SEBI NCS Regulations
SEBI NCS Regulations
SEBI NCS Regulations
EXTRAORDINARY
PART III – SECTION 4
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
NOTIFICATION
Mumbai, the 9th August, 2021
CHAPTER I
PRELIMINARY
Short title and commencement
1. (1) These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and
Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021.
(2) These regulations shall come into force on the seventh day from the date of its publication
in the Official Gazette.
Definitions
2. (1) In these regulations, unless the context otherwise requires:
(a) “abridged prospectus" means a memorandum accompanying the application form for a
public issue containing such salient features of a prospectus as specified by the Board;
(b) “Act” means the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992);
(c) “advertisement” means and includes notices, brochures, pamphlets, show cards,
catalogues, hoardings, placards, posters, insertions in newspaper, pictures, films,
websites or in any other print or digital medium, radio, television programmes through any
electronic medium;
(d) “arranger”, in relation to a private placement of non-convertible securities, means a
merchant banker or a broker registered with the Board, a primary dealer registered with
Reserve Bank of India, who, prior to acting as an arranger in an issue of non-convertible
securities is appointed by the issuer to act as such on behalf of the persons eligible to
participate on the electronic book provider platform;
(e) “Board” means the Securities and Exchange Board of India established under the
provisions of Section 3 of the Act;
(f) “book building” means a process undertaken to elicit demand and to assess the price for
determination of the quantum or value of the non-convertible securities, in accordance
Page 1 of 91
with these regulations;
(g) ‘commercial paper’ means commercial paper as defined by the Reserve Bank of India;
(h) "credit rating agency" means a Credit Rating Agency registered with the Board;
(i) “day count convention” is the system used to determine the number of days and the
amount of accrued interest/dividend between two interest/dividend payment dates;
(j) “debenture trustee” means a debenture trustee registered with the Board;
(k) “debt securities” means non-convertible debt securities with a fixed maturity period which
create or acknowledge indebtedness and includes debentures, bonds or any other
security whether constituting a charge on the assets/ properties or not, but excludes
security receipts, securitized debt instruments, money market instruments regulated by
the Reserve Bank of India, and bonds issued by the Government or such other bodies as
may be specified by the Board;
(l) “depository” means a depository registered with the Board;
(m) “designated stock exchange” means a recognised stock exchange, in which non-
convertible securities and/or commercial paper of the issuer are listed or proposed to be
listed and which is chosen by the issuer for the purposes of a particular issue under these
regulations;
(n) “draft offer document” means a draft prospectus or draft shelf prospectus filed with the
stock exchange(s) and the Board in relation to a public issue of debt securities or non-
convertible redeemable preference shares under these regulations;
(o) “electronic book provider platform” means an electronic platform for private placement of
non-convertible securities provided by a recognized stock exchange(s) or a recognised
depository, pursuant to obtaining approval from the Board;
(p) “fugitive economic offender” shall mean an individual who is declared as a fugitive
economic offender under Section 12 of the Fugitive Economic Offenders Act, 2018 (17 of
2018);
1[“(q) “Green debt security” means a debt security issued for raising funds subject to the
conditions as may be specified by the Board from time to time, to be utilised for project(s)
and/ or asset(s) falling under any of the following categories:
(i) renewable and sustainable energy including wind, bioenergy, other sources of
energy which use clean technology,
(ii) clean transportation including mass/public transportation,
(iii) climate change adaptation including efforts to make infrastructure more resilient
1 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023, w.e.f. 02-02-2023. Prior to substitution, clause (q) of sub-regulation (1) of
regulation 2 read as:
“green debt security” means a debt security issued for raising funds that are to be utilised for project(s) and/or asset(s)
falling under any of the following categories, subject to the conditions as may be specified by the Board from time to
time:
(i) Renewable and sustainable energy including wind, solar, bioenergy, other sources of energy which use clean
technology,
(ii) Clean transportation including mass/public transportation,
(iii) Sustainable water management including clean and/or drinking water, water recycling,
(iv) Climate change adaptation,
(v) Energy efficiency including efficient and green buildings,
(vi) Sustainable waste management including recycling, waste to energy, efficient disposal of wastage,
(vii) Sustainable land use including sustainable forestry and agriculture, afforestation,
(viii) Biodiversity conservation, or
(ix) a category as may be specified by the Board, from time to time.”
Page 2 of 91
to impacts of climate change and information support systems such as climate
observation and early warning systems,
(iv) energy efficiency including efficient and green buildings,
(v) sustainable waste management including recycling, waste to energy, efficient
disposal of wastage,
(vi) sustainable land use including sustainable forestry and agriculture, afforestation,
(vii) biodiversity conservation,
(viii) pollution prevention and control (including reduction of air emissions, greenhouse
gas control, soil remediation, waste prevention, waste reduction, waste recycling
and energy efficient or emission efficient waste to energy) and sectors mentioned
under the India Cooling Action Plan launched by the Ministry of Environment,
Forest and Climate Change,
(ix) circular economy adapted products, production technologies and processes (such
as the design and introduction of reusable, recyclable and refurbished materials,
components and products, circular tools and services) and/or eco efficient
products,
(x) blue bonds which comprise of funds raised for sustainable water management
including clean water and water recycling, and sustainable maritime sector
including sustainable shipping, sustainable fishing, fully traceable sustainable
seafood, ocean energy and ocean mapping,
(xi) yellow bonds which comprise of funds raised for solar energy generation and
the upstream industries and downstream industries associated with it,
(xii) transition bonds which comprise of funds raised for transitioning to a more
sustainable form of operations, in line with India’s Intended Nationally
Determined Contributions, and
Explanation: Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDCs) refer to
the climate targets determined by India under the Paris Agreement at the
Conference of Parties 21 in 2015, and at the Conference of Parties 26 in 2021,
as revised from time to time.
(xiii) any other category, as may be specified by the Board from time to time.]
(q) “group companies” includes such companies, other than promoter(s),
subsidiary/subsidiaries, with which there were related party transactions, during the period
for which financial information is disclosed in the offer documents, as covered under the
applicable accounting standards and also other companies as considered material by the
board of the issuer;
(r) “issuer” means a company or a body corporate or a statutory corporation or a multilateral
institution or a trust registered with the Board as a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) or
an Infrastructure Investment Trust (InvIT), authorised to issue non-convertible securities
and/or commercial paper under the relevant laws and in accordance with these
regulations and seeks to list its non-convertible securities, with any recognized stock
exchange(s);
(s) “lead manager” means a merchant banker registered with the Board and appointed by the
issuer to manage the public issue of debt securities and/or non-convertible redeemable
preference shares and in case of a book-built issue, the lead manager(s) appointed by
the issuer who act(s) as the book running lead manager(s) for the purposes of book
building;
Page 3 of 91
(t) “listing regulations” means the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, as amended from time to
time;
(u) "net worth" shall have the same meaning assigned to it under Section 2 of the Companies
Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);
(v) "non-convertible redeemable preference share" means a preference share which is
redeemable in accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (18
of 2013) and does not include a preference share which is convertible into or
exchangeable with equity shares of the issuer at a later date, at the option of the holder
or not;
(w) “non-convertible securities” means debt securities, non-convertible redeemable
preference shares, perpetual non-cumulative preference shares, perpetual debt
instruments and any other securities as specified by the Board;
(x) “offer document” means a prospectus, shelf prospectus, tranche prospectus in case of
public issue of debt securities and/or non-convertible redeemable preference shares and
a placement memorandum in case of private placement of non-convertible securities and
includes a draft offer document;
(y) “perpetual debt instrument" means a perpetual debt instrument issued in accordance with
the guidelines framed by the Reserve Bank of India;
(z) "perpetual non-cumulative preference share" means a perpetual non-cumulative
preference share issued in accordance with the guidelines framed by the Reserve Bank
of India;
(aa) “placement memorandum” means a document including a shelf placement memorandum,
filed with the stock exchange(s) in relation to an issue of non-convertible securities to be
issued on a private placement basis;
(bb) “private placement” means an offer or invitation to subscribe or issue of non-convertible
securities to a select group of persons by a company (other than by way of public offer),
which satisfies the applicable conditions specified in Section 42 of the Companies Act,
2013 (18 of 2013);
(cc) “prospectus” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under Section 2 of the
Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);
(dd) "promoter" shall have the same meaning assigned to it under regulation 2 of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2018;
(ee) “promoter group” shall have the same meaning assigned to it under regulation 2 of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2018;
Explanation: In case of Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) and Infrastructure Investment
Trust (InvIT), ‘promoter’ and ‘promoter group’ shall mean ‘sponsor’ and ‘sponsor group’
as per the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Real Estate Investment Trusts)
Regulations, 2014 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Infrastructure
Investment Trusts) Regulations, 2014, respectively;
