SEBI proposes new listing, disclosure requirement norms
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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), on Monday, proposed a new set of rules, which would require greater disclosures by companies and give more powers to stock exchanges to check any non-compliance.
The proposed norms, to be called SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2014, would need to be followed by all listed companies, as also for listing of debentures, bonds and mutual funds on stock exchanges.
The final norms, which would be framed after taking into public comments, would replace the existing provisions for Listing Agreements that currently act as a contract between a stock exchange and the entity seeking to list on its platform.
SEBI has sought public comments on the proposed norms by May 30.
Detailing the proposed norms in a 74-page document on Monday, SEBI has brought in provisions related to powers of bourses in case of non-compliance by listed entities, empowering bourses to impose penalties on entities for violations, listing and disclosure requirements for mutual funds, among others.
“The stock exchange shall, in case of non-compliance with provisions of these regulations, initiate appropriate action against the listed entity including levying of fines, suspension, freezing of promoter shareholding and the like as specified by the board through circulars or guidelines issued in this regard from time to time,” the draft norms said.
“The stock exchange shall revoke suspension, unfreeze promoter shareholding etc of the listed entity in the manner as directed by the board from time to time,” it added.
The new rules would also include provisions related to the revised corporate governance framework such as requirement by companies to get shareholders’ approval for related party transactions, setting up a whistle blower mechanism, elaborate disclosures on pay packages and requirement of at least one woman director on company boards. The draft norms are also likely to include rules that would require entities to give prior intimation about their fund raising events such as preferential issue and debt issue as well as file an annual information memorandum.
“In order to ensure uniformity in disclosure requirements, the provisions of various clauses of equity listing agreement have also been made applicable to SMEs,” SEBI said. Moreover, the proposed rules may also be made applicable to non-convertible debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares.
According to SEBI, ‘policy changes’ are being proposed separately with respect to financial results “by following a consultative process”. The same would be included in draft regulations once the process is completed.
Meanwhile, SEBI said norms with respect to allotment, refund and payment of interest, book closure date, requirement of 1 per cent security deposit, submitting multiple copies of documents to stock exchange, among others, may not be included in the new listing norms as they are either redundant or would be incorporated in separate set of regulations. (The Hindu)
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