 3 Crores equity capital of Rs. 3 crore .
Minimum income/turnover of Minimum Net Worth shall be
Rs. 3 crore in preceding 3 Rs. 20 crore.
Years
Profit Making Track Record for
last 3 years
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17. MINIMUM LISTING REQUIREMENT -BSE
New Companies (IPO) Direct Listing
Small Cap Companies Large Cap Companies
Compulsory due diligence by CA or A dividend paying track
Merchant Banker. No Requirement of record of atleast 10% for at
Due Diligence if FIs or SCB has least the last 3 consecutive
appraised the project in 12 months years
Minimum No. of Public Shareholders Minimum 25% public
after the Issue shall be 1000. shareholding with not more
than 0.5% shareholding with
any single shareholding.
At least two years listing
record with any of the
Regional Stock Exchanges.
Demat trading with CDSL and
NSDL.
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18. MINIMUM LISTING REQUIREMENT -NSE
New Companies (IPO) Direct Listing
Minimum paid-up capital of Rs. 10 crore Minimum paid-up capital of Rs. 10 crore and
Minimum Market capitalization of Rs. 25
However, if Market Capitalization > Rs. 100 crore
Crore, then Minimum Post-issue paid-up OR
capital is Rs. 5 Crore. Minimum paid-up capital of Rs. 25 crore
OR
Minimum Market capitalization of Rs. 50
Minimum Market capitalization of Rs. 25 crore
crore OR
Minimum Net worth of Rs. 50 Crores in
preceding 3 years.
Minimum 3 years of track record of Issuer Minimum 3 years of track record of Issuer
Company or its promoter company. Company or its promoter company.
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19. MINIMUM LISTING REQUIREMENT -NSE
New Companies (IPO) Direct Listing
Other criteria Dividend payment record in atleast 2 out of the
last 3 FY
OR
Distributable profits in atleast 2 out of the last 3
FY
OR
Minimum Net worth of Rs. 50 Crores
Other Criteria
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21. A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
Fixed Price Issue Book-Building Issue
Pre-determination of price / price band, Determination of price on the basis of bids
which is made known to the investors received from the investors. Investors are
made known only an indicative floor price /
price range.
Demand for the securities offered is Demand for the securities offered can be
known only after the closure of the issue. known everyday as the book is built.
Underwriting is not compulsory in case of Underwriting is compulsory in case of
Fixed Price Issue Book-Built Issue
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23. PRICING
• Free Pricing – Price to be determined by Issuer in consultation with Lead Merchant
Banker
• Differential Pricing
– Retail Individual Investor my be offered shares at less price than that of other
categories
– Anchor investors can not be offered shares at less price than any that of other
categories
– In case of Composite issue, the price of public issue and right issue can be
different.
– In case of alternate method of book building, shares may be issued to employees
at lower price.
(the differential pricing shall not be more than 10% of the floor price)
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26. PROMOTERS’ CONTRIBUTION
Certain specified securities are ineligible for minimum promoters’ contribution
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27. SECURITIES INELIGIBLE FOR MINIMUM PROMOTERS’
CONTRIBUTION
• Securities acquired during the preceding 3 years for consideration other than cash.
• Specified securities acquired during the preceding 1 year at a price below Issue price,
However, if promoters pay the difference, or acquired pursuant to merger etc., then
such securities are eligible.
• Securities allotted to promoters acquired during the preceding 1 year at a price below
Issue price against funds brought in by them in case of conversion of partnership firm
into company.
• Securities pledged with any creditor.
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29. ALLOCATION OF ISSUE – BOOK BUILDING ROUTE
Issue Size
Promoters’ Offer through offer
Contribution document
Min. 20% of
Net offer to
Issue Size Reservation
public
Min. 25% of Issue Size
Non-institutional Retail individual
QIB
investor investor
Max. 50% of NOP Min. 15% of NOP Min. 35% of NOP
Anchor
Mutual Funds
Investor
Min. 5% of NOP Max. 30% of QIB
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30. ALLOCATION OF ISSUE – FIXED PRICE ISSUE
Issue Size
Promoters’ Offer through offer document
Contribution
Min. 20% of
Net offer to
Issue Size Reservation
public
Min. 25% of Issue Size
Retail Individual
Other investors
Investors
Min. 50% of NOP Max. 50% of NOP
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31. ISSUE PERIOD
Activity Fixed Price Book-build
Issue Issue
Minimum day 3 3
Maximum days 10 7
Maximum number of days issue to be kept N.A. 10
open in case of revision in price band
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33. RIGHT ISSUE
Right Issue (Where the aggregate value of securities offered is 50 lacs or more)
• Meaning – Issue of shares by a company to its existing shareholders
• Free Pricing
• Issue of Letter of Offer
• Open for subscription for a minimum 15 days and for maximum 30 days
Key Considerations
• Rights Issue vs. Further Public offering
• Extent of Capital Expansion and its impact on EPS
• Increase in Promoters’ shareholding and applicability of SEBI Takeover Code.