(ff) “public issue” means an offer or invitation by an issuer to the public to subscribe to its debt
securities and/or non-convertible redeemable preference shares which is not in the nature
of a private placement;
(gg) “schedule" means a schedule annexed to these regulations;
Page 4 of 91
(hh) “secured debt securities” shall mean such debt securities which are secured by creation
of a charge on the properties or assets of the issuer or its subsidiaries or its holding
companies or its associate companies having a value which is sufficient for the due
repayment of principal and payment of interest thereon;
(ii) “shelf placement memorandum” means a placement memorandum in relation to the debt
securities issued on a private placement basis, in one or more tranches over a certain
period, by issuing a tranche placement memorandum and without the requirement of
issuing a further placement memorandum;
(jj) “shelf prospectus" shall have the same meaning assigned to it in Section 31 of the
Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);
(kk) “specified” means specified by a general or special order or circular or guidelines issued
under the Act or these regulations;
(ll) ‘specified securities’ shall have the same meaning assigned to it under the Securities and
Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2018;
(mm) “statutory corporation” means a body corporate formed by a special Act of the Central
or State Legislature;
(nn) “stock exchange” means any recognised stock exchange having nationwide trading
terminals chosen by the issuer on which the non-convertible securities and/or commercial
paper of an issuer are listed or proposed to be listed for the purpose of a particular issue
of such securities and includes a designated stock exchange;
(oo) “tranche placement memorandum” means a document supplementing the shelf
placement memorandum, whereby subscription to debt securities is invited by an issuer
on a private placement basis;
(pp) “tranche prospectus” means an information memorandum as provided under sub-section
(2) of Section 31 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013);
(qq) “trust deed” means a deed executed between the issuer and the debenture trustee for the
benefit of the holders of the debt securities;
(rr) “wilful defaulter” shall have the same meaning as under regulation (2) of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements)
Regulations, 2018;
(ss) “working day” means all days on which commercial banks in the city, as specified in the
offer document, are open for business;
Explanation: For the purpose of this definition, in respect of -
(i) Announcement of bid /issue period:
working day shall mean all days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and public
holidays, on which commercial banks in the city as notified in the offer document
are open for business;
(ii) the time period between the bid/ issue closing date and the listing of the non-
convertible securities on the stock exchanges:
working day shall mean all trading days of the stock exchanges for non-convertible
securities, excluding Saturdays, Sundays and bank holidays, as specified by the
Board;
Page 5 of 91
(2) All other words and expressions used but not defined in these regulations, shall have the
same meanings respectively assigned to them in the Act or the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of
2013) or the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956) or the Depositories Act,
1996 (22 of 1996) and/or the rules and regulations made thereunder or any statutory
modification or re-enactment thereto, unless the context requires otherwise.
Applicability
3. Unless otherwise provided, these regulations shall apply to the:
(a) issuance and listing of debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares
by an issuer by way of public issuance;
(b) issuance and listing of non-convertible securities by an issuer issued on private placement
basis which are proposed to be listed; and
(c) listing of commercial paper issued by an issuer in compliance with the guidelines framed
by the Reserve Bank of India.
CHAPTER II
(2) Unless otherwise provided in these regulations, an issuer making an offer of non-
convertible securities shall satisfy the conditions of these regulations as on:
(a) date of filing of the draft offer document with the Board or stock exchange(s);
(b) date of filing the offer document with the Board or stock exchange (s), as the case may
be; and,
(c) date of filing the offer document with the Registrar of Companies.
Eligible issuers
5. (1) No issuer shall make an issue of non-convertible securities if as on the date of filing of draft
offer document or offer document:
(a) the issuer, any of its promoters, promoter group or directors are debarred from accessing
the securities market or dealing in securities by the Board;
(b) any of the promoters or directors of the issuer is a promoter or director of another company
which is debarred from accessing the securities market or dealing in securities by the
Board;
(c) the issuer or any of its promoters or directors is a wilful defaulter;
(d) any of the promoters or whole-time directors of the issuer is a promoter or whole-time
director of another company which is a wilful defaulter;
(e) any of its promoters or directors is a fugitive economic offender; or
(f) any fine or penalties levied by the Board /Stock Exchanges is pending to be paid by the
issuer at the time of filing the offer document:
Page 6 of 91
Provided that the:
(i) restrictions mentioned at (b) and (d) above shall not be applicable in case of a
person who was appointed as a director only by virtue of nomination by a
debenture trustee in other company.
(ii) restrictions mentioned in (a) and (b) above shall not be applicable if the period
of debarment is over as on date of filing of the draft offer document with the
Board.
(iii) restrictions mentioned at (c) and (d) shall not be applicable in case of private
placement of non-convertible securities.
(2) No issuer shall make a public issue of non-convertible securities if as on the date of filing
of draft offer document or offer document, the issuer is in default of payment of interest or
repayment of principal amount in respect of non-convertible securities, if any, for a period of
more than six months.
In-principle approval
6. The issuer shall make an application to one or more stock exchange(s) and obtain an in-
principle approval for listing of its non-convertible securities from the stock exchange(s) where
such securities are proposed to be listed:
Provided that where the application is made to more than one stock exchange, the issuer shall
choose one among them as the designated stock exchange.
Explanation: For any subsequent issue, the issuer may choose a different stock exchange as
a designated stock exchange subject to the requirements of this regulation.
Depositories
7. The issuer shall enter into an arrangement with a depository for dematerialization of the non-
convertible securities in accordance with the Depositories Act,1996 (22 of 1996) and
regulations made thereunder and also take such steps to ensure that such securities are
admitted on all the depositories.
Debenture Trustee
8. The issuer shall appoint a debenture trustee in case of an issue of debt securities.
Provided that if the issuer itself is a Registrar to the Issue, it shall not appoint itself as a
Registrar to the Issue:
Provided further that the lead manager shall not act as a Registrar to the Issue in which it is
also handling the post-issue responsibilities.
Page 7 of 91
Credit rating
10. The issuer shall obtain credit rating from at least one credit rating agency, which shall be
disclosed in the offer document:
Provided that where the credit ratings are obtained from more than one credit rating agency
for the issue, all the ratings, including the unaccepted ratings, shall be disclosed in the offer
document.
Electronic Issuances
12. An issuer proposing to issue non-convertible securities through the on-line system of the stock
exchange(s) and depositories shall comply with the relevant applicable requirements as may
be specified by the Board.
Regulatory fees
13. (1) In case of public issue of debt securities and/or non-convertible redeemable preference
shares, the issuer shall while filing a draft offer document with the stock exchange(s) forward
a soft copy of the draft offer document to the Board for its records along with regulatory fees
as specified in Schedule VI of these regulations.
(2) In case of non -convertible securities issued on a private placement basis, the designated
stock exchange shall collect a regulatory fee as specified in Schedule VI of these regulations
from the issuer at the time of their listing.
(2) All payments required to be made by an issuer shall be made on a working day.
(3) In case the due date of any amount payable by the issuer falls on a day which is not a
working day, such payments shall be made in a manner as specified by the Board.
Right to recall or redeem prior to maturity.
15. (1) An issuer making issuance of non-convertible securities shall:
(a) have the right to recall such securities prior to the maturity date (call option); or,
(b) shall have a right to provide such right of redemption of debt securities prior to the maturity
date (put option) to all the investors or only to retail investors.
(2) Such right to recall non-convertible securities or redeem debt securities prior to the maturity
date shall be exercised in accordance with the terms of issue and detailed disclosure in this
regard shall be made in offer document including date from which such right is exercisable,
period of exercise (which shall not be less than three working days) and redemption amount
(including the premium or discount at which such redemption shall take place).
Page 8 of 91
(3) The issuer or investor may exercise such right with respect to all the non-convertible
securities issued or held by them respectively or with respect to a part of the non-convertible
securities so issued or held.
(4) In case of partial exercise of such right in accordance with the terms of the issue by the
issuer, it shall be done on proportionate basis only.
(5) No such right shall be exercisable before the expiry of one year from the date of issue of
such non-convertible securities.
(6) 2[The issuer shall send a notice regarding recall or redemption of non-convertible securities,
prior to maturity, to all the eligible holders of such securities and the debenture trustee(s), at
least twenty-one days before the date from which such right is exercisable and the notice to
the eligible holders shall be sent in the following manner:
(i) soft copy of such notice shall be sent to the eligible holders who have registered
their email address(es) either with the listed entity or with any depository; and
(ii) hard copy of the notice shall be sent to the eligible holders who have not registered
their email address(es) either with the listed entity or with any depository.]
(7) 3[The issuer shall simultaneously provide a copy of such notice to the stock exchange(s)
where the non-convertible securities of the issuer are listed, for dissemination on its website.]
(8) Issuer shall pay interest at the rate of fifteen percent per annum for the period of delay, if
any.
