POLICY ON DETERMINATION OF MATERIALITY OF EVENTS / INFORMATION AND
DISCLOSURE/ DISSEMINATION OF MATERIAL EVENTS/ INFORMATION
Introduction
Under r egulation 30 of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requir ements) Regulations, 2015
(SEBI LODR Regulations’) a listed entity shall disclose to stock exchange(s) all events or
infor mation, w hich are material, as soon as r easonably possible and not later than twenty four
hour s from the occur r ence of event or infor mation.
Disclosure of events or information
i. The events or information specified in Par a A of Par t A of Schedule III of the LODR w ill be
disclosed w ithout the application of any materiality thr esholds, as these ar e deemed to be
material events.
ii. The events or infor mation specified in Par a B of Par t A of Schedule III of the LODR w ill be
disclosed based on application of the mater iality criteria, as laid out in the Policy below .
iii. In addition to the above, Par as C and D of Part A of Schedule III of the LODR mandate disclosure
of the follow ing:
a. major developments that ar e likely to affect business;
b. any change in accounting policies that may have a significant impact on the accounts of the
Company;
c. any other infor mation w hich is exclusively know n to the Company w hich may be necessar y to
enable the holder s of securities of the Company to appr aise its position and to avoid the
establishment of a false market in such securities; and
d. any other disclosur es as may be specified by SEBI fr om time to time.
SCHEDULE III
PART A: DISCLOSURES OF EVENTS ORINFORMATION: SPECIFIED SECURITIES
[Regulation 30]
The follow ing shall be events/ infor mation,upon occurrence of w hich listed entity
shall make disclosur e to stock exchange(s):
A. Events w hich shall be disclosed w ithout any application of the guidelines for
materiality as specified in sub regulation (4) of r egulation (30):
1. Acquisition(s) (including agreement to acquire), Scheme of Ar r angement
(amalgamation / mer ger/ demerger/ restructur ing), or sale or disposal of any unit(s),
Division (s) or subsidiar y of the listed entity or any other restructuring.
Explanation- For the purpose of this sub par a, the w or d 'acquisition' shall mean,-
(i) acquir ing control, w hether dir ectly or indir ectly; or ,
(ii) acquir ing or agreeing to acquir e shares or voting rights in, a company, w hether
directly or indirectly, such that
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(a)
the liste
d entity holds shares or voting r ights aggr egating to five per
cent or mor e of the shar es or voting rights in the said company, or ;
(b)
there has been a change in holding from the last disclosur e made under
sub
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clause (a) of clause (ii) of the Explanation to
this sub
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par a and such
change exceeds two per cent of the total shar eholding or voting r ights
in the said company.
2.
Issuance or forfeiture of secur ities, split or consolidation of shar es, buyback of
secur ities, any r estr iction on transfer ability of securi
ties
or
alteration in
terms or
structur e of existing secur ities including forfeiture,
reissue of for feited secur ities,
alteration of calls, redemption of securities etc.
3.
Revision in Rating(s).
4.
Outcome of Meetings of the board of dir ector s: The listed
entity shall disclose to
the Exchange(s), w ithin 30 minutes of the closure of the meeting, held to consider
the follow ing:
a)
dividends and/ or cash bonuses r ecommended or declar ed or the decision to
pass any dividend and the date on which dividend shall be paid/ dispatched;
b)
any cancellation of dividend w ith r easons thereof
;
c)
the decision on buyback of secur ities;
d)
the decision w ith
respect to fund r aising pr oposed to be under taken
e)
increase in capital by issue
of bonus shares through capitalization including
the date on w hich such bonus shar es
shall
be credited/ dispatched;
f)
reissue of for feited shares
or secur ities, or the issue of
shares or secur ities held
in r eser ve for future issue or the creation in any for m or manner of new shares
or secur ities or any other r ights, pr ivileges or benefits to subscribe to;
g)
shor t par ticular s of any other alter ations of capital, including calls;
h)
financial results;
i)
decision on voluntary delisting by the listed entity from stock exchange(s).
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5.
Agreements (viz. shar eholder agreement(s), joint venture agreement(s), family
settlement agreement(s) (to the extent that it impacts management and control of
t
he listed entity), agreement(s)/ treaty(ies)/ contract(s) with media companies)
which are binding and not in nor mal course of business,
revision(s) or
amendment(s) and termination(s) ther eof.
6.
Fr aud/ defaults by pr omoter or key managerial per sonnel or by list
ed entity or
arrest of key manager ial per sonnel or pr omoter .
7.
Change in dir ectors, key manager ial personnel (Managing Dir ector , Chief
Executive Officer , Chief Financial Officer , Company Secretar y etc.), Auditor and
Compliance Officer .
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(7A) In case of res
ignation of the auditor of the listed entity, detailed r easons for
resignation of auditor, as given by the said auditor, shall be disclosed by the listed
entities to the stock exchanges as soon as possible but not later than twenty four hour s
of receipt of
such r easons fr om the auditor.
(7B) Resignation of auditor including reasons for r esignation: In case of r esignation of
an independent dir ector of the listed entity, w ithin seven days from the date of
resignation, the following disclosures shall be made t
o the stock exchanges by the
listed entities:
i.
