TMI BlogDefinitions.X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... a person or persons acting individually or in concert, directly or indirectly, including by virtue of their shareholding or management rights or shareholders agreements or voting agreements or in any other manner; 1[Explanation.-(i) Where there are two or more persons in control over the target company, the cesser of any one of such persons from such control shall not be deemed to be a change in control of management nor shall any change in the nature and quantum of control amongst them constitute change in control of management: Provided that the transfer from joint control to sole control is effected in accordance with clause (e) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 3. (ii) If consequent upon change in control of the target company in ac ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fund with sponsor or trustee or asset management company; (v) foreign institutional investors with sub-account(s); (vi) merchant bankers with their client(s) as acquirer; (vii) portfolio managers with their client(s) as acquirer; (viii) venture capital funds with sponsors; (ix) banks with financial advisors, stock brokers of the acquirer, or any company which is a holding company, subsidiary or relative of the acquirer: Provided that sub-clause (ix) shall not apply to a bank whose sole relationship with the acquirer or with any company, which is a holding company or a subsidiary of the acquirer or with a relative of the acquirer, is by way of providing normal commercial banking services or such activities in connection with the ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ter, if he is acting as such merely in his professional capacity. Explanation I.─For the purpose of this clause, "promoter group" shall include: (a) in case promoter is a body corporate- (i) a subsidiary or holding company of that body corporate; (ii) any company in which the promoter holds 10 % or more of the equity capital or which holds 10 % or more of the equity capital of the promoter; (iii) any company in which a group of individuals or companies or combinations thereof who holds 20 % or more of the equity capital in that company also holds 20 % or more of the equity capital of the target company; and (b) in case the promoter is an individual- (i) the spouse of that person, or any parent, brother, sister or child of th ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... would entitle the holder to receive shares with voting rights 8[but shall not include preference shares;] (l) "sick industrial company" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in clause (o) of sub-section (1) of section 3 of the Sick Industrial Companies (Special Provisions) Act, 1985 (1 of 1986), or any statutory re-enactment thereof; (m) "State level financial institution" means a State Financial Corporation established under section 3 of the State Financial Institutions Act, 1951, and includes a development corporation established as a company by a State Government with the object of development of industries or agricultural activities in the state; (n) "stock exchange" means a stock exchange which has been granted recognition unde ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005, w.e.f. 3-1-2005 read as under: "(h) "promoter", unless otherwise provided elsewhere, means- (i) any person who is directly or indirectly in control of the company; or (ii) any person named as promoter in any document for offer of securities to the public or existing shareholders or in the shareholding pattern disclosed by the company under the provisions of the Listing Agreement, whichever is later; or (iii) any person named as person acting in concert with the promoter in any disclosure made in terms of the Listing Agreement with the stock exchange or any other regulations or guidelines made or issued by the Board under the Act, and includes, (a) where such person is an individual, (i) his spouse ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... fund shall not be deemed to be a promoter merely by virtue of its shareholding. Explanation II. "A financial institution, scheduled commercial bank, foreign institutional investor or a venture capital fund shall be deemed to be a promoter of its subsidiary and of the mutual fund sponsored by it, as applicable." 6. Inserted by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2001, w.e.f. 17-8-2001. 7. Inserted by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2002, w.e.f. 9-9-2002. 8. Substituted by the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) (Amendment) Regulations, 2005, w.e.f. 3-1-2005. Prior to its substitution, clause (j) read as under: &q ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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