(9) After the completion of the exercise of such right, the issuer shall:
(a) submit a report to the stock exchange(s) where the non-convertible securities are listed
for public dissemination regarding the details of non-convertible securities redeemed
during the exercise period and details of redemption thereof;
(b) inform the debenture trustee regarding the debt securities redeemed during the exercise
period and details of redemption thereof; and,
(c) inform the depositories for extinguishing the non-convertible securities that have been
redeemed.
Explanation: For the purpose of this regulation, “retail investor” shall mean the holder of non-
convertible securities having the aggregate face value not more than rupees two lakh.
2Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023, w.e.f. 02-02-2023. Prior to substitution, sub-regulation (6) of regulation 15 read as:
“Issuer shall send notice to all the eligible holders of such non-convertible securities and debenture trustee at least
twenty-one days before the date from which such right is exercisable.”
3Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023, w.e.f. 02-02-2023. Prior to substitution, sub-regulation (7) of regulation 15 read as:
“Issuer shall also provide a copy of such notice to the stock exchange(s) where such non-convertible securities are
listed for wider dissemination and shall make an advertisement in an english national daily and regional daily having
wide circulation at the place where the registered office of the issuer is situated, indicating the details of such rights
and eligibility of the holders who are entitled to avail such right.”
Page 9 of 91
Debenture Redemption Reserve/ Capital Redemption Reserve
16. The issuer shall create a debenture redemption reserve or capital redemption reserve in
accordance with the relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013).
(2) Any default committed by the issuer shall be reckoned at the International Securities
Identification Number level notwithstanding the debt securities and/or non-convertible
redeemable preference shares being issued under different offer documents.
Trust Deed
18. (1) The issuer and the debenture trustee shall execute the trust deed within such timelines as
may be specified by the Board.
(2) Where an issuer fails to execute the trust deed within the period specified in the sub-
regulation (1), without prejudice to any liability arising on account of violation of the provisions
of the Act and these regulations, the issuer shall also pay interest of at least two percent per
annum or such other rate, as specified by the Board to the holder of debt securities, over and
above the agreed coupon rate, till the execution of the trust deed.
(3) A clause stipulating the requirement under sub-regulation (2) shall form part of the Trust
Deed and also be disclosed in the Offer Document.
(4) Every debenture trustee shall amongst other matters, accept the trust deeds which shall
contain the matters as provided under Section 71 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013)
and Form No. SH.12 of the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. Such
trust deed shall consist of two parts:
(a) Part A containing statutory/standard information pertaining to the debt issue.
(b) Part B containing details specific to the particular debt issue.
(5) The trust deed shall not contain any clause which has the effect of:
(a) limiting or extinguishing the obligations and liabilities of the debenture trustees or the
issuer in relation to any rights or interests of the holders of the debt securities;
(b) limiting or restricting or waiving the provisions of the Act, these regulations and circulars
or guidelines issued by the Board;
(c) indemnifying the debenture trustees or the issuer for loss or damage caused by their act
of negligence or commission or omission.
(6) The trust deed shall contain the issuer’s bank details from which it proposes to pay the
interest and redemption amount of the debt securities and the issuer shall pre-authorise the
debenture trustee(s) at the time of executing the trust deed to allow the debenture trustee to
seek information about interest payment and redemption payment from such bank.
Page 10 of 91
4
[(6A) The trust deed shall contain a provision, mandating the issuer to appoint the person
nominated by the debenture trustee(s) in terms of clause (e) of sub-regulation (1) of regulation
15 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993, as
a director on its Board of Directors at the earliest and not later than one month from the date
of receipt of nomination from the debenture trustee(s):
Provided that an issuer whose debt securities are listed as on the date of publication of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023 in the official gazette, shall amend the trust deed to
incorporate the above provision on or before September 30, 2023.]
(7) The trust deed shall also contain such other particulars as may be specified by the Board.
Listing Agreement.
19. Every issuer desirous of listing its non-convertible securities on a recognised stock
exchange(s) shall execute an agreement with such stock exchange(s).
(2) In case of trades of non-convertible securities which have been traded over the counter,
such trades shall be reported on any one of the reporting platforms of a recognized stock
exchange having a nation-wide trading terminal or such other platform as may be specified by
the Board.
(3) The Board may specify conditions for reporting of trades on the recognized stock exchange
or such other platform as referred to in sub-regulation (2).
4 Inserted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023, w.e.f. 02-02-2023.
Page 11 of 91
Obligations of the Issuer
23. (1) The issuer shall treat all applicants to an issue of non-convertible securities in a fair and
equitable manner as per the procedures as may be specified by the Board.
(2) The issuer shall not employ any device, scheme, or artifice to defraud in connection with
issue or subscription or distribution of non-convertible securities which are listed or proposed
to be listed on the recognized stock exchange(s).
(3) The issuer shall apply for Securities and Exchange Board of India Complaints Redress
System (SCORES) authentication in the format specified by the Board and shall use the same
for all issuance of non-convertible securities.
(4) In case of a public issue, the issuer shall provide all required information/ documents to the
lead managers for conducting the due diligence, in the form and manner as may be specified
by the Board.
(5) 5[The issuer shall ensure that the secured debt securities are secured by hundred percent
security cover or higher security cover as per the terms of the offer document and/or Debenture
Trust Deed, sufficient to discharge the principal amount and the interest thereon at all times
for the issued debt securities.]
6[(6)
If an issuer is a company, it shall ensure that its Articles of Association require its Board
of Directors to appoint the person nominated by the debenture trustee(s) in terms of clause (e)
of sub-regulation (1) of regulation 15 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture
Trustees) Regulations, 1993 as a director on its Board of Directors:
Provided that the issuer whose debt securities are listed as on the date of publication of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023 in the official gazette, shall amend its Articles of Association
to comply with this provision, on or before September 30, 2023:
Provided further that the issuer, which is in default of payment of interest or repayment of
principal amount in respect of listed debt securities, shall appoint the person nominated by the
debenture trustee(s) as a director on its Board of Directors, within one month from date of
receipt of nomination from the debenture trustee or the date of publication of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2023 in the official gazette, whichever is later.]
5 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, sub-regulation 5 read as:
“The issuer shall ensure that secured debt securities are secured by hundred percent security cover.”
6 Inserted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
Page 12 of 91
of holders of debt securities including a right to appoint a nominee director on the Board of the
issuer in consultation with holders of such debt securities and in accordance with applicable
law.
(2) The debenture trustees shall supervise the implementation of the conditions regarding
creation of security for the debt securities, creation of recovery expense fund and debenture
redemption reserve, as applicable.
(3) The debenture trustee shall monitor the security cover in relation to secured debt securities
in the manner as specified by the Board.
CHAPTER III
PUBLIC ISSUE AND LISTING OF DEBT SECURITIES AND NON CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE
PREFERENCE SHARES
PART A
PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC ISSUE AND LISTING OF DEBT SECURITIES AND NON
CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES
(2) Where the issue is managed by more than one lead manager, the rights, obligations and
responsibilities, relating to disclosures, allotment, refund and underwriting obligations, if any,
of each lead manager shall be predetermined and disclosed in the draft offer document and
the offer document.
(3) Where there is only one lead manager it shall not be an associate of the issuer as provided
under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Merchant Bankers) Regulations, 1992:
Provided that in case the lead manager is an associate of the issuer, it shall disclose itself as
an associate of the issuer and its role shall be limited to marketing of the issue. Such lead
manager shall not issue any due diligence certificate, in relation to the issue of such debt
securities and/or non-convertible redeemable preference shares:
Provided further that in case there is more than one lead manager, at least one lead manager
to the issue shall not be an associate.
(4) The issuers shall not make a public issue of debt securities and non-convertible
redeemable preference shares for providing loan to or acquisition of shares of any entity who
is part of the promoter group or group companies:
Page 13 of 91
Provided that where the issuer is a Non-Banking Finance Company, Housing Finance
Company or a Public Financial Institution the aforesaid restriction shall not apply and
appropriate disclosures shall be made as specified in the Schedule I of these regulations.
(2) The draft offer document filed with the stock exchange(s) shall be made public by posting
the same on the website of the stock exchange(s) for seeking public comments for a period of
seven working days from the date of filing the draft offer document with stock exchange(s).
(3) The draft offer document shall also be displayed on the website of the issuer and the lead
manager(s).
(4) The lead manager(s) shall ensure that the draft offer document clearly specifies the names
and contact particulars including the postal and email address and telephone number of the
compliance officer who shall be a Company Secretary of the issuer.
(5) The lead manager shall ensure that all comments received on the draft offer document are
suitably addressed prior to the filing of the offer document with the Registrar of Companies.
(6) The lead manager shall, prior to filing of the offer document with the Registrar of
Companies, furnish to the Board a due diligence certificate in the format as per Schedule III of
these regulations.