• Reservation of rights for convertible instruments.
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34. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RIGHTS ISSUE
• No Outstanding convertible instrument
• Appointment of Merchant Banker
• Clearance of Letter of Offer from Stock Exchange
• Appointment of Registrar to the Issue
• Agreement with Depository
• No Partly Paid up shares
• Application to Recognized Stock Exchange
• Appointment of Designated Stock Exchange
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35. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR RIGHTS ISSUE
• Restrictions:
– The following persons are not debarred from accessing the capital market by SEBI
• Issuer Company
• Promoters
• Promoter Group
• Directors
• Persons in control of the Issuer
• Companies in which the above persons are promoter/director
– Issuer company has not defaulted in repayment of convertible debt instruments and is
not in the list of willful defaulters published by RBI.
• Firm arrangements of finance through verifiable means towards stated 75% of the stated
means of finance, excluding the amount to be raised through Right Issue.
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36. PRICING OF RIGHTS ISSUE
• Pricing of Rights issue is not regulated by SEBI (ICDR) Regulations.
• Generally, price for Rights issue shall be lower than the Market Price, however the gap
between the Market Price and Issue Price is determined on the basis of certain criteria.
• Key Criteria:
– Price Trend of the issuer’s shares during the past 1 year and affect of corporate
announcements on price to remove impact of extra-ordinary price movement.
– Price Maintainable in the long-run
– State of Capital Market – Stable, Volatile, Bullish, Bearish.
– P/E Ratio
– Feasibility of Proposed Plans
– Dividend Policy
– Resource Position of the Company
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38. WHAT IS PREFERENTIAL ISSUE
Preferential issue
means
issuance of equity shares to the
promoters, promoter group or
selected group of persons or
any investor(s) on private
placement basis.
Does not include an offer of specified securities made through a public issue, rights issue, bonus
issue, ESOS, ESPS or QIP or an issue of sweat equity shares or depository receipts issued in a
country outside India or foreign securities.
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39. APPLICABILITY
The provisions shall not apply where the preferential issue of equity shares is
made:
a)pursuant to conversion of loan or option attached to convertible debt
instruments in terms of sections 81 (3)(4) of the Companies Act, 1956;
b)pursuant to a scheme approved by a High Court
c)in terms of the rehabilitation scheme approved by the BIFR under SICA
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42. PRICING OF THE ISSUE
If shares are listed for a period of 6 months or more as on Relevant Date:
•Average of weekly high / low closing prices of shares quoted in SE during 6
months preceding the relevant date
OR
•Average of weekly high / low closing prices of shares quoted in SE during 2
weeks preceding the relevant date
Which ever is higher
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43. PRICING OF THE ISSUE
If shares are listed for a period of less than 6 months as on Relevant Date:
•Price at which shares are issued in IPO or value per share arrived in scheme
of arrangement, if any
OR
•Average of weekly high / low closing prices of shares quoted in SE during
the period share have been listed preceding the relevant date
OR
•Average of weekly high / low closing prices of shares quoted in SE during 2
weeks preceding the relevant date
Which ever is higher
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44. LOCK-IN OF SPECIFIED SECURITIES
Specified securities Time period of Lock In
Securities allotted to promoter group and the equity shares Three years
allotted pursuant to exercise of options attached to warrants
issued on preferential basis to promoter or promoter group
Equity shares allotted in excess of the 20% of paid up capital One year
Securities allotted to persons other than promoter group and the One year
equity shares allotted pursuant to exercise of options attached to
warrants issued on preferential basis to such persons
Shares allotted pursuant to CDR scheme One year
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46. QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL PLACEMENT (QIP)
QIP means allotment of
eligible securities by a listed
issuer to Qualified
Institutional Buyers on
private placement basis in
terms of these regulations.
