Regulation 26A - Vacancies in respect of certain Key Managerial Personnel - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

1 [ Vacancies in respect of certain Key Managerial Personnel 26A. (1) Any vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Whole Time Director or Manager shall be filled by the listed entity at the earliest and in any case not later than three months from the date of such vacancy: 3 [ Provided that where the listed entity is required to obtain approval of regulatory, government or statutory authorities to fill up such vacancies, then the vacancies shall be filled up by the listed entity at the earliest and in any case not later than six months from the date of vacancy; ] Provided 2 [ further ] that the listed entity shall not fill such vacancy by appointing a person in interim capacity, unless such appointment is made in accordance with the laws applicable in case of a fresh appointment to such office and the obligations under such laws are made applicable to such person. (2) Any vacancy in the office of the Chief Financial Officer shall be filled by the listed entity at the earliest and in any case not later than three months from the date of such vacancy: 5 [ Provided that where the listed entity is required to obtain approval of regulatory, government or statutory authorities to fill up such vacancy, then the vacancy shall be filled up by the listed entity at the earliest and in any case not later than six months from the date of vacancy; ] Provided 4 [ further ] that the listed entity shall not fill such vacancy by appointing a person in interim capacity, unless such appointment is made in accordance with the laws applicable in case of a fresh appointment to such office and the obligations under such laws are made applicable to such person. ] 6 [ (3) Any vacancy in the office of Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Whole Time Director or Manager or Chief Financial Officer of such listed entity in respect of which a resolution plan under section 31 of the Insolvency Code has been approved, shall be filled within a period of three months of such approval: Provided that, in the interim, such listed entity shall have not less than one full-time key managerial personnel managing its day-to-day affairs. ] ************* NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/131 dated 14-06-2023 (shall come into force on the thirtieth day from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette) 2. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/177 dated 17-05-2024 w.e.f. 17-05-2024 3. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/177 dated 17-05-2024 w.e.f. 17-05-2024 4. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/177 dated 17-05-2024 w.e.f. 17-05-2024 5. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/177 dated 17-05-2024 w.e.f. 17-05-2024 6. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/218 dated 12-12-2024 w.e.f. 12-12-2024