(2) Without prejudice to the generality of sub-regulation (1), the issuer and the lead manager(s)
shall ensure that the offer document contains the following:
(a) disclosures specified in Schedule I of these regulations;
(b) disclosures under the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013) and rules prescribed
thereunder;
(c) additional disclosures as may be specified by the Board;
Page 14 of 91
(3) The lead manager(s) shall exercise due diligence and satisfy themselves on all aspects of
the issue including the veracity of the disclosure in the offer document.
(4) The issuer shall ensure that the audited financial statements contained in the draft offer
document and offer document shall not be more than six months old from the date of filing
draft offer document or issue opening date, as applicable:
Provided that in case of:
i. listed issuers whose non-convertible securities or specified securities are listed on
stock exchange(s) and are in compliance with the listing regulations,
ii. issuers of non- convertible securities who are subsidiaries of entities who have listed
their specified securities, and are in compliance with the listing regulations,
instead of audited financial statements for the stub period, they may disclose unaudited
financial information for such period in the format as prescribed in the listing regulations with
limited review report, as filed with the stock exchange(s), subject to necessary disclosures
in this regard in the offer document including risk factors.
Provided that all lead managers who have signed the due diligence certificate for such issue
to the public, as disclosed in the offer document, shall also disclose the track record of the
public issue managed by them.
Explanation: For the purpose of this regulation, “material” means anything which is likely to
impact an investor’s informed investment decision.
(2) The issuer shall file the offer document with the stock exchange(s), simultaneously while
filing thereof with the Registrar of Companies, for dissemination on their respective websites
prior to the opening of the issue.
Page 15 of 91
Advertisements for Public issues
30. (1) The issuer shall make an advertisement in an english national daily and regional daily with
wide circulation at the place where the registered office of the issuer is situated, on or before
the issue opening date and such advertisement shall, amongst other things, contain the
disclosures as specified in Schedule V.
(2) No issuer shall issue an advertisement which is misleading or which contains any
information in a distorted manner or which is manipulative or deceptive.
(3) The advertisement shall be truthful, fair and clear and shall not contain a statement,
promise or forecast which is untrue or misleading.
(4) Any advertisement issued by the issuer shall not contain any matters which are extraneous
to the contents of the offer document and the advertisements shall not display models,
celebrities, fictional characters, landmarks, caricatures or the likes for solicitation of the public
issue.
(5) The advertisement shall solicit investment only on the basis of information contained in the
offer document.
(6) Any corporate or product advertisement issued by the issuer from the date of filing of the
draft offer document with the stock exchange(s) till the issue closure date, shall not make any
reference to the issue of debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares or
be used for solicitation for debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares.
(2) The issuer may provide the facility for subscription of application in electronic mode.
(3) The abridged prospectus shall be in the format as specified in Part B of Schedule I of these
regulations.
Page 16 of 91
Price Discovery and Book building
33. (1) The issuer may determine the price and/or coupon of debt securities and non-convertible
redeemable preference shares in consultation with the lead manager.
(2) The issue of debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares may be at
fixed price and fixed coupon or the issuer may determine the demand and price or coupon of
the debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares through book building
process in accordance with the procedure as may be specified by the Board.
7
[Period of subscription
33A. (1) A public issue of debt securities or, non-convertible redeemable preference shares shall be
kept open for a minimum of three working days and a maximum of ten working days.
(2) In case of a revision in the price band or yield, the issuer shall extend the bidding (issue)
period disclosed in the offer document for a minimum period of three working days:
Provided that the overall bidding (issue) period shall not exceed the maximum number of days,
as provided in sub-regulation (1).
(3) In case of force majeure, banking strike or similar circumstances, the issuer may, for
reasons to be recorded in writing, extend the bidding (issue) period disclosed in the offer
document:
Provided that the overall bidding (issue) period shall not exceed the maximum number of days,
as provided in sub-regulation (1).]
Minimum subscription.
34. (1) Minimum subscription for a public issue shall not be less than seventy-five percent of the
base issue size or as may be specified by the Board:
Provided that the requirement of minimum subscription shall not apply to issuers issuing tax-
free bonds as specified by the Central Board of Direct Taxes.
(2) In the event of non-receipt of minimum subscription, all blocked application money shall be
unblocked forthwith, but not later than eight working days from the date of closure of the issue
or such time as may be specified by the Board. In case such application money is not
unblocked within such period, the issuer shall pay interest at the rate of fifteen percent per
annum for the delayed period.
7 Inserted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023, w.e.f. 02-02-2023.
Page 17 of 91
redeemable preference shares issued to public, allotment of securities offered to public shall
be made within such timeline as may be specified by the Board.
(2) Where the debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares are not
allotted and/or application monies are not unblocked within the period stipulated in sub-
regulation (1) above, the issuer shall undertake to pay interest at the rate of fifteen percent per
annum to the investors.
Underwriting
36. A public issue of debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares may be
underwritten by eligible intermediaries, either in full or part and in such case, adequate
disclosures regarding the underwriting arrangements shall be disclosed in the offer document.
(2) In the event of failure to list such securities within such days from the date of closure of
issue as may be specified by the Board (scheduled listing date), all application moneys
received or blocked in the public issue shall be refunded or unblocked forthwith within two
working days from the scheduled listing date to the applicants through the permissible modes
of making refunds and unblocking of funds. For delay in refund/unblocking of funds beyond
the timeline as specified above, the issuer shall be liable to pay interest at the rate of fifteen
percent per annum to the investors from the scheduled listing date till the date of actual
payment.
(3) The issuer shall file the following documents along with the listing application to the stock
exchange and with the debenture trustee (in case of debt securities):
(a) Offer Document;
(b) Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association;
(c) Copy of the requisite board/ committee resolutions authorizing the borrowing and the list
of authorised signatories for the allotment;
(d) Copy of last three years Annual Reports;
(e) Reports about the business or transaction to which the proceeds of the securities are to
be applied directly or indirectly;
(f) Statement containing particulars of, dates of, and parties to all material contracts and
agreements;
(g) An undertaking from the issuer stating that the necessary documents for creation of the
charge, wherever applicable, including the Trust Deed would be executed within the time
frame prescribed in the relevant regulations/Act/rules etc. and the same would be
uploaded on the website of the designated stock exchange, where such securities have
been listed;
Page 18 of 91
(h) An undertaking that permission / consent from the prior creditor for a second or pari
passu charge being created, wherever applicable, in favour of the debenture trustee, as
applicable, to the proposed issue has been obtained; and,
(i) Any other particulars or documents that the recognized stock exchange may call for, as
it deems fit.
(2) 8[The lead manager shall ensure that the secured debt securities are secured by hundred
percent security cover or higher security cover as per the terms of the offer document and/or
Debenture Trust Deed, sufficient to discharge the principal amount and the interest thereon at
all times for the issued debt securities.]
(3) The lead manager shall ensure payment of additional interest by the issuer in accordance
with these regulations in case of non-allotment of debt securities and non-convertible
redeemable preference shares.
PART B
ADDITIONAL CONDITIONS APPLICABLE TO A PUBLIC ISSUE AND LISTING OF DEBT
SECURITIES
(2) Where the issuer intends to roll-over debt securities of a particular International
Securities Identification Number, it shall do so only upon giving fifteen days notice for the
proposed roll over.
(3) The roll-over shall be approved by a majority of holders holding not less than three-
fourths in value through postal ballot or e-voting of such debt securities in a duly convened
meeting as per the offer document.
(4) The notice referred to in sub- regulation (2) shall contain disclosures with regard to rationale
for roll-over and at least one credit rating, which shall be obtained from a credit rating agency
within six months prior to the due date of redemption.
8 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, sub-regulation 2 read as:
“The lead manager shall ensure that secured debt securities are secured by hundred percent security cover.”
Page 19 of 91
(5) The issuer shall, prior to sending the notice to holders of debt securities, file a copy of the
notice and proposed resolution with the stock exchange(s) where such debt securities are
listed, for dissemination of the same to public on its website.
(6) The existing trust deed may be continued if it provides for such continuation or the same
may be amended or fresh trust deed may be executed at the time of such roll over.
(7) The issuer shall on completion of the roll over, intimate the stock exchange(s) about the
roll-over of the debt securities.
(8) The issuer shall create and maintain adequate security in respect of such debt securities
to be rolled over.
(9) The issuer shall redeem the debt securities of all such holders, who have not given their
positive consent for the roll-over.
9 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, regulation 40 read as:
“The debenture trustee shall, at the time of filing the draft offer document with the stock exchange(s) and prior to
opening of the public issue of debt securities, furnish to the Board and stock exchange(s), a due diligence certificate
in the format as specified in Schedule IV of these regulations.”