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47. QUALIFIED INSTITUTIONAL BUYERS
i. a mutual fund, venture capital fund and foreign venture capital investor
ii. a foreign institutional investor and sub-account
iii. a public financial institution
iv. a scheduled commercial bank;
v. a multilateral and bilateral development financial institution;
vi. a state industrial development corporation;
vii. an insurance company registered with the IRDA
viii.a provident fund with minimum corpus of Rs. 25 crore;
ix. a pension fund with minimum corpus of Rs. 25 crore;
x. National Investment Fund set up by resolution no. F. No. 2/3/2005-DDII dated
November 23, 2005 of the Government of India published in the Gazette of India;
xi. insurance funds set up and managed by army, navy or air force of the Union of India.
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49. ELIGIBILITY CONDITIONS
• Eligible Securities: “Eligible Securities” include equity shares, non-convertible debt
instruments along with warrants and convertible securities other than warrants.
• Eligibility Criteria’s:
• Special Resolution
• Appointment of Merchant Banker
• Minimum Public Shareholding to be maintained
• The equity shares of the same class have been listed on a recognized stock
exchange having nation wide trading terminal for a period of at least one year
before QIP.
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50. OTHER KEY CONDITIONS
• Restriction on Allotment:
Issue Size
Mutual Fund Other QIBs
Max 50% to single
Min. 10%
QIB
If not Subscribed
QIB belonging to the same group or who are under same control shall be
deemed to be a single allottee.
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51. OTHER KEY CONDITIONS
• Minimum Number of Allottees:
Issue Size Number of Allottees
Less than INR 250 Crores 2
More than INR 250 Crores 5
• Tenure of convertible instruments issued through QIP is 60 Months.
• Aggregate of proposed QIP and all previous QIP in one FY shall not exceed 5 times
of Networth of the Issuer of the previous financial year
• Eligible securities issued through QIP shall not be transferrable for one year except on
a recognized Stock Exchange.
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53. BONUS ISSUE
Eligibility Criteria’s
•Authorisation in AOA.
•Not default in the payment of interest or principal in respect of fixed deposits or debt Securities.
•Not defaulted in respect of the payment of statutory dues of the employees such as contribution to
provident fund, gratuity and bonus.
•Partly paid shares, if any, are made fully paid up.
•Reservation of bonus shares in favour of the holders of outstanding convertible debt instruments in
proportion to the convertible part thereof.
Source of Bonus Issue
•Bonus issue shall be made out of free reserves built out of the genuine profits or securities premium
collected in cash only.
•Bonus Issue shall not be made out of reserves created by revaluation of fixed assets.
•Bonus Share shall not be issued in lieu of dividend.
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55. IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
“Main Board” means a recognized stock exchange having nationwide trading
terminals, other than SME exchange;
“Nominated Investor” means a QIB or PE Fund who enters into an agreement with
the merchant banker to subscribe to the issue in case of under-subscription or to
receive or deliver the specified securities in the market-making process;
“SME exchange” means a trading platform of a recognised stock exchange having
nationwide trading terminals permitted by the Board to list the specified securities
issued and includes a stock exchange granted recognition for this purpose but does
not include the Main Board;
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57. ISSUE AND LISTING OF SHARES BY SMES
• No need to filing DRHP with SEBI before filing it with ROC or DSE
• SEBI will not give observations on offer document
• 100% underwriting of issue is mandatory.
• Minimum 15% underwriting obligation of Merchant Banker
• Nominated Investors can also underwrite the issue
• Minimum Application Value = Rs. 1 Lac
• Minimum Number of Allottee = 50
• Compulsory Market Making for minimum 3 years
• Promoters’ holding is not eligible for being offered to market maker
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68. ACQUIRER
Who
Directly Or Indirectly
Acquires Or Agrees to Acquire
Shares Or Voting Rights Or Control
In
Target Company
Either
Himself Or Through PACs Or With PACs
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69. CONTROL
Control
Includes
Right to
Appoint majority of Control the Control of Policy
directors management decision
Exercisable
Individually Or with PAC
Directly Or Indirectly
By virtue of
Management Shareholders Voting
Shareholding
Rights Agreement Agreement
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As per SEBI Press Release dated July 28, 2011
72. IDENTIFIED DATE
Specified Date Identified Date
A date not later than the A date falling on the
30th day from the date of 10th business day prior
the PA to tendering period
As Per TRAC Report
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73. SHARES
• The scope of definition has been Broadened;
• Inclusion of Depository Receipts within the ambit of term
shares.
