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POLICY FOR COMMENCEMENT/ RECOMMENCEMENT OF TRADING OF SECURITIES - SEBI - ISD/SR/Circ/120185/2008Extract OFFICER ON SPECIAL DUTY INTEGRATED SURVEILLANCE DEPARTMENT Tel : 022-26441450. Fax : 022-26449030 Email: [email protected] ISD/SR/Circ/120185/2008 March 12, 2008 The Managing Director / Executive Director / Administrator Of All Stock Exchanges Dear Sirs, Sub.: POLICY FOR COMMENCEMENT/ RECOMMENCEMENT OF TRADING OF SECURITIES. I. Currently, the stock exchanges have a policy for imposition of price band on first day of commencement/recommencement of trading in respect of cases of merger, de-merger, amalgamation, capital reduction, scheme of arrangement, revocation of suspension, direct listing on another stock exchange while being listed on one exchange. II. SEBI has received representations expressing concerns of effect of price band on price discovery in cases of merger, de-merger, amalgamation, capital reduction and scheme of arrangement. III. In consultation with the stock exchanges, it has been decided that in cases of merger, demerger, amalgamation, capital reduction, scheme of arrangement, in terms of the Companies Act and/or as sanctioned by the Courts, in cases of rehabilitation packages approved by the Board of Industrial and Financial Reconstruction under Sick Industrial Companies Act and in cases of Corporate Debt Restructuring (CDR) packages by the CDR Cell of the RBI, there is no need to have a price band on the first day of commencement/recommencement of trading. The price band may be retained in all other cases on the first day. IV. Applicability The above policy may come into force with immediate effect. V. Direction to Stock Exchanges Stock Exchanges are advised to give effect to the abovementioned policy and communicate to SEBI, the status of implementation of the requirements of this circular in the next Monthly Development Report. VI. This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 11, read with sub-section (2) of Section 11A, 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. VII. This circular is available on SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in Yours faithfully, S. RAMANN
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