Page 20 of 91
the Reserve Bank of India and a Housing Finance Company registered with the National
Housing Bank or the Reserve Bank of India, complying with the following criteria:
(i) having a net worth of at least rupees five hundred crore, as per the audited balance
sheet of the preceding financial year;
(ii) having consistent track record of operating profits for the last three years;
(iii) securities to be issued under the offer document have been assigned a rating of
not less than "AA-" category or equivalent by a credit rating agency registered with
the Board;
(iv) no regulatory action is pending against the issuer or its promoters or directors
before the Board or the Reserve Bank of India; and
(v) the issuer is not in default for:
a. the repayment of deposits or interest payable thereon; or
b. redemption of preference shares; or
c. redemption of debt securities and interest payable thereon; or
d. payment of dividend to any shareholder; or
e. repayment of any term loan or interest payable thereon,
in the last three financial years and the current financial year:
Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not apply if the issuer has cured the default
at least thirty days prior to the date of filing the draft shelf prospectus.
(2) The issuer who has filed shelf prospectus shall file a copy of tranche prospectus with the
stock exchange(s) and the Board, immediately on filing the same with the Registrar of
Company.
(4) The tranche prospectus shall contain details of the issue and material changes, if any, in
the information including the financial information provided in the shelf prospectus or the earlier
tranche prospectus, as applicable.
Explanation: For the purpose of this regulation, “material” means anything which is likely to
impact an investor’s informed investment decision.
Provided that the issuers filing a shelf prospectus, can retain oversubscription up to the rated
size, as specified in their shelf prospectus:
Page 21 of 91
Provided further that the issuers of tax-free bonds, who have not filed shelf prospectus, the
limit for retaining the oversubscription shall be the amount for which they are authorised by the
Central Board of Direct Taxes to raise in a year or any lower limit, subject to the same being
specified in the offer document.
(2) 10[The charge created in respect of the secured debt securities shall be disclosed in the
offer document and the Debenture Trust Deed along with an undertaking that the assets on
which the charge or security has been created to meet the hundred percent security cover or
higher security cover is free from any encumbrances and in case the assets are encumbered,
the permissions or consent to create any further charge on the assets has been obtained from
the existing creditors to whom the assets are charged, prior to creation of the charge.]
CHAPTER IV
PART A
COMMON CONDITIONS
Listing Application
44. (1) Where the issuer has disclosed the intention to seek listing of debt securities and non-
convertible redeemable preference shares issued on private placement basis, the issuer shall
forward the listing application along with the disclosures as per this regulation to the stock
exchange(s) within such days as may be specified by the Board from the date of closure of
the issue:
Provided that in case of delay in listing of such securities beyond such time period as may be
specified by the Board from the date of closure of the issue, the issuer shall pay an additional
10 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, sub-regulation 2 read as:
“The charge created in respect of the secured debt securities shall be disclosed in the offer document along with an
undertaking that the assets on which charge or security has been created to meet the hundred percent security
cover is free from any encumbrances and in case the assets are encumbered, the permissions or consent to create
first, second or pari passu charge on the assets has been obtained from the existing creditors to whom the assets
are charged, prior to creation of the charge:
Provided that sub regulation (2) shall not apply if the charge is created on additional assets other than the assets
comprising of hundred percent security cover.”
Page 22 of 91
interest/dividend at the rate as may be specified by the Board from time to time, over and
above the coupon/dividend applicable for such securities.
(2) The issuer shall file the following documents along with the listing application to the stock
exchange and with the debenture trustee (in case of debt securities):
(a) Placement Memorandum;
(b) Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association;
(c) Copy of the requisite board/ committee resolutions authorizing the borrowing and list
of authorised signatories for the allotment of securities;
(d) Copy of last three years Annual Reports;
(e) Statement containing particulars of, dates of, and parties to all material contracts and
agreements;
(f) An undertaking from the issuer stating that the necessary documents for creation of
the charge, wherever applicable, including the Trust Deed has been executed within
the time frame prescribed in the relevant regulations/Act/rules etc. and the same would
be uploaded on the website of the designated stock exchange, where such securities
have been proposed to be listed;
(g) In case of debt securities, an undertaking that permission / consent from the prior
creditor for a second or pari passu charge being created, wherever applicable, in favour
of the debenture trustee to the proposed issue has been obtained; and
(h) Any other particulars or documents that the recognized stock exchange may call for as
it deems fit:
Provided that issuers desirous of issuing debt securities on private placement basis who are
in existence for less than three years may provide Annual Reports pertaining to the years of
existence.
(3) 11[The debenture trustee shall submit a due diligence certificate to the stock exchange:
(a) in case of secured debt securities, in the format as specified in Schedule IV of these
regulations; and
(b) in case of unsecured debt securities, in the format as specified in Schedule IVA of
these regulations.]
(4) The stock exchange(s) shall list the debt securities only upon receipt of the due diligence
certificate from the debenture trustee as per format specified by the Board.
11Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, sub-regulation 3 read as:
“Debenture trustee shall submit a due diligence certificate to the stock exchange in the format as specified in
Schedule IV of these regulations.”
Page 23 of 91
(c) additional disclosures as may be specified by the Board.
(2) The disclosures as provided in sub-regulation (1) shall be made on the websites of stock
exchange(s) where such securities are proposed to be listed and shall be available for
download in PDF or any other format as may be specified by the Board.
(3) The issuer shall ensure that the audited financial statements contained in the placement
memorandum and tranche placement memorandum shall not be more than six months old
from the date of filing placement memorandum or the issue opening date, as applicable:
Provided that in case of:
(a) listed issuers (whose non-convertible securities or specified securities are listed on
recognised stock exchange(s)), who are in compliance with the listing regulations;
(b) the issuers of non-convertible securities, who are subsidiaries of entities who have listed
their specified securities, and are in compliance with the listing regulations,
instead of audited financial statements for the stub period, they may disclose unaudited
financial information for such period in the format as prescribed in the listing regulations with
limited review report, as filed with the stock exchange(s), subject to necessary disclosures
in this regard in the placement memorandum including risk factors.
Allotment of securities
46. The issuer shall ensure allotment of debt securities and non-convertible redeemable
preference shares issued on a private placement basis and credit to the dematerialised
account of the investors, is made within such time as may be specified by the Board.
PART B
ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS FOR LISTING OF DEBT SECURITIES ISSUED ON PRIVATE
PLACEMENT BASIS
(2) The shelf placement memorandum shall indicate a period not exceeding one year as the
period of validity of such memorandum which shall commence from the date of opening of the
first offer of debt securities under that memorandum, and in respect of a second or subsequent
offer of such debt securities issued during the period of validity of that memorandum, no further
placement memorandum is required:
Provided that the issuer while making any private placement under a shelf placement
memorandum, shall file with the stock exchange(s) tranche placement memorandum with
respect to each tranche, containing details of the private placement and material changes, if
any, in the information including the financial information provided in the shelf placement
memorandum or the earlier tranche placement memorandum, as applicable.
Page 24 of 91
Explanation: For the purpose of this regulation, “material” means anything which is likely to
impact an investor’s informed investment decision.
Creation of security
48. (1) While creating a charge or security, the issuer shall have the option to create charge or
security over the properties or assets (movable, immovable, tangible, intangible), shares or
any interest thereon, of the issuer or its subsidiaries or its holding companies or its associate
companies.
(2) 12[The charge created in respect of secured debt securities shall be disclosed in the offer
document and the Debenture Trust Deed along with an undertaking that the assets on which
the charge or security has been created to meet the hundred percent security cover or higher
security cover is free from any encumbrances and in case the assets are encumbered, the
permissions or consent to create any further charge on the assets has been obtained from the
existing creditors to whom the assets are charged, prior to creation of the charge.]
CHAPTER V
12 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, sub-regulation 2 read as:
“The charge created in respect of the secured debt securities shall be disclosed in the offer document along with an
undertaking that the assets on which charge or security has been created to meet the hundred percent security cover
is free from any encumbrances and in case the assets are encumbered, the permissions or consent to create first,
second or pari passu charge on the assets has been obtained from the existing creditors to whom the assets are
charged, prior to creation of the charge:
Provided that sub regulation (2) shall not apply if the charge is created on additional assets other than the assets
comprising of hundred percent security cover.”
Page 25 of 91
perpetual non-cumulative preference shares and instruments of similar nature forming part of
non-equity regulatory capital may list such instruments after complying with the conditions
stipulated under this chapter.
(2) An issuer may issue such instruments in compliance with the guidelines issued by the
Reserve Bank of India and/or any other relevant laws applicable to them.
(3) Issuers of these securities shall be required to make the following disclosures:
(a) disclosures as specified under Schedule II;
(b) any disclosure as may be provided under the guidelines framed by the Reserve Bank
of India or the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), as applicable;
(c) any other disclosures as may be specified by the Board.
(4) The issuer shall comply with the terms and conditions as may be specified by the Board
from time to time and shall make adequate disclosures in the offer document regarding the
features of these instruments and relevant risk factors and if such instruments are listed, shall
comply with the listing regulations.
