28th October 2016

 

NOTICE

 

Sub: Freezing of Promoter and Promoter group Demat accounts for Non-compliance with certain provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

 

 

To all listed companies

 

Attention of all listed companies of the Calcutta Stock Exchange is drawn to SEBI Circular Ref. No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2016/116 dated October 26, 2016 (copy available at CSE web-site at www.cse-india.com and SEBI web-site at www.sebi.com) wherein

 

2. It has been observed that some of the non-compliant listed entities have not paid the fines levied by the recognized stock exchange(s). In order to ensure effective enforcement, it has been decided in consultation with recognized stock exchanges to freeze the holdings of their promoters and promoter group entities in the manner specified below:

2.1. Where a non-compliant listed entity fails to pay fine levied as per the notice issued by the concerned recognized stock exchange in terms of paragraph 4 of Annexure I of the aforesaid circular, the concerned recognized stock exchange shall, upon expiry of the period indicated in the notice issued by it, freeze holdings in other securities in the demat accounts of promoter and promoter group to the extent of liability which shall be calculated on a quarterly basis.

2.2. In case of non-compliance for two consecutive periods, and failure to comply with the notice issued by the concerned recognized stock exchange as per paragraph 3 of Annexure II of the aforesaid circular, as per the current practice, the concerned recognized stock exchange shall forthwith intimate the depositories to freeze the entire shareholding of the promoter and promoter group in such listed entity. In addition to the freeze of shares in the non-compliant listed entity, the holdings in the demat accounts of promoter and promoter group in other securities shall also be frozen to the extent of liability which shall be calculated on a quarterly basis.”

 

This is for information and necessary action for all listed companies of CSE.

 

 

 

CS Chandrani Datta

Executive-Listing