• Holder of the depository receipts is treated at par with the
one who acquired the Equity Shares carrying voting
rights.
As Per TRAC Report
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75. INCREASE IN THRESHOLD
INITIAL THRESHOLD
Malaysia Hong Kong Australia U.K.
33% 30% 20% 30%
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76. IMPACT
•A welcome step and aligns more closely with global practices in other countries;
•Beneficial for the Private Equity Players and Investors;
•No Transitional Provision for the promoters holding less than 25%;
•Hostile takeover threat to the listed companies with lower promoter shareholding.;
•Negative Control - Any large investor can acquire some shares from the market to
keep his holding upto 25% which is sufficient to block any Special Resolution and keep
a check on the management;
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78. IMPACT
• It will help the promoters in the consolidation of holdings;
• Flexibility to acquire 10% shares or voting rights within 2 days without
triggering the Open Offer requirement.
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80. OPEN OFFER
AND
ITS RELATED CONCEPTS
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81. INCREASE IN OFFER SIZE
As per SEBI Press Release dated July 28, 2011 81
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82. OFFER SIZE ANALYSIS
Offer size (% of total equity
capital of Target Company)
FY Total <=20% >20%
2006-07 89 77 12
2007-08 118 100 18
2008-09 113 95 18
2009-10 75 65 10
Total 395 337 58
% of Cases 100% 85.32% 14.68%
Source: TRAC Report
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83. FREEDOM TO COMPLETE ACQUISITION UNDER SPA
Existing Regulations Proposed Regulations
Not allowed Allowed
Until the completion of offer •After a period of 21 days from the date
formalities. of PA and
•Subject to acquirer depositing 100%
consideration payable under the Open
Offer in Escrow Account.
This provision will allow the acquire to have the representation in
the Target Company even before the completion of open offer and
to exercise the control over it.
As Per TRAC Report 83
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84. ACQUISITION FROM OTHER COMPETING ACQUIRER
Simplified Rules-An ease for Competitive Bidder for control change
Keeping in view the increasing trend of competitive biddings in India this may
be taken as an imperative step as compelling two warring groups to continue
in a company may not be in the interest of the company and smooth passage
to one of the competitive bidders is desirable.
As per SEBI Press Release dated July 28, 2011 84
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85. NON COMPETE FEES
More beneficial for the shareholders as they will be entitled to get the
same price as have been received by the promoters/sellers from the
acquirer.
As per SEBI Press Release dated July 28, 2011 85
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86. IMPACT
Shareholder Promoter
Investor Investor + Management+
Control
Thus, Payment of Non compete fees or control premium should be allowed.
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87. REDUCTION IN TIME LINE
The timeline for
completion of the open offer
has been reduced from
95 calendar days
To
57 Business Days
As Per TRAC Report 87
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89. NEW EXEMPTIONS INTRODUCED
Increase in shareholding pursuant to Buy Back
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90. NEW EXEMPTIONS INTRODUCED
Increase in shareholding pursuant to CDR
Scheme
• Approval of the scheme by shareholders by way of
Special Resolution passed by Postal Ballot; and
• No Change in control.
As Per TRAC Report 90
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91. NEW TAKEOVER REGULATIONS-A WIN WIN SITUTAION
• Beneficial for Private Equity Players and Investors.
• More protection for the small shareholders.
• Simplification in the provisions.
• More transparency and removal of ambiguity.
• At par with Global Practices prevalent for M&As.
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92. COMPARISON OF NEW AND OLD TAKEOVER
REGULATIONS
Criteria Old Regulations New Regulations
Press Release dated July 28, 2011
Initial Threshold 15% 25%
Offer Size 20% 26%
Non-Compete Fees Upto 25% of the Offer Price Not allowed
Acquisition from the other No provision Available without attracting
competing acquirer Open Offer obligations
Recommendation on offer by Optional Mandatory
Board of Target Company
Voluntary Offers No specific conditions Introduced subject to certain
conditions.
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93. SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992
Insider Trading Regulations
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94. WHAT IS INSIDER TRADING?
It is dealing in the securities
by a Insider,
who has the knowledge of
material “inside” information
which is not known
to the general public
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95. HOW BAD IT IS ???
Used to make profit at the expense of other Investors;
Leads to loss of confidence of investor in stock market;
The process corrupts the ‘Level Playing Field’;
It is easier to identify the beneficiaries of insider dealing. But the
extent of losses occurred is impossible to calculate.