13[(5)
The designated stock exchange shall collect a regulatory fee as specified in Schedule VI
to these regulations from an issuer of perpetual debt instruments, perpetual non-cumulative
preference shares and similar instruments at the time of their listing.]
CHAPTER VI
51. (1) Issuers desirous of listing of commercial paper shall comply with the conditions as may be
specified by the Board from time to time.
(2) The designated stock exchange shall collect a regulatory fee as specified in Schedule VI
of these regulations from an issuer of commercial paper at the time of their listing.
(3) The issuer shall apply for Securities and Exchange Board of India Complaints Redress
System (SCORES) authentication in the format specified by the Board and shall use the same
for issuance and listing of commercial paper.
14[CHAPTER
VIA
13 Inserted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2023, w.e.f. 02-02-2023.
14 Inserted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Second
Page 26 of 91
51A. (1) No person shall act as an online bond platform provider without a certificate of registration
from the Board as a stock broker under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Stock
Brokers) Regulations, 1992.
(2) Such person shall comply with the conditions of registration and such other requirements
as may be specified by the Board from time to time.
(3) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-regulations (1) and (2) of this regulation, a
person acting as an online bond platform provider without the certificate of registration on or
prior to the date of this regulation coming into force, may continue to do so for a period of three
months from the date of this regulation coming into force or such other time period as may be
specified by the Board, or if it has made an application for grant of a certificate of registration
within the specified period, till the disposal of such application by the Board.
Explanation. – For the purpose of this Chapter, “online bond platform provider” means any
person operating or providing an online bond platform and “online bond platform” means any
electronic system, other than a recognised stock exchange or an electronic book provider
platform, on which the debt securities which are listed or proposed to be listed, are offered and
transacted.]
CHAPTER VII
Page 27 of 91
(2) While undertaking an inspection under these regulations, the inspecting authority or the
Board, as the case may be, shall follow the procedure specified by the Board for inspection of
the intermediaries.
Provided further that if any ex-parte direction is required to be issued, the Board may give post
decisional hearing to affected person.
CHAPTER VIII
MISCELLANEOUS
Delegation
54. The powers exercisable by the Board under these regulations shall be exercisable by any
officer of the Board to whom such powers are delegated by the Board.
(2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power and provisions
of these regulations, such orders or circulars may provide for all or any of the following matters,
namely:
(a) electronic issuances and other issue procedures including the procedure for price
discovery;
Page 28 of 91
(b) conditions governing trading, reporting, clearing and settlement of trade in non-
convertible securities;
(c) listing conditions.
(3) In case any special order is proposed to be issued to any particular issuer or intermediary
on a specific issue, no such order shall be issued unless an opportunity to represent is given
to the person affected by such order.
(2) For seeking relaxation from any of the provisions of this regulation, an application giving
details and the grounds on which, such relaxation has been sought, shall be filed with the
Board.
(4) The Board may, exempt any person or class of persons from the operation of all or any of
the provisions of these regulations for a period as may be specified but not exceeding twelve
months, for furthering innovation relating to testing new products, processes, services,
business models, etc. in live environment of regulatory sandbox in the securities markets.
(5) Any exemption granted by the Board under sub-regulation (4) shall be subject to the
applicant satisfying such conditions as may be specified by the Board including conditions to
be complied with on a continuous basis.
Explanation: For the purposes of these regulations, "regulatory sandbox" means a live testing
environment where new products, processes, services, business models, etc. may be
deployed on a limited set of eligible customers for a specified period of time, for furthering
innovation in the securities market, subject to such conditions as may be specified by the
Board.
Page 29 of 91
Relaxation of strict enforcement of Rule 19 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957
58. In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-rule (7) of Rule 19 of the Securities Contracts
(Regulation) Rules, 1957, the Board relaxes the strict enforcement of:
(a) sub-rules (1) and (3) of Rule 19 the said rules in relation to listing of an issue of non-
convertible securities;
(b) clause (b) of sub-rule (2) of rule 19 of the said rules in relation to listing of debt securities:
i. issued by way of a private placement by any issuer; and,
ii. issued to the public by an infrastructure company, a Government company, a
statutory authority or corporation or any special purpose vehicle set up by any of
them, which is engaged in the infrastructure sector.
Explanation: For the purposes of this regulation the term ‘infrastructure sector’ shall have the
same meaning assigned to it under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of
Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018.
(3) Subsequent to the repeal of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and
Listing of Debt Securities) Regulations, 2008 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Redeemable Preference Shares) Regulations, 2013,
any reference thereto in any other regulations made, guidelines or circulars issued
thereunder by the Board shall be deemed to be a reference to the corresponding provisions
of these regulations.
Page 30 of 91
SCHEDULE I
DISCLOSURES FOR PUBLIC ISSSUE OF DEBT SECURITIES AND NON CONVERTIBLE
REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES
SCHEDULE I
[See Regulation 25(4), Regulation 28(2), Regulation 28(5) and Regulation 41(3)]
Applicability
An issuer seeking to list its debt securities or non- convertible redeemable preference shares on
a recognized stock exchange issued by way of a public issue, shall make the disclosures specified
in this Schedule.
PART A
1 Instructions:
1.1 All information shall be relevant and updated as on the date of the offer document.
The source and basis of all statements and claims shall be disclosed. Terms such
as “market leader”, “leading player”, etc. shall be used only if these can be
substantiated by citing a proper source.
1.2 Simple English shall be used to enable easy understanding of the contents.
Technical terms, if any, used in explaining the business of the issuer shall be
clarified in simple terms.
1.4 Consistency shall be ensured in the style of disclosures. If first person is used, the
same may be used throughout. Sentences that contain a combination of first and
third persons may be avoided.
1.5 For currency of presentation, only one standard financial unit shall be used.
2 DISCLOSURES
a. Name of the issuer, its logo (if any), corporate identification number, Permanent account
number, date and place of incorporation, latest registration / identification number issued
by any regulatory authority which regulates such issuer (viz. Reserve Bank of India,
Insurance Regulatory Development Authority of India etc), if applicable, address of its
registered and corporate offices,
b. Name, telephone number, email address of compliance officer, company secretary, Chief
Page 31 of 91
Financial officer and Promoters.
c. Name, addresses, logo, telephone numbers, email addresses and contact person of
Lead Managers,
Debenture trustees
Credit Rating Agencies
Statutory Auditors
such other persons as may be prescribed.
d. A disclosure that a copy of the offer document has been delivered for filing to the Registrar
of Companies as required under sub-section (4) of Section 26 of Companies Act, 2013 (18
of 2013);
e. Date of the offer document, type of Offer Document (“Shelf Prospectus” or “Prospectus”)
f. The nature, number, price and amount of securities offered and issue size (base issue and
green shoe option), as may be applicable;
g. The aggregate amount proposed to be raised through all the stages of offers of debt
securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares made through the shelf
prospectus;
h. The name, logo and address of the Registrar to the Issue, along with its telephone number,
fax number, website address and e-mail address;
l. The name(s) of the recognised stock exchanges where the securities are proposed to be
listed;
m. Coupon rate, coupon payment frequency, redemption date, redemption amount in case of
debt securities;
n. Dividend rate, dividend payment frequency, redemption date, redemption amount in case
of non-convertible redeemable preference shares;
o. Nature and issue size, base issue and green shoe option, if any, shelf or tranche size, each
as may be applicable;
p. Details about underwriting of the issue, including the amount undertaken to be underwritten
by the underwriters.
Page 32 of 91
2.2 Following disclosure shall be contained in the other pages of the prospectus
The following clause on ‘Issuer’s Absolute Responsibility’ shall be incorporated in a box format:
“The issuer, having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts responsibility for and confirms that this
offer document contains all information with regard to the issuer and the issue which is material
in the context of the issue, that the information contained in the offer document is true and correct
in all material aspects and is not misleading, that the opinions and intentions expressed herein
are honestly stated and that there are no other facts, the omission of which make this document
as a whole or any of such information or the expression of any such opinions or intentions
misleading.”
A complete profile of all the promoters, including their name, date of birth, age, personal
addresses, educational qualifications, experience in the business or employment, positions/posts
held in the past, directorships held, other ventures of each promoter, special achievements, their
business and financial activities, photograph, Permanent Accountant Number.
A declaration confirming that the Permanent Account Number, Aadhaar Number, Driving License
Number, Bank Account Number(s) and Passport Number of the promoters and Permanent
Account Number of directors have been submitted to the stock exchanges on which the non-
convertible securities are proposed to be listed, at the time of filing the draft offer document.
15[Details
2.2.3 of credit rating, along with the latest press release of the Credit Rating Agency in
relation to the issue and declaration that the rating is valid as on the date of issuance and
listing. Such press release shall not be older than one year from the date of opening of the
issue.]
