Regulation 176 - Closing prices of the equity shares - Securities And Exchange Board of India (Issue Of Capital And Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018

PART IV: PRICING 176. (1) The qualified institutions placement shall be made at a price not less than the average of the weekly high and low of the closing prices of the equity shares of the same class quoted on the stock exchange during the two weeks preceding the relevant date: Provided that the issuer may offer a discount of not more than five per cent. on the price so calculated, subject to approval of shareholders as specified in clause (a) of regulation 172 of these regulations, except that no shareholders approval will be required in case of a qualified institutions placement made through an offer for sale by promoters for compliance with minimum public shareholding requirements specified in the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957. (2) Where eligible securities are convertible into or exchangeable with equity shares of the issuer, the issuer shall determine the price of such equity shares allotted pursuant to such conversion or exchange taking the relevant date as disclosed in the special resolution referred to in clause (a) of sub regulation (1) of regulation 172 . (3) The issuer shall not issue or allot partly paid-up eligible securities: Provided that in case of allotment of non-convertible debt instruments along with warrants, the allottees may pay the full consideration or part thereof payable with respect to warrants, at the time of allotment of such warrants: Provided further that on allotment of equity shares on exercise of options attached to warrants, such equity shares shall be fully paid-up. (4) The issue price shall be subject to appropriate adjustments, if the issuer: a) makes an issue of equity shares by way of capitalization of profits or reserves, other than by way of a dividend on shares; b) makes a rights issue of equity shares; c) consolidates its outstanding equity shares into a smaller number of shares; d) divides its outstanding equity shares including by way of stock split; e) re-classifies any of its equity shares into other securities of the issuer; f) is involved in such other similar events or circumstances, which in the opinion of the concerned stock exchange, requires adjustments. 1 [ (5) The effect on the price of the equity shares of the issuer due to material price movement and confirmation of reported event or information may be excluded as per the framework specified under sub-regulation (11) of regulation 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 for calculation of the issue price under this regulation. ] Explanation: For the purpose of sub-regulation (1), the term stock exchange means any of the recognised stock exchanges in which the equity shares of the same class of the issuer are listed and in which the highest trading volume in such equity shares has been recorded during the two weeks immediately preceding the relevant date. *************** NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/178 dated 17-05-2024