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96. INSIDER
IS
IS WHO
WHO WAS
WAS
OR
OR
CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANY
CONNECTED WITH THE COMPANY
OR
OR
DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN CONNECTED
DEEMED TO HAVE BEEN CONNECTED
AND
AND
WHO IS REASONABLY EXPECTED TO HAVE
WHO IS REASONABLY EXPECTED TO HAVE
ACCESS
ACCESS OR
OR HAS RECEIVED
HAS RECEIVED OR
OR HAS HAD ACCESS
HAS HAD ACCESS
TO
TO
UNPUBLISHED PRICE SENSITIVE INFORMATION
UNPUBLISHED PRICE SENSITIVE INFORMATION 96
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97. Whether the Auditor and Chartered
Accountant (CA) also come within the
ambit of term “Insider”?
Yes
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98. PRICE SENSITIVE INFORMATION
ANY INFORMATION
ANY INFORMATION
WHICH RELATES
WHICH RELATES
DIRECTLY
DIRECTLY OR
OR INDIRECTLY
INDIRECTLY
TO A COMPANY
TO A COMPANY
AND
AND
WHICH IF PUBLISHED
WHICH IF PUBLISHED
LIKELY TO MATERIALLY AFFECT THE PRICE OF
LIKELY TO MATERIALLY AFFECT THE PRICE OF
SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY
SECURITIES OF THE COMPANY
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99. DEEMED PRICE SENSITIVE INFORMATION
Periodical Financial Results of the company;
Intended declaration of dividends;
Issue of securities or buy-back of securities;
Expansion Plans / New projects;
Amalgamation, mergers or takeovers;
Disposal of undertaking;
Changes in policies of the company.
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100. DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENT
1. On the acquisition of >5% shares and Whenever there is a change of 2% in
shareholding after the acquisition of 5%.
2. On becoming the director or officer and whenever there is a change in holding in
excess of Rs.5 Lakh in value or 25,000 shares or 1% of total shareholding or voting
rights.
Recent Development
On becoming the promoter or part of promoter group and whenever there is a
change in holding in excess of Rs.5 Lakh in value or 25,000 shares or 1% of total
shareholding or voting rights.
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101. SCHEDULES – MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
SCHEDULE I
MODEL CODE OF CONDUCT
FOR PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
PART A - FOR LISTED COMPANIES
PART B – FOR OTHER ENTITIES
SCHEDULE II
CODE OF CORPORATE DISCLOSURE PRACTICES
FOR
PREVENTION OF INSIDER TRADING
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102. IMPORTANT TERMS
Trading Window
Company shall specify a trading period, to be called "Trading Window", for trading in the
company’s securities.
The trading window shall be closed during the time the Price Sensitive information is un-
published and shall opened after 24 hours the PSI is made public.
Restricted/Grey List
To restrict trading in certain securities and designate such list as restricted / grey list.
Any security which is purchased or sold by the organisation/firm on behalf of its clients /
schemes of mutual funds, etc. shall be put on the restricted / grey list.
Chinese Wall
Chinese Wall policy demarcates “inside areas” from "public areas". The employees in the inside
area shall not communicate any PSI to anyone in public area.
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103. NEED TO KNOW
PSI should be disclosed only to those within the company who need the
information to discharge their duty.
Limited access to confidential information
Files containing confidential information shall be kept secure.
Computer files must have adequate security of login and pass word etc.
All D/O/E of the Co and their dependants as defined by the company who
intend to deal in the securities beyond a limit should pre-clear the
transactions.
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108. IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS
“Associate” includes a person, -
i. who directly or indirectly by himself or in combination with relatives, exercises
control over the company or,
ii.whose employee , officer or director is also a director, officer or employee of
another company;
“Tender Offer” means an offer by a company to buy back its shares or other
specified securities through a letter of offer from the holders of the shares or other
specified securities of the company.
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109. GOVERNING PROVISIONS
• Section 77A, 77AA, 77B of Companies Act, 1956;
• SEBI (Buy Back of Securities) Regulations, 1998 (For Listed Companies)
• Private Limited Company and Unlisted Public Limited Company (Buy-Back of
Securities) Rules, 1999
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110. BUY BACK AT A GLANCE
• Authorization in AOA;
• Board Resolution - In case the fund utilization in buy back is ≤10%total
paid up equity capital and free reserves;
• Special Resolution - In case the fund utilization in buy back is >10% and
≤25% of the paid up capital (equity plus preference shares) and free
reserves;
• Debt equity ratio should not be more than the 2:1 after such buy-back;
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111. BUY BACK AT A GLANCE
• Filing of Declaration of Solvency with the Registrar and SEBI.