2.2.4 Name(s) of the stock exchange(s) where the debt securities or non- convertible redeemable
preference shares are proposed to be listed and the details of their in-principle approval
for listing obtained from these stock exchange(s).
If debt securities or non- convertible redeemable preference shares are proposed to be listed on
more than one stock exchange(s) then the issuer shall specify the designated stock exchange for
the issue. The issuer shall specify the stock exchange where the recovery expense fund, where
applicable, is being/has been created as specified by the Board.
2.2.5 The following details regarding the issue to be captured in a table format under “Issue
15Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, clause 2.2.3 read as:
“Details of credit rating along with reference to the rating letter issued (not older than one month on the date of
opening of the issue) by the rating agencies in relation to the issue.
The detailed press release of the CRA along with rating rationale adopted (not older than one year on the date of
opening of the issue).”
Page 33 of 91
Schedule”, as prescribed below:
Particulars Date
Issue Opening Date
Issue Closing Date
Pay In Date
Name, logo, addresses, website URL, email address, telephone number and contact person of
Merchant bankers and co-managers to the issue,
Debenture trustee to the issue,
Credit Rating Agency for the issue,
Registrar to the Issue
Legal Counsel,
Legal Advisor,
Statutory Auditors,
Bankers to the Issue,
Sponsor Bank,
Guarantor, if applicable
Arrangers, if any.
A brief summary of the business/ activities of the Issuer and its subsidiaries with the details of
branches / units and line of business containing at least following information:-
Overview of the business
Corporate Structure of the group
Project cost and means of financing, in case of funding of new projects
a. A columnar representation of the audited financial statements (i.e. Profit & Loss statement,
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statement) both on a standalone and consolidated basis for a
period of three completed years which shall not be more than six months old from the date of
the draft offer document or offer document or issue opening date, as applicable.
However if the issuer being a listed REIT/listed InvIT has been in existence for a period less
than three completed years and historical financial statements of such REIT/InvIT are not
available for some portion or the entire portion of the reporting period of three years and interim
period, then the combined financial statements need to be disclosed for the periods when such
historical financial statements are not available.
Page 34 of 91
b. Listed issuers (whose debt securities or specified securities are listed on stock exchange(s))
in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and
Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, may disclose unaudited financial information for
the stub period in the format as prescribed therein with limited review report in the offer
document, as filed with the stock exchanges, instead of audited financial statements for stub
period, subject to making necessary disclosures in this regard in offer document including risk
factors.
c. The above financial statements shall be accompanied with the Auditor’s Report along with the
requisite schedules, footnotes, summary etc.
Balance Sheet
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Non-Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings and short-term borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Deferred tax liabilities (net)
Other non-current liabilities
Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Current tax liabilities (net)
Other current liabilities
Total liabilities
Page 35 of 91
Total equity and liabilities
Additional information
Net worth
Current Investments
Net Sales
EBIDTA
EBIT
Dividend amounts
Page 36 of 91
Debt Service Coverage Ratios
Balance Sheet
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Non-Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings and short-term borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Deferred tax liabilities (net)
Other non-current liabilities
Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Current tax liabilities (net)
Other current liabilities
Equity (equity and other equity)
Total revenue
From operations
Other income
Total Expenses
Page 37 of 91
Earnings per equity share: (a) basic; and (b)
diluted
Continuing operations
Discontinued operations
Total Continuing and discontinued
operations
Cash Flow
Additional information
Net worth
Current Investments
Interest Income
Interest Expense
Page 38 of 91
Before the issue
After the issue
2.2.9 Where the issuer is a Non-Banking Finance Company or Housing Finance Company the
following disclosures on Asset Liability Management shall be provided for the latest audited
financials:
2.2.10 The amount of corporate guarantee issued by the Issuer along with details of the counterparty
(viz. name and nature of the counterparty - - subsidiary, Joint Venture entity, group company
Page 39 of 91
etc) on behalf of whom it has been issued.
2.2.11 Details of any other contingent liabilities of the issuer based on the last audited financial
statements including amount and nature of liability.
2.2.12 A brief history of the Issuer since its incorporation giving details of its following activities :-
b. Changes in its capital structure as on last quarter end, for the last three years :-
Date of Change ( AGM/EGM) Particulars
c. Equity Share Capital History of the Company, for the last three years :-
Date of No. Fac Iss Considera Nature Cumulative Rema
Allotm of e ue tion of rks
ent Equi Val Pri (Cash, Allotm
ty ue ce Other ent
Shar than cash,
es etc)
No. Equi Equity
of ty Share
Equi Shar Premi
ty e um
Shar Capi
es tal
d. Details of any Acquisition of or Amalgamation with any entity in the last 1 year.
f. Details of the shareholding of the Company as on the latest quarter end, as per the format
specified under the listing regulations:-
g. List of top 10 holders of equity shares of the Company as on the latest quarter end:-
Page 40 of 91
S. Name of the Total no of No of Total shareholding as % of
No. shareholders Equity shares in total no of equity shares
Shares demat form
b. Details of directors’ remuneration, and such particulars of the nature and extent of their interests
in the issuer. (during the current year and last three financial years)
(i) Remuneration payable or paid to a director by the subsidiary or associate company;
shareholding of the director in the company including any stock options; shareholding in
subsidiaries and associate companies;
(ii) appointment of any relatives to an office or place of profit;
(iii) the full particulars of the nature and extent of interest, if any, of every director:
(a) in the promotion of the issuer company; or
(b) in any immoveable property acquired by the issuer company in the two years preceding
the date of the Prospectus or any immoveable property proposed to be acquired by it; or
(c) where the interest of such a director consists in being a member of a firm or company,
the nature and extent of his interest in the firm or company, with a statement of all sums
paid or agreed to be paid to him or to the firm or company in cash or shares or otherwise
by any person either to induce him to become, or to help him qualify as a director, or
otherwise for services rendered by him or by the firm or company, in connection with the
promotion or formation of the issuer company shall be disclosed.
c. Contribution being made by the directors as part of the offer or separately in furtherance of such
objects;
d. Any financial or other material interest of the directors, promoters or key managerial personnel
in the offer and the effect of such interest in so far as it is different from the interests of other
persons.
e. Details of change in directors since last three years:-
Name, Date of Date of Date of Remarks
Designation Appointment Cessation, if resignation, if
and DIN applicable applicable
Page 41 of 91
2.2.14 Following details regarding the auditors of the Issuer:-
2.2.15 Details of the following liabilities of the issuer, as at the end of the last quarter or if available, a
later date:-
d. List of Top 10 holders of non-convertible securities in terms of value (in cumulative basis)
S. Name of holder of Amount % of total non-
No. Non-convertible Securities convertible
Page 42 of 91
securities
outstanding
e. Details of Outstanding Commercial Paper as at the end of the last quarter in the following
format:-
S. ISIN of Maturity Date Amount Outstanding
No. Commercial Paper
f. Details of the rest of the borrowing (if any including hybrid debt like FCCB, Optionally Convertible
Debentures / Preference Shares ):-
g. Details of any outstanding borrowings taken/ debt securities issued for consideration other than
cash. This information shall be disclosed whether such borrowing/ debt securities have been
taken/ issued:
(iv) in whole or part,
(v) at a premium or discount, or
(vi) in pursuance of an option or not;
2.2.16 Details of all default/s and/or delay in payments of interest and principal of any kind of term
loans, debt securities and other financial indebtedness including corporate guarantee issued by
the Company, in the past 3 years.
2.2.18 Details of pending litigation involving the issuer, promoter, director, subsidiaries, group
companies or any other person, whose outcome could have material adverse effect on the
financial position of the issuer, which may affect the issue or the investor’s decision to invest /
continue to invest in the debt securities and/ or non- convertible redeemable preference shares.
2.2.19 Details of acts of material frauds committed against the issuer in the last three years, if any, and
Page 43 of 91
if so, the action taken by the issuer.
2.2.20 Details of pending proceedings initiated against the issuer for economic offences;
2.2.21 Any litigation or legal action pending or taken against the promoter of the company by a
Government Department or a statutory body during the last three years immediately preceding
the year of the issue of prospectus;
2.2.22 Related party transactions entered during the last three financial years with regard to loans made
or, guarantees given or securities provided.
2.2.23 Any material event/ development or change having implications on the financials/credit quality
(e.g. any material regulatory proceedings against the Issuer/promoters, litigations resulting in
material liabilities, corporate restructuring event etc) at the time of issue which may affect the
issue or the investor's decision to invest / continue to invest in the debt securities.
2.2.24 The names of the debenture trustee(s) shall be mentioned with statement to the effect that
debenture trustee(s) has given its consent for appointment along with the copy of the consent
letter from the debenture trustee.
