Allocation of Corporate debt long term category to FIIs. - SEBI - CIR/IMD/FIIC/5/2012

CIR/IMD/FIIC/5/2012 February 17, 2012 To All Foreign Institutional Investors through their designated Custodians of Securities Dear Sir/ Madam Sub Allocation of Corporate debt long term category to FIIs. 1. Based on the assessment of the utilization of the limits to FIIs for investments in corporate debt long term infra category (with one year lock in and one year residual maturity clause), it has been decided to allocate the unutilized limits. The bidding of this limit shall be done on the NSE from 15:30 hrs to 17:30 hrs, on February 29, 2012, in terms of SEBI circular IMD/FII C/37/2009 dated February 06, 2009, subject to the modifications stated below:- a) In partial amendment to clause 3 (h) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII C/37/2009, no single entity shall be allocated more than INR 1000 crore of the investment limit. Where a single entity bids on behalf of multiple entities, in terms of para 7 of SEBI circular CIR/IMD/FIIC/18 /2010 dated November 26, 2010, then such bid would be limited to INR 1000 crore for every such single entity. b) In partial amendment to clause 3 (c) and 3(d) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII C/ 37/2009, the minimum amount which can be bid for shall be INR 1 crore. 2. The fees for the bidding process shall be remitted to SEBI by the respective custodians of the entities within 3 working days after the bidding process. This circular is issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act 1992, read with Section 10 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market. A copy of this circular is available at the web page F.I.I. on our website www.sebi.gov.in. The custodians are requested to bring the contents of this circular to the notice of their FII clients. Yours faithfully, S Madhusudhanan Deputy General Manager +91-22-26449614 [email protected]