Sebi directs depositories to freeze promoter holdings throughout buyback interval, new guidelines defined

Mumbai: The Securities and Change Board of India(Sebi) has requested depositories to freeze promoter and promoter group holdings on the safety stage in the course of the buyback interval, whereas permitting them to take part in tender presents and invoke pre-existing pledges.

Below the brand new guidelines, promoter holdings will stay frozen from the date the corporate’s board or shareholders approve a buyback till the supply closes.

The regulator, nonetheless, clarified that the restriction is not going to forestall promoters from tendering their shares in buybacks undertaken by way of the tender supply route.

It additionally allowed the invocation of encumbrances that had been created earlier than the graduation of the buyback interval. Sebi has directed depositories to place in place the operational techniques and difficulty detailed implementation pointers earlier than August 1.