2.2.25 Consent of directors, auditors, bankers to issue, trustees, solicitors or advocates, legal advisor,
lead managers, Registrar to the Issue, lenders and experts;;
2.2.26 If the security is backed by a guarantee or letter of comfort or any other document / letter with
similar intent, a copy of the same shall be disclosed. In case such document does not contain
detailed payment structure ( procedure of invocation of guarantee and receipt of payment by the
investor along with timelines), the same shall be disclosed in the offer document.
2.2.27 Disclosure of Cash flow with date of interest/dividend/ redemption payment as per day count
convention
a. The day count convention for dates on which the payments in relation to the debt securities
/non- convertible redeemable preference shares which need to be made, should be
disclosed.
b. Procedure and time schedule for allotment and issue of securities should be disclosed;
c. Cash flows emanating from the debt securities / non- convertible redeemable preference
shares shall be mentioned in the offer document, by way of an illustration.
2.2.28 Other details
Page 44 of 91
f. Issue details:
g. Application process.
h. Project details: gestation period of the project; extent of progress made in the project; deadlines
for completion of the project; the summary of the project appraisal report (if any), schedule of
implementation of the project;
a. Nature of the instrument: whether cumulative or non-cumulative and complete details thereof;
b. Terms of Redemption: Out of distributable profits or out of fresh issue of shares for the purpose
of redemption or both.
2.2.30 The offer document shall not include a statement purporting to be made by an expert unless the
expert is a person who is not, and has not been, engaged or interested in the formation or
promotion or management, of the company and has given his written consent to the issue of the
prospectus and has not withdrawn such consent before the delivery of a copy of the prospectus
to the Registrar for registration and a statement to that effect shall be included in the prospectus.
2.2.31 In case the issuer is a Non-Banking Finance Company (NBFC) and the objects of the issue
entail loan to any entity who is a ‘group company’ then disclosures shall be made in the following
format:
a. In order to allow investors to better assess the NBFC issue, the following additional disclosures
shall be made by NBFCs in their offer documents: -
A portfolio summary with regards to industries/ sectors to which borrowings have been
made by NBFCs.
Quantum and percentage of secured vis-à-vis unsecured borrowings made by NBFCs.
Any change in promoter’s holdings in NBFCs during the last financial year beyond a
particular threshold. At present, Reserve Bank of India has prescribed such a threshold
Page 45 of 91
level at 26%. The same threshold shall be applicable or as may be prescribed by
Reserve Bank of India from time to time.
a. Procedure of: allotment of debt securities and non-convertible redeemable preference shares
and unblocking of funds in case of refund.
b. a statement by the Board of Directors about the separate bank account where all monies
received out of the issue are to be transferred and disclosure of details of all monies including
utilised and unutilised monies out of the previous issue in the prescribed manner;
c. the details of all utilized and unutilised monies out of the monies collected in the previous issue
made by way of public offer shall be disclosed and continued to be disclosed in the balance
sheet till the time any part of the proceeds of such previous issue remains unutilized indicating
the purpose for which such monies have been utilized, and the securities or other forms of
financial assets in which such unutilized monies have been invested;
d. the interim use of funds, if any
a. The offer document shall contain the following disclaimer clause in bold capital letters:
"It is to be distinctly understood that filing of the offer document to the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (SEBI) should not in any way be deemed or construed that the same has been
cleared or approved by SEBI. SEBI does not take any responsibility either for the financial
soundness of any scheme or the project for which the issue is proposed to be made or for the
correctness of the statements made or opinions expressed in the offer document. The lead
manager(s), has certified that the disclosures made in the offer document are generally
adequate and are in conformity with the Regulations. This requirement is to facilitate investors
to take an informed decision for making investment in the proposed issue.
b. Disclaimer Statement from the issuer and lead manager(s): A statement to the effect that the
issuer and the lead manager(s) accept no responsibility for statements made otherwise than in
the offer document or in the advertisement or any other material issued by or at the instance of
the issuer and that anyone placing reliance on any other source of information would be doing
so at their own risk.
c. Disclaimer in respect of jurisdiction: A brief paragraph mentioning the jurisdiction under which
provisions of law and the rules and regulations are applicable to the offer document.
d. Disclaimer clause of the stock exchanges and Credit Rating Agencies.
e. Disclaimer clause of the Reserve Bank of India, the Insurance Regulatory and Development
Authority of India or of any other relevant regulatory authority.
Page 46 of 91
2.2.34 UNDERTAKING BY THE ISSUER
“Investors are advised to read the risk factors carefully before taking an investment decision in
this issue. For taking an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of
the issuer and the offer including the risks involved. The securities have not been recommended
or approved by any regulatory authority in India, including the Securities and Exchange Board
of India (SEBI) nor does SEBI guarantee the accuracy or adequacy of this document. Specific
attention of investors is invited to the statement of ‘Risk factors’ given on page number ….. under
the section ‘General Risks’."
“The Issuer, having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts responsibility for, and confirms that
this Offer Document contains all information with regard to the issuer and the issue, that the
information contained in the offer document is true and correct in all material aspects and is not
misleading in any material respect, that the opinions and intentions expressed herein are
honestly held and that there are no other facts, the omission of which make this document as a
whole or any of such information or the expression of any such opinions or intentions misleading
in any material respect."
“The issuer has no side letter with any debt securities holder except the one(s) disclosed in the
offer document/offer document. Any covenants later added shall be disclosed on the stock
exchange website where the debt is listed.”
a. Risk factors shall be disclosed in the descending order of materiality. Wherever risks about
material impact are stated, likely or potential implications should be disclosed.
b. Risk factors if applicable, should include but not be limited to the following:
c. Risks in relation to the debt securities/non-convertible redeemable preference shares.
d. Risks in relation to the security created in relation to the debt securities, if any.
e. Refusal of listing of any security of the issuer during last three years by any of the stock
exchanges in India or abroad.
f. Limited or sporadic trading of debt securities/non-convertible redeemable preference shares of
the issuer on the stock exchanges.
g. In case of outstanding debt instruments or deposits or borrowings, any default in compliance
with the material covenants such as creation of security as per terms agreed, default in payment
of interest, default in redemption or repayment, non-creation of debenture redemption reserve,
default in payment of penal interest wherever applicable.
h. If secured, any risks in relation to maintenance of security cover or full recovery of the security
in case of enforcement
Page 47 of 91
“Investment in debt securities/non-convertible redeemable preference shares involve a degree
of risk and investors should not invest any funds in such securities unless they can afford to take
the risk attached to such investments. Investors are advised to take an informed decision and
to read the risk factors carefully before investing in this offering. For taking an investment
decision, investors must rely on their examination of the issue including the risks involved in it.
Specific attention of investors is invited to statement of risk factors contained under Section [•]
of this offer document. These risks are not, and are not intended to be, a complete list of all risks
and considerations relevant to the debt securities/non-convertible redeemable preference
shares or investor’s decision to purchase such securities.”
j. A risk factor to state that while the debenture is secured against a charge to the tune of 100%
of the principal and interest amount in favour of debenture trustee, and it is the duty of the
debenture trustee to monitor that the security is maintained, however, the possibility of recovery
of 100% of the amount shall depend on the market scenario prevalent at the time of enforcement
of the security.
k. All covenants including the accelerated payment covenants given by way of side letters shall be
incorporated in the offer document by the issuer.
l. The issuer shall make a declaration about the compliance and a statement to the effect that
nothing in the prospectus is contrary to the provisions of Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the
Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and the Securities and Exchange Board of India
Act, 1992 and the rules and regulations made thereunder;
"Instruments offered through the offer document are non-convertible redeemable preference
shares and not debentures/bonds. They are riskier than debentures/bonds and may not carry
any guaranteed coupon and can be redeemed only out of the distributable profits of the company
or out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made, if any, by the company for the purposes
of the redemption"
2.2.36 The offer document shall include the following other matters and reports, namely:-
(1) If the proceeds, or any part of the proceeds, of the issue of the debt securities/non-convertible
redeemable preference shares are or is to be applied directly or indirectly –
(a) in the purchase of any business; or
(b) in the purchase of an interest in any business and by reason of that purchase, or anything to be
done in consequence thereof, or in connection therewith; the company shall become entitled to an
Page 48 of 91
interest in either the capital or profits and losses or both, in such business exceeding fifty percent.
thereof, a report made by a chartered accountant (who shall be named in the prospectus) upon-
(i) the profits or losses of the business for each of the three financial years immediately preceding the
date of the issue of the prospectus ; and
(ii) the assets and liabilities of the business as on the last date to which the accounts of the business
were made up, being a date not more than one hundred and twenty days before the date of the issue
of the prospectus;
(c) in purchase or acquisition of any immoveable property including indirect acquisition of immoveable
property for which advances have been paid to even third parties, disclosures regarding -
(i) the names, addresses, descriptions and occupations of the vendