Regulation 44 - Safety-net arrangement - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009

Safety-net arrangement. 44. An issuer may provide for a safety-net arrangement for the specified securities offered in any public issue in consultation with the merchant banker after ascertaining the financial capacity of the person offering the safety-net arrangement, subject to disclosures specified in this regard in Part A of Schedule VIII: Provided that any such arrangement shall provide for an offer to purchase up to a maximum of one thousand specified securities per original resident retail individual allottee at the issue price within a period of six months from the last date of despatch of security certificates or credit of demat account. Explanation: For the purpose of this regulation, the term safety net arrangement means an arrangement provided by the issuer under which a person offers to purchase specified securities from the original resident retail individual allottees at the issue price.