• All the shares or other specified securities for buy-back are fully paid-up;
• Buy-back shall be completed within twelve months from the date of
passing the SR or BR.
• Minimum time of 365 days between two Buy Back offers
• Extinguish and physically destroy the securities bought-back within 7 days
of the last date of completion of buy-back.
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112. SOURCES OF FUNDS
Section 77A (1) of Companies Act, 1956 states that:
A company may purchase its own shares or other specified securities out of—
OR OR
Provided that no buy-back of any kind of shares or other specified securities shall be
made out of the proceeds of an earlier issue of the same kind of shares or same kind
of other specified securities.
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113. RESTRICTIONS IN BUY-BACK
• Buy-back of shares shall not be done for delisting of securities from the stock
exchange.
• Buy-back shall not be done from any person through
• Negotiated Deals
• Spot Transactions
• Private Arrangements
• No insider trading in securities on the basis of unpublished information relating to buy-
back of securities.
• No further issue of same kind of shares or other specified securities within a period of 6
moths except by way of bonus issue or in the discharge of subsisting obligations
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115. PROCESS OF BUY-BACK – TENDER OFFER/ODD -LOT
Verification and
Decision for Buy- Payment to
Extinguishment Acceptance / Opening of
back Securities
of Certificates Rejection of Special Account
holders
securities
Board Resolution
and Public Notice, if Closure of offer for
applicable Buy-back
Special Resolution, COMPANY Opening of offer for
if applicable Buy-back
Appointment of Opening of Escrow
Merchant Banker Account
SEBI Clearance
Filing of Draft
& Filing of Final
Letter of Offer Dispatch of LOO
Public LOO with SEBI
Specified Date and Declaration and Advt. in
Announcement & STX and In-
of Solvency with Newspaper
principal
SEBI and STX
Approval
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116. PROCESS OF BUY-BACK – OPEN MARKET
PURCHASE THROUGH STOCK EXCHANGE METHOD
Decision for Buy- Extinguishment of Payment of
back Certificates Consideration
Board Resolution Verification and
and Public Notice, if Acceptance /
applicable Rejection of
securities
Special Resolution, COMPANY
if applicable Fortnightly public
notice of shares
bought-back or on
Appointment of
5% buy-back
Merchant Banker
Filing of copy of Buy Back to be BB only through
Daily disclosure
Public made only on order matching
Public to STX about
Announcement SE having mechanism
Announcement shares bought
with SEBI and nationwide except “all or
back
STX terminal none”
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117. PROCESS OF BUY-BACK – OPEN MARKET
PURCHASE THROUGH BOOK-BUILDING METHOD
Decision for Buy-
Extinguishment Payment to
back
of Certificates Securities holders
Board Resolution Verification and
and Public Notice, if Acceptance /
applicable Rejection of
securities
Special Resolution, COMPANY
Opening of Special
if applicable
Account
Appointment of Determination of
Merchant Banker Price
Filing of copy of
Public Public
Opening of Escrow Opening of offer Closure of offer for
Announcement Announcement
Account with SEBI and for Buy-back Buy-back
STX
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121. DELISTING
“Delisting” is totally the reverse of listing.
To delist means permanent removal of securities of a
listed company from a stock exchange. As a
consequence of delisting, the securities of that
company would no longer be tradeable at that stock
exchange.
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122. SALIENT FEATURES
Public shareholders have been defined as the holders of
equity shares other than the
a) Promoters and
b) holders of depository receipts issued overseas against
underlying shares.
Not be applicable to sick companies
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123. SALIENT FEATURES
• The companies cannot delist their securities from the Exchanges
pursuant to buyback and preferential allotment.
• No shareholders approval, in case the company continues to remain
listed at any of the exchanges having Nationwide trading terminal i.e.
BSE and/ or NSE or any other Exchange specified in this behalf.
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124. SALIENT FEATURES
• The concept of Specified Date has been introduced, which shall not be
later than 30 working days from the date of the Public Announcement.
