Regulation 24 - Consequences of compulsory delisting - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009

Consequences of compulsory delisting 24. 1 [ (1) ] Where a company has been compulsorily delisted under this Chapter, the company, its whole time directors, its promoters and the companies which are promoted by any of them shall not directly or indirectly access the securities market or seek listing for any equity shares for a period of ten years from the date of such delisting. 2 [ (2) In case of such companies whose fair value is positive - (a) such a company and the depositories shall not effect transfer, by way of sale, pledge, etc., of any of the equity shares held by the promoters/ promoter group and the corporate benefits like dividend, rights, bonus shares, split, etc. shall be frozen for all the equity shares held by the promoters/ promoter group, till the promoters of such company provide an exit option to the public shareholders in compliance with sub-regulation (3) of regulation 23, as certified by the concerned recognized stock exchange; (b) the promoters and whole-time directors of the compulsorily delisted company shall also not be eligible to become directors of any listed company till the exit option as stated in clause (a) above is provided. ] ********* 1 Numbered by the SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2018, w.e.f. 14.11.2018. 2 Inserted ibid.