SEBI (Listing Obligations And Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024


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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has introduced the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024. These new regulations, effective upon publication, amend the existing 2015 regulations. A key change allows listed entities to publish financial results using a window advertisement in newspapers that includes a Quick Response (QR) code and a link to where the full results can be accessed online.

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 8th July, 2024

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) (SECOND AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2024

F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/189— In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11, sub-section (2) of section 11A and section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with section 31 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements)Regulations, 2015, namely:-

1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024.

2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 –

I. in regulation 52, in sub-regulation (8),

i. in the proviso, the symbol “.” shall be substituted by the symbol “:”;

ii. after the proviso, the following shall be inserted, namely,
“Provided further that listed entities may publish only a window advertisement in the newspapers that refers to a Quick Response Code and the link of the website of the listed entity and stock exchange(s), where such financial results are available and capable of being accessed by the investors subject to the following conditions:

i. For non-convertible securities outstanding as on the date of notification of this proviso, the listed entity has obtained the prior approval from the debenture trustee;

ii. In case of any issuances after the date of notification of this proviso, the listed entity shall either make a disclosure in the offer document regarding the window advertisement in the newspapers or obtain prior approval from the debenture trustee.

BABITHA RAYUDU, Executive Director
[ADVT.-III/4/Exty./274/2024-25]

FAQ :

These are new regulations introduced by SEBI to further amend the existing Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

The regulations shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.

Listed entities can now publish financial results through a window advertisement in newspapers, which refers to a QR code and a website link where investors can access the full financial results.

Yes, for non-convertible securities outstanding at the time of notification, prior approval from the debenture trustee is required. For issuances after the notification date, disclosure in the offer document or prior approval from the debenture trustee is necessary.

In the proviso of regulation 52, sub-regulation (8), the symbol '.' has been substituted with ':'. Additionally, a new proviso has been inserted allowing for window advertisements with QR codes under certain conditions.

 

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