Issue of No Objection Certificate for release of 1% of issue amount - SEBI - OIAE/Cir-1/2009

Chief General Manager Office of Investor Assistance and Education OIAE/Cir-1/2009 November 25, 2009 All Companies whose securities are listed on Stock Exchanges (through Stock Exchanges) All recognized Stock Exchanges All registered Merchant Bankers Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Issue of No Objection Certificate for release of 1% of issue amount As per the Listing Agreement with the Stock Exchanges, the issuer company deposits 1% of the issue amount of the securities offered to the public and/or to the holders of the existing securities of the company, as the case may be, with the designated stock exchange. This amount was being released to issuer companies after obtaining a No Objection Certificate (NOC) from SEBI in accordance with the SEBI (Disclosure and Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000. Since these Guidelines have now been rescinded, the NOC will be issued henceforth in accordance with this Circular. 2. For the purpose of obtaining the NOC, the issuer company shall submit an application on its letter head addressed to SEBI in the format specified in Annexure A, after lapse of 4 months from listing on the Exchange which was the last to permit listing. The application shall be filed by the post issue lead merchant banker with the concerned designated office of SEBI under which the registered office of the issuer company falls, as specified in Annexure B. On the date of application, the bank guarantees, if any, included in 1% deposit must have a residual validity of at least 2 months. 3. SEBI shall issue the NOC after satisfying itself that the complaints arising from the issue received by SEBI against the Company have been resolved to its satisfaction, the Company has been submitting monthly Action Taken Reports on the complaints forwarded by SEBI to the company as per the proforma specified in Annexure C, and the fees due to intermediaries associated with the issue process including ASBA Banks have been paid. 4. All companies whose securities are listed on stock exchanges and all registered merchant bankers are advised to comply with the aforesaid terms and conditions. 5. The Stock Exchanges are accordingly advised to: a. bring the provisions of this circular to the notice of all the companies whose securities are listed in the exchange and also to disseminate the same on the website. b. make amendments to the relevant Listing Agreement, bye-laws, rules and regulations for the implementation of the terms of this circular, if necessary. 6. This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred under Section 11 (1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market. Yours faithfully, G. P. Garg Encl: a/a Annexure A (to SEBI circular OIAE/Cir-1/2009 dated November 25, 2009) APPLICATION FORM FOR ISSUE OF NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE FOR RELEASE OF 1% DEPOSIT PLACED WITH THE DESIGNATED STOCK EXCHANGE Item Details 1. Issuer Company with ROC registration number 2. Designated Stock Exchange (DSE) 3. Post Issue Lead Merchant Banker (PILM) 4. Registrar to the Issue (RTI) 5. 1% deposit details: a. Cash component b. Bank Guarantee c. Total d. Date of expiry of Bank Guarantee, if applicable (min 2 months remaining validity; enclose copy) 6. Issue details for which NOC is sought: a. Issue type security issued (Public / Rights; Equity / debentures / IDRs etc.) b. Number of securities offered c. Offer price per security for different categories d. Issue size / amount raised e. Issue open and close date f. Subscription and allotment details Application details Allotment Numbers received Number of securities Value Number of Allotees Number of securities Value ASBA Others Total 7. Listing details: a. Date of grant of permission to list securities on DSE b. In case of delay in listing, give reasons In case of multiple Listing: c. Names of all the Stock Exchange (SE) mentioned in the prospectus d. Whether listing permission is obtained from all SEs mentioned in the prospectus along with date of permission to list e. Whether 4 months is complete from the last date of obtaining listing permission from SE (Enclose copy(ies) of letter(s) from exchange(s) granting permission to list the securities) Post issue obligations as per format: Despatch / credit details First date Last date Despatch mode Refund Orders / ECS credit Instructions to all Self Certified Syndicate Banks for ASBA applicants Allotment advice Certificate / demat credit Enclose certificate of the RTI, counter signed by the PILM, confirming despatch of refunds, allotment letters certificates ECS, demat credit and instructions to Self Certified Syndicate Banks pertaining to all applicants, including NRIs. 8. Grievance redressal system: A note on the existing complaint redressal system followed by the Company/Registrar to the Issue highlighting a. Name, address, e-mail address phone number of Compliance officer b. Infrastructure c. Manpower d. computer back-up e. average time taken in solving the complaints and f. Performance in redressal of investor complaints (status on a recent date as per following format): Source Received Resolved Pending* SEBI Stock Exchange(s) Investors Associations / Others Direct Total * Give reasons for pending complaints, if any. Enclose certificate from PILM/RTI s that no investor complaints are pending against the issuer as on date 9. Status of Refund Account: a. Total amount transferred to Refund Account b. Names of refund bankers c. Consolidated balance outstanding in Refund Accounts as of latest date (enclose bank certificates) 10. Status of Securities Escrow Account: a. Total number of securities transferred to the securities escrow account b. Balance outstanding in Securities Escrow Accounts as of latest date (enclose DP certificate / statement) 11. Certificate from the DSE to the issuer company that the fees and commissions of all intermediaries associated with the issue including ASBA commission to banks have been paid by the company 12. Additional compliance requirement only if there is balance in the Refund Account / Securities Escrow account: a. Arrange to issue two reminders to all the applicants whose funds / securities are lying in the refund account / escrow account, with a gap of one month, and furnish information as per tables below. Also arrange to submit copies of two specimens of the letters sent, proof of their despatch and a fresh Refund Bankers certificate / DP statement, after completion of the exercise. Table I: Additional information where there is balance in the Refund Account Date of despatch Mode of despatch No. of cases Value Rs. 1st Reminder 2nd Reminder Balance after latest reminder Reasons for pending refund cases, if any, as on date: No. of cases Value Rs. a. Refund Orders despatched but not encashed b. Refund Orders returned undelivered c. Any other (give details) Total Table II: Additional information where there is balance in the Securities Escrow Account Date of despatch Mode of despatch No. of cases No. of shares 1 st Reminder 2 nd Reminder Balance after latest reminder Reasons for pending credit of shares, if any, as on date: No. of cases No. of shares a. Name mismatch b. Inactive Demat account c. Invalid Demat account d. Any other (give details) Total N.A..: Not applicable b. Furnish additional certification from PILM / RTI that: all applications for which refund of money or credit of shares is pending have been physically verified and they are not pending due to any data entry error. the refund of money or credit of shares, if any, is pending after all efforts were made to communicate to the applicants viz., address as in the application, address as in the demat account, email, phone calls. 13. Any other information: CERTIFIED that the information given above and also in the enclosures are true to the best of our knowledge and no refund orders/allotment letters/certificates are pending for despatch / credit in respect of the issue. For Company (Name Signature of Authorised Signatory) Place: Date: Countersigned by: Post Issue Lead Merchant Banker (Name Signature of Authorised Signatory) Place: Date: Annexure B (to SEBI circular OIAE/Cir-1/2009 dated November 25, 2009) Jurisdiction of Regional offices / Head office of SEBI for processing application for NOC SEBI Office Registered Office of the issuer company SEBI (Head Office) SEBI Bhavan Plot No.C4-A, G Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai 400 051 Tel. Board: +91-22-26449000 / 40459000 Fax : +91-22-26449027 Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Chhatisgarh, Goa, Diu, Daman and Dadra Nagar Haveli. SEBI - Northern Regional Office 5th Floor, Bank of Baroda Building, 16, Sansad Marg, New Delhi 110 001 Tel. Board: +91-11-23724001-05 Fax: +91-11-23724006 Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand and Delhi. SEBI - Southern Regional Office D Monte Building, 3rd Floor, 32 D Monte Colony, TTK Road, Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018. Tel. Board: +91-44-24674000/24674150 Fax: +91-044-24674001 Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu, Pondicherry and Lakshwadeep Minicoy Islands. SEBI - Eastern Regional Office L T Chambers, 3rd Floor, 16 Camac Street, Kolkata 700 017 Tel : +91-33-23023000 Fax: +91-33-22874307 Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Orissa, West Bengal, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura, Sikkim, Jharkhand and Andaman Nicobar Islands. SEBI Western Regional Office Unit No: 002, Ground Floor SAKAR I, Near Gandhigram Railway Station Opp. Nehru Bridge Ashram Road Ahmedabad 380 009 Telephone: 079-26583633-35 Fax: 079-26583632 Gujarat and Rajasthan. Annexure C (to SEBI circular OIAE/Cir-1/2009 dated November 25, 2009) ACTION TAKEN REPORT - PROFORMA FOR SENDING RESPONSES TO SEBI FOR INVESTOR GRIEVANCES (i) The proforma in which companies shall send their responses to investor complaints is as specified below. (ii) The proforma shall be strictly adhered to, failing which the status of the complaint will not be updated by SEBI. Sr. No. Complaint Ref. No. Type/ Category Name of complainant Date of action Action taken in brief 1. nature of action taken 2. instrument despatch details (Table I II) [or] correspondence despatch details (Table III) [or] stay details ATR shall contain the following details / information / documents: Where the company has made payment or despatched securities, then the ATR should contain details of instrument as mentioned in Table I along with details of despatch as mentioned in Table II. Where the complaint is pending for redressal as additional documents / information has been sought from the complainant then, the ATR should contain details mentioned in Tables III and II B. Wherever a matter is sub-judice, it has to be indicated and copy of the stay / injunction obtained should be enclosed Table I: Instrument details A. Refund / Dividend / Interest / Redemption / unblocking If through Physical mode If through Electronic mode 1. Amount payable 2. Amount paid 3. Reason for the difference, if any. 1. Payment instrument no. 2. MICR No. 3. Advice by banker reg credit / encashment in case the instruments has been despatched more than 6 months ago. 1. Bank account No. 2. RBI sequence No. 3. Date of credit 4. Advice by banker reg credit / encashment in case the instruments has been despatched more than 30 days ago. 5. Copy of instruction to self certified syndicate Bank for unblocking (ASBA) B. Securities 1. No. of units entitled 2. No. of units allotted 3. Reason for difference, if any. If Physical instrument sent 1. Certif cate No. 2. Distinctive No. 3. Folio No. If credited Electronically 1. DPID, Client ID 2. Date of credit Table II: Despatch details of Securities / Payment instrument If Physical instrument sent If credited Electronically 1. Due date for despatch 2. Date of despatch 3. Mode of despatch 4. Despatch No. 1. Due date for instruction. 2. Date instruction given. Table III: Documents/Information sought from the complainant: 1) Copy of letter sent to the investor seeking documents/information. 2) Two subsequent reminders are required to be sent with a gap of one month between despatches 3) Details of correspondences to complainant: a) Mode of despatch b) Despatch No. c) Date of despatch For all types of complaints, the action taken should be intimated to the complainant.