Adjudication Order in respect of Kritika Trust in the matter of Unisys Softwares and Holding Industries Limited

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued an adjudication order against Kritika Trust concerning its role as a promoter or part of the promoter group for Unisys Softwares and Holding Industries Limited. SEBI's investigation revealed that Kritika Trust failed to make the required disclosures within the stipulated two working days after becoming a promoter on October 1, 2011. This failure constitutes a violation of SEBI's Prohibition of Insider Trading (PIT) Regulations.

BEFORE THE ADJUDICATING OFFICER
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA

[ADJUDICATION ORDER No.: ORDER/AP/SK/2020-21/9431]

UNDER SECTION 15-I OF SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA ACT, 1992 READ WITH RULE 5 OF SEBI (PROCEDURE FOR HOLDING INQUIRY AND IMPOSING PENALTIES BY ADJUDICATING OFFICER) RULES, 1995.

In respect of:
Kritika Trust
P-27 Princep Street,
3rd Floor,
Kolkata – 700072.

In the matter of Unisys Softwares and Holding Industries Limited

1. Unisys Softwares and Holding Industries Limited (hereinafter referred as “Unisys” or “the company”), is a company having its shares listed on BSE Ltd. (‘BSE’) and The Calcutta Stock Exchange Limited (‘CSE’). Securities and Exchange Board of India ("SEBI") conducted investigation in the affairs of the company during the period from January 19, 2010 to November 14, 2014. Pursuant to the investigation, SEBI observed the following with regard to disclosure requirements to be made by the promoter/promoter group of the company under SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 1992 (hereinafter also referred to as “PIT Regulations”) read with SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015 (hereinafter also referred to as “2015 PIT Regulations”):

Observations pertaining to disclosure requirements under Regulation 13(2A) of the PIT Regulations:

a) From the details obtained from Purva Sharegistry (I) Pvt. Ltd., the Registrar to an Issue and Share Transfer Agent (“RTA”), depositories i.e. NSDL and CDSL and Unisys vide its letter dated July 02, 2018, November 13, 2018 and email dated January 11, 2019, it was observed that Kritika Trust (hereinafter referred to as ‘the Noticee’) had become promoter or part of promoter group of Unisys on October 01, 2011. However, the Noticee had failed to make the requisite disclosures to Unisys within two working days i.e. on or before October 04, 2011 as required under Regulation 13(2A) of the PIT Regulations.

b) In view of the above, it was observed that the Noticee violated the provisions of Regulation 13(2A) of the PIT Regulations read with Regulation 12 of the 2015 PIT Regulations.

Observations pertaining to disclosure requirements under Regulation 13(4A) read with 13(5) of the PIT Regulations:

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