3. (a) The Board of Directors of XYZ Limited are in the process of finalizing their policy relating to Sweat Equity and Share based Employee Benefits. Therefore, before this policy being adopted by the Board, Managing Di
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3. (a) The Board of Directors of XYZ Limited are in the process of finalizing their policy relating to Sweat Equity and Share based Employee Benefits. Therefore, before this policy being adopted by the Board, Managing Director wants to understand the provisions of SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 as applicable to General Employee Benefit Scheme (GEBS) and Retirement Benefit Scheme (RBS). Being Company Secretary, you are being instructed to explain the above in detail.
Answer & Explanation:
Provisions relating to the General Employee Benefits Scheme (GEBS) in accordance with regulation 26 of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 are as under: GEBS shall contain the details of the scheme and the manner in which the scheme shall be implemented and operated. The shares of the company or shares of its listed holding company shall not exceed ten per cent of the book value or market value or fair value of the total assets of the scheme, whichever is lower, as appearing in its latest balance sheet (whether audited or limited reviewed) for the purposes of GEBS. The secretarial auditor of the company shall certify compliance with sub-regulation (2) at the time of adoption of such balance sheet by the company. Provisions relating to the Retirement Benefit Scheme (RBS) in accordance with regulation 27 of the SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021 are as under: Retirement benefit scheme may be implemented by a company subject to compliance with these regulations and provisions of any other law in force in relation to retirement benefits. The retirement benefit scheme shall contain the details of the benefits under the scheme and the manner in which the scheme shall be implemented and operated. The shares of the company or shares of its listed holding company shall not exceed ten per cent of the book value or market value or fair value of the total assets of the scheme, whichever is lower, as appearing in its latest balance sheet (whether audited or limited reviewed) for the purposes of RBS. The secretarial auditor of the company shall certify compliance with sub-regulation (3) at the time of adoption of such balance sheet by the company.
Topics: SEBI (Share Based Employee Benefits and Sweat Equity) Regulations, 2021
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