Disclosure of shareholding pattern of promoter(s) and promoter group entities


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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has issued a new circular requiring listed entities to disclose the shareholding patterns of promoters and promoter group entities separately. Previously, these were disclosed collectively. This change aims to increase transparency for investors. The revised format for this disclosure is provided in Annexure A of the circular.

Securities and Exchange Board of India

CIRCULAR

SEBI/HO/CFD/CM D/CIR/P/2021/616

August 13, 2021

To,

All Listed entities
All Recognized Stock Exchanges
All Depositories

Dear Sir/Madam,

Sub: Disclosure of shareholding pattern of promoter(s) and promoter group entities.

1. Regulation 31(4) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“LODR”) mandates that all entities falling under promoter and promoter group be disclosed separately in the shareholding pattern on the website of stock exchanges, in accordance with the format(s) specified by the Board.

2. Accordingly, SEBI vide Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/13/2015 dated November 30, 2015 and Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2018/149 dated December 07, 2018, prescribed formats for disclosure of shareholding pattern including disclosure of holding of specified securities of promoter and promoter group, public shareholders and significant beneficial owners, respectively.

3. Currently, the shareholdings of promoter(s) and promoter group entities are collectively disclosed under ‘table II – Statement showing shareholding pattern of the Promoter and Promoter Group’ of the aforementioned circular. In the interest of transparency to the investors, all listed entities shall now provide such shareholding, segregated into promoter(s) and promoter group. The revised format of aforementioned table II is placed at Annexure A. The circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/13/2015 dated November 30, 2015 stands modified to that extent.

4. The Stock Exchanges are advised to bring the provisions of this circular to the notice of all listed entities and also disseminate the same on their websites.

5. The Circular is issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 read with Regulation 101(2) of the LODR.

Yours faithfully,

Surabhi Gupta
General Manager
Compliance and Monitoring Division
Corporation Finance Department
Tel No. 022-26449315
Email id: surabhig@sebi.gov.in

Please refer to the attached file for full notification.

FAQ :

The main change is that listed entities must now disclose the shareholding patterns of promoters and promoter group entities separately, rather than collectively.

This change has been introduced in the interest of transparency for investors.

The revised format for disclosing the shareholding pattern of promoters and promoter group entities is placed at Annexure A of the circular.

Circular No. CIR/CFD/CMD/13/2015 dated November 30, 2015, is modified to the extent that shareholdings of promoter(s) and promoter group entities will now be disclosed separately.

Stock Exchanges are advised to bring the provisions of this circular to the notice of all listed entities and disseminate the same on their websites.

 



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