Regulation 64A - Applicability - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015

1 [ CHAPTER VIA FRAMEWORK FOR VOLUNTARY DELISTING OF NON-CONVERTIBLE DEBT SECURITIES OR NON-CONVERTBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES AND OBLIGATIONS OF THE LISTED ENTITY ON SUCH DELISTING 64A. Applicability (1) The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable to voluntary delisting of all listed non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares from all or any of the stock exchanges where such non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares are listed except where: (a) a listed entity that has outstanding listed non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares issued by way of a public issue; or (b) a listed entity has more than two-hundred securities holders excluding qualified institutional buyers in any International Securities Identification Number relating to listed non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares; (c) non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares have been delisted by the stock exchanges as a consequence of any penalty or action initiated against the listed entity or on any grounds as specified under rule 21 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957; (d) non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares have been delisted by the stock exchanges pursuant to redemption of such securities or shares; (e) non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares have been delisted pursuant to a resolution plan as per Section 31 of the Insolvency Code. (2) In case of delisting pursuant to a resolution plan as per the provisions of the Insolvency Code, the details of delisting of non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares shall be disclosed to the stock exchanges where such securities or shares are listed within one working day of the approval of the resolution plan under the Insolvency Code. (3) The provisions of regulation 59 of these regulations shall not be applicable to the voluntary delisting of non-convertible debt securities or non-convertible redeemable preference shares under this Chapter. ] **************** NOTES:- 1. Inserted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/149 dated 23-08-2023