What are the provisions for continuous listing requirement under Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957? List any six methods for achieving minimum public shareholding by a listed company.

The continuous listing requirement has been prescribed under Rule 19A(1) of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules ("SCRR"), 1957, which stipulates that every listed company other than public sector company shall maintain public shareholding of at least 25%. However, any listed company which has public shareholding below 25%, shall increase its public shareholding to at least twenty five per cent, within a period of four years from the date of commencement of amendment to the said rules in 2014, in the manner specified by SEBI. SEBI has vide its Circular dated November 30, 2015 and February 22, 2018 has prescribed the various methods that may be used by a listed entity to achieve compliance with the minimum public shareholding requirements mandated under rules 19(2) (b) and 19A of the SCRR read with regulation 38 of the SEBI Listing Regulations, 2015. The following are the various methods: Issuance of shares to public through prospectus; Offer for sale of shares held by promoters to public through prospectus; Sale of shares held by promoters through the secondary market in terms of SEBI circular CIR/MRD/DP/05/2012 dated February 1, 2012; Institutional Placement Programme (IPP) in terms of Chapter VIIIA of SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009; Rights Issue to public shareholders, with promoter/promoter group shareholders forgoing their entitlement to equity shares that may arise from such issue; Bonus Issues to public shareholders, with promoter/promoter group shareholders forgoing their entitlement to equity shares that may arise from such issue; Sale of shares held by the promoters/promoter group up to 2% of the total paid-up equity share capital of the listed entity in the open market, subject to the conditions specified. Allotment of eligible securities through Qualified Institutions Placement in terms of Chapter VIII of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2009.