• The Special Resolution passed for the delisting giving exit option to the
shareholders will be valid for a period of 1 year within which the final
application will be required to be made to the exchange for delisting.
• Special Resolution by way of Postal Ballot
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125. SALIENT FEATURES
• Successful Exit Offer : Under the Regulations, to get delisted, post offer,
the Promoter holding should reach the higher of the following:
– 90% of total issued shares of that class; or
– (pre offer promoter holding +50% of the Offer Size), otherwise the offer
shall be deemed to have failed.
Promoters’ option of not accepting the Offer Price
Promoters/ PAC not allowed to participation in bidding:
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129. INTENT
The Stock brokers plays an eminent role in the development of a capital market of any
country and likewise stringent and effective regulation of these market intermediaries
becomes essential. The so called Capital Market Regulator and watchdog SEBI plays
an effective role in regulating these Market Intermediaries and ensuring the
development of a healthy market.
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130. COVERAGE – SEBI Regulations
Through Stock
Exchanges
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131. REGISTRATION
The Registration of Stock Brokers involve two way process:
Registration with Stock Exchanges
Registration with SEBI
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133. Other Requirements
At the time of registration, Brokers are required to identify :
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134. VALIDITY OF REGISTRATION
Registration of Stock Brokers
is on Permanent Basis
until Surrendered or Suspended
for regulatory actions
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135. COMPLIANCES
Brokers are required to comply the rules and regulations of the following:
• Stock Exchanges
• SEBI
The compliances of both the authorities can be broadly divided into two parts:
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136. REGULAR COMPLIANCES
SEBI through Stock Exchanges regulates the activities of Stock
Brokers to ensure Capital Market integrity and protection of the
interest of the Investors
SEBI GOVERNS:
Day to trading related compliances
Dealing with clients like KYC, Contract Notes, proper authorisation, disclosures,
maintenance of funds & securities.
Compliance with respect to terminals and employee’s on the terminals.
Maintenance of books & accounts and documents
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137. REGULAR COMPLIANCES
Maintenance of margin requirements
Ensuring proper trading (Prevention of fraudulent and unfair transactions)
No dealings with unregistered entities
To comply with the advertisement guidelines
Adherence to Prevention of Money Laundering Guidelines
RECENT Step of SEBI towards Investor Protection and transparency in Capital Markets :
SEBI vide circular dated 2nd August 2011 has directed that the details of the transactions done on
each trading day shall be sent by the Stock Exchanges to the investors, by the end of each trading
day, through SMS and E-mail alerts
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138. EVENT BASED COMPLIANCES
Event based compliances are as follows:
Change in status and constitution
Change in Directors
RECENT CIRCULAR ISSUED BY SEBI:
SEBI vide circular dated 03.06.2011 has relaxed the procedural statutory requirements and
simplified the restructuring of stock brokers as under:
•The requirement of prior approval of SEBI in case of change in status and constitution has been
done away with.
•Now the stock brokers would only be required to obtain prior approval of Stock Exchanges and
SEBI prior approval will only be required in case of Change in Control.
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139. INSPECTIONS AND AUDITS
• To ensure the proper working by Stock Brokers SEBI as well as Stock
Exchanges from time to time conducts Inspections and Audits of dealing of
stock brokers.
• Also to ensure self governance, SEBI has mandated for all stock brokers, an
half yearly voluntary audits of their business vide circular dated 22nd August,
2008 by independent CA’s, CS’s & ICWA’s.
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141. SEBI (Prohibition of Fraudulent and Unfair Trade Practices
Relating To Securities Market) Regulations, 2003
FUTP Regulations
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142. INTENT
Stock Exchanges provides trading platform to a enormous number of buyers and
sellers who come to trade their shares at a fair price and volume discovery, based
on the market forces of demand and supply. However, there can be situations
where a mechanism can be designed to manipulate the stock market transactions in
order to obtain gains through fraudulent and manipulative manner. Thus, stringent
and effective regulations becomes necessary to be formed by the Capital Market
Regulator to protect the interest of the investors.
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144. ROLE OF SEBI
In case of any violation in the provisions of the regulations, Stock
Exchanges intimate the same to SEBI and the capital market
regulator thereof conducts investigation to protect the interest of
investors and securities market.
