Regulation 14 - Net worth requirements - Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Stock Exchanges and Clearing Corporations) Regulations, 2018

CHAPTER III NETWORTH OF STOCK EXCHANGE AND CLEARING CORPORATION Net worth requirements 14. (1) Every recognised stock exchange shall have a minimum networth of one hundred crore rupees at all times: (2) Every applicant seeking recognition as a clearing corporation under regulation 4 shall have a minimum networth of one hundred crore rupees: (3) (a) Every recognized clearing corporation, on commencement of operations, shall, on an ongoing basis, maintain capital including retained earnings and reserves, as may be specified by the Board from time to time, to adequately cover counter party credit risk, business risk, legal and operational risk. (b) Every recognized clearing corporation shall hold additional capital to cover costs required for orderly wind-down or recovery of operations. (c) Every recognized clearing corporation shall maintain, at all times, a minimum net worth of one hundred crore rupees or capital as determined under regulation 14(3)(a) and 14(3)(b) , whichever is higher. (4) A recognised stock exchange or a recognised clearing corporation shall not distribute profits in any manner to its shareholders until the networth specified under sub-regulations (1), (2) and (3), as the case may be, is achieved. (5) Every recognised stock exchange or recognised clearing corporation shall submit an audited networth certificate from the statutory auditor on a yearly basis by the thirtieth day of September of every year for the preceding financial year. Explanation I.-For the purposes of this regulation, 'networth of a stock exchange' means the aggregate value of paid up equity share capital plus free reserves (excluding statutory funds, benefit funds and reserves created out of revaluation) reduced by the investments in businesses, whether related or unrelated, aggregate value of accumulated losses and deferred expenditure not written off, including miscellaneous expenses not written off. Explanation II.-For the purposes of this regulation, 'networth of a clearing corporation' means the aggregate value of its liquid assets calculated in the manner as specified by the Board from time to time.