Securities Exchange Board of India ( “SEBI”) amends Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (LODR) to introduce provision on listing of subsequent issuances of non-convertible debt securities.
Key Highlights :
- As a listed entity whose non-convertible debt securities are already listed, ensure to list all non-convertible debt securities, proposed to be issued on or after January 1, 2024, on the stock exchange(s).
- As a listed entity whose subsequent issues of unlisted non-convertible debt securities made on or before December 31, 2023 are outstanding on the said date, ensure to list such securities, on the stock exchange(s).
- As a listed entity that proposes to list the non-convertible debt securities on the stock exchange(s) on or after January 1, 2024, ensure to list all outstanding unlisted non-convertible debt securities previously issued on or after January 1, 2024, on the stock exchange(s) within three months from the date of the listing of the non-convertible debt securities proposed to be listed.
- Listed entities are not required to list –
(i) Bonds issued under section 54EC of the Income Tax Act, 1961;
(ii) Non-convertible debt securities issued pursuant to an agreement entered into between the listed entity of such securities and multilateral institutions;
(iii) Non-convertible debt securities issued pursuant to an order of any court or Tribunal or regulatory requirement as stipulated by a financial sector regulator namely, the Board, Reserve Bank of India, Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India or the Pension Fund and Regulatory Development Authority.
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Source : Securities Exchange Board of India