Detailed r easons for the r esignation of independent director s as given by the
said director shall be disclosed by the listed entities to the stock exchanges.
ii.
The independent director shall, along w ith th
e detailed r easons, also pr ovide a
confirmation that ther e is no other material reasons other than those provided.
iii.
The confir mation as pr ovided by the independent director above shall also be
disclosed by the listed entities to the stock exchanges al
ong w ith the detailed r easons
as spe
cified in sub
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clause (i) above.]
8.
Appointment or discontinuation of shar e transfer agent.
9.
Corpor ate debt restructuring.
10.
One time settlement w ith a bank.
11.
Refer ence to BIFR and w inding
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up petition filed by any par ty / cr e
ditors.
12.
Issuance of Notices, call letter s, resolutions and circular s sent to shareholders,
debenture holder s or creditors or any class of them or adver tised in the media by
the listed entity.
13.
Pr oceedings of Annual and extraor dinar y general meetings of the
listed entity.
14.
Amendments to memorandum and ar ticles of association of listed entity, in br ief.
15.
Schedule of Analyst or institutional investor meet and presentations on financial
results made by the listed entity to analysts or institutional investors;
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.
The follow ing events in relation to the corpor ate insolvency r esolution pr ocess
(CIRP) of a listed corporate debtor under the Insolvency Code:
a)
Filing of application by the corporate applicant for initiation of CIRP,
also specifying the amount of defaul
t;
b)
Filing of application by financial creditor s for initiation of CIRP
against the cor porate debtor, also specifying the amount of default;
c)
Admission of application by the Tr ibunal, along w ith amount of
default or r ejection or withdr aw al, as applicable ;
d)
P
ublic announcement made pur suant to or der passed by the Tr ibunal
under section 13 of Insolvency Code;
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e)
List of creditors as r equired to be displayed by the corporate debtor
under r egulation 13(2)(c) of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Process
for Cor por ate P
ersons) Regulations, 2016;
f)
Appointment/ Replacement of the Resolution Professional;
g)
Pr ior or post
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facto intimation of the meetings of Committee of
Creditors;
h)
Brief par ticular s of invitation of r esolution plans under section
25(2)(h) of Insolvency Code
i
n the Form specified under regulation
36A(5) of the IBBI (Insolvency Resolution Pr ocess for Corporate
Per sons) Regulations, 2016;
i)
Number of resolution plans received by Resolution Pr ofessional;
j)
Filing of resolution plan w ith the Tribunal;
m) Appr oval of r e
solution plan by the Tribunal
or rejection, if applicable;
k)
Salient featur es, not involving commer cial secrets, of the r esolution
plan appr oved by the Tribunal, in such for m as may be specified;
l) Any other mater ial infor mation not involving commer cial
secrets.]
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B.
Events
which shall be disclosed upon application of the guidelines for
materiality referr ed sub
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regulation (4) of regulation (30):
1.
Commencement or any postponement in the date of commencement of
commer cial pr oduction or commer cial oper ations
of any unit/ division.
2.
Change in the gener al char acter or nature of business br ought about by
arrangements for strategic, technical, manufacturing, or mar keting tie
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up, adoption
of new lines of business
or closur e of operations of any unit/ division (entire
ty or
piecemeal).
3.
Capacity addition or pr oduct launch.
4.
Aw ar ding, bagging/ receiving, amendment or termination of aw arded/ bagged
order s/ contr acts not in the nor mal cour se of business.
5.
Agreements (viz. loan agreement(s) (as a bor r ower ) or any other agreemen
t(s)
which are binding and not in normal course of business) and revision(s) or
amendment(s) or termination(s) thereof.
6.
Disruption of operations of any one or more units or division of the listed entity
due to natural calamity (earthquake, flood, fir e etc.
), force majeur e or events such
as strikes, lockouts etc.
7.
Effect(s) ar ising out of change in the r egulatory fr amework applicable to the listed
entity
8.
Litigation(s) / dispute(s) / r egulatory action(s) w ith impact.
9.
Fr aud/ defaults etc. by directors (other tha
n key manager ial per sonnel) or
employees of listed entity.
10.
Options to pur chase securities including any ESOP/ ESPS Scheme.
11.
Giving of guarantees or indemnity or becoming a sur ety for any thir d party.
12.
Granting, w ithdr aw al , surrender , cancellation or
suspension of key licenses or
regulatory
appr ovals.
C.
Any other infor mation/ event viz. major development that is likely to affect
business, e.g. emer gence of new technologies, expiry of patents, any change of
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(Thir d Amendment)
Regulations, 201
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w.e.f. 31.05.2018.
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accounting policy that may have a significant i
mpact on the accounts, etc. and
brief details ther eof and any other infor mation w hich is exclusively know n to the
listed entity w hich may be necessary to enable the holders of securities of the
listed entity to appr aise its position and to avoid the establ
ishment of a false
mar ket in such secur ities.
D.
Without prejudice to the gener ality of para (A), (B) and (C) above, the listed entity
may make disclosures of event/ information as specified by the Board from time to
time.