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145. LIABILITIES
The board may impose the following penalties in case of any violations:
acquired in violation of
the regulations
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147. WHO IS A MERCHANT BANKER
Who is
Who is
Engaged in OR Acting as
Manager, consultant
Manager, consultant
Issue Management
Issue Management and advisor
and advisor
Either by making
Either by making Or rendering
arrangement for
arrangement for
Corporate advisory
Corporate advisory
Selling, Buying or
Selling, Buying or service in relation to such
service in relation to such
Subscribing to Securities
Subscribing to Securities issue management
issue management
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148. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA’S
• A body corporate other than a NBFC
• Adequate Infrastructure
• Should have minimum two experienced employees
• Conform to the Capital Adequacy Requirement
• His partner, director or principal officer should not be involved in any litigation
connected with the Securities Market.
• Should be a fit and proper person
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150. CATEGORIES OF MERCHANT BANKER
Earlier Now
Category 1 – To carry on the business of Issue Category 1 – To carry on the business of Issue
Management, to act as advisor, consultant, Management, to act as advisor, consultant,
manager, underwriter, portfolio manager. manager, underwriter, portfolio manager.
Category 2 – To act as adviser, consultant, co-
manager, underwriter,
portfolio manager
Category 3 – To act as underwriter, adviser,
consultant to an issue.
Category 4 – To act as consultant or advisors to
an issue.
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152. AMENDMENTS
Date Amendments
7 Sept 2006 • Inserted definitions
• Change in Capital Adequacy requirements. Earlier requirements were given
for different categories
• Added conditions for registration as Merchant Banker
• Period of validity of certificate for 3 years
28 May 2007 Revised fees for filing draft offer document
31 March 2008 Revised fees for filing draft offer document
13 April 2010 • Merchant Banker may ensure market making in accordance with Chapter XA
of SEBI (ICDR) Regulations
• Merchant Banker shall underwrite 15% of issue size
• To submit complete particulars of acquisition made in pursuance of
underwriting or market making to the Board on quarterly basis
16 August 2011 Due diligence records to be maintained by merchant bankers in issue
management, takeover, buyback and delisting
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153. SEBI (Registrars To An Issue And Share Transfer Agents)
Regulations, 1993
Registrar and Transfer Agent
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154. REGISTRAR TO AN ISSUE
REGISTRAR TO AN ISSUE
Appointed
To carry on following activities:
a. Basis of allotment
of securities
Collecting Keeping proper b. Finalising
persons entitled
applications from record of applications to allotment;
investors in respect and monies received c. Processing
or paid allotment letters,
of an issue
and other
documents
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155. SHARE TRANSFER AGENT
SHARE TRANSFER AGENT
Person Division of body
On behalf of body corporate corporate
Maintains Performing similar activities
records of holders of if
securities and deals with Holders of its
transfer and redemption of securities ≥ 1 Lakh
its securities;
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157. CAPITAL ADEQUACY REQUIREMENT
Capital
Adequacy
requirement
≥ Net worth
NET WORTH
The Registrar to an Issue or a Share Transfer Agent, who was granted a Registration certificate,
prior to the commencement of the second amendment in 2011, shall raise its networth to the said
minimum within a period of three years
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158. VALIDITY OF CERTIFICATE
Certificate of initial
Registration granted
SHALL BE VALID FOR
5 YEARS
from the date of its issue
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159. FEES
Particulars Category I Category II
Application of registration Rs. 10,000 Rs. 10,000
At the time of grant of certificate of initial Rs. 4,00,000 Rs. 1,33,300
registration.
OR OR
A registrar to an issue and share transfer Rs. 1,50,000 Rs. 50,000
agent who has been granted a certificate
of permanent registration, to keep its
registration in force.
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160. AMENDMENTS
Date Amendments
17 Sept 1997 Registrar to an Issue not to act as such for an associate
5 Jan 1998 Criteria of fit and proper person
7 Sept 2006 • Inserted new definitions
• Added conditions for registration as Registrar and STA
5 July 2011 Initial registration shall be valid for 5 years
Grant of certificate of permanent registration
Revision of fees
16 August 2011 Networth requirement for Category I and Category II increased to Rs.
50,00,000 and Rs. 25,00,000 respectively.
Registrar and STA shall raise its networth within 3 years from such
commencement
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161. THANK YOU
Pavan Kumar Vijay
Managing Director
Corporate Professionals Capital Private Limited
SEBI Registered Merchant Banker
Regn. No.: INM000011435
D-28, South Extension -I,
New Delhi-110 049
Ph: +91.11.40622200; FAX: +91.11.40622201
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