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The Market Regulator, SEBI with the objective of bringing the basic framework governing the regime of Insider Trading practices in line with the dynamic global scenario and to tighten the gaps of existing norms, has notified the New PIT Regulations to be renowned as SEBI (Prohibition of Insider Trading) Regulations, 2015, on 15th January, 2015 . These Regulations will be effective w.e.f 15th May, 2015. Ms. Anjali Aggarwal Vice President +919971673336 anjali@indiacp.com Insider trading has always been an issue on the talk. SEBI’s move towards reformation of the extant Regulations is a significant step ensuring confidentiality in the operations and to provide a well governed legal system of the corporate sectors on one hand and to refrain any person from unfair trading in securities who has privilege of having access to unpublished information of any company. The new Regulations seem to be more promising and equipped to ensure better compliance and enforcement, theref...

SEBI on March 24, 2015 issued overhauling amendments to the SEBI (Delisting of Equity Shares) Regulation, 2009 (the Delisting Regulations) along with SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeover) Regulation, 2011 (SAST/ Takeover Regulations) and SEBI (Buy Back of Securities) Regulation, 1998 (the Buyback Regulations). Ms. Anjali Aggarwal Vice President +919971673336 anjali@indiacp.com Taking into account the slower pace of Delisting offers in India, SEBI has revamped the norms that reduce the time taken for completing the process. It has also introduced a new concept of Delisting Offers into the SAST Regulations, 2011, which aim to provide a new opportunity to the Acquirer to even go in for delisting, by giving a Takeover Open Offer. A major common amendment by the Board in all the three Regulations is that a Stock Exchange mechanism will be provided for facilitating the tendering of shares by the shareholders and settlement of the same by the Stock Exchang...