ABC Limited is a non-compliant listed entity suspended under the Standard Operating Procedure for non-compliances under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulat
CS Professional · Secretarial Audit, Compliance Management and Due Diligence · PYQS · December 2020
ABC Limited is a non-compliant listed entity suspended under the Standard Operating Procedure for non-compliances under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. The company has complied with the requisite requirements after the date of suspension but failed to pay the applicable fine. State the procedure to be followed by the recognised stock exchange for revoking the suspension of trading of its shares. Also state the consequences for failing to pay the applicable fine by the company.
Answer & Explanation:
Procedure to be followed by the recognised stock exchange for revoking the suspension of trading of shares If the non-compliant listed entity complies with the requisite requirement(s) after the date of suspension and pays the applicable fine, the recognized stock exchange(s) shall revoke the suspension of trading of its shares by following the procedure mentioned below: If the non-compliant listed entity complies with the aforesaid requirement(s) and pays the applicable fine after trading is suspended in the shares of the non-compliant entity, the recognized stock exchange(s) shall, on the date of compliance, give a public notice on its website informing compliance by the listed entity. The recognized stock exchange(s) shall revoke the suspension of trading of its shares after a period of 7 days from the date of such notice. While issuing the said notice, the recognized stock exchange(s) shall send intimation of notice to other recognized stock exchange(s) where the shares of the entity are listed. After revocation of suspension, the trading of shares shall be permitted only in 'Trade for Trade' basis for a period of 7 days from the date of revocation and thereafter, trading in the shares of the entity shall be shifted back to the normal trading category. The recognized stock exchange(s) shall intimate the depositories to unfreeze the entire shareholding of the promoter and promoter group in such entity as well as all other securities held in the demat account of the promoter and promoter group, after three months from the date of revocation of the suspension. The consequence for failing to pay applicable fine by the Company If the non-compliant listed entity fails to comply with the aforesaid requirement(s) or fails to pay the applicable fine within 6 months from the date of suspension, the recognized stock exchange(s) shall initiate the process of compulsory delisting of the non-compliant listed entity in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulations, 2009 as amended from time to time.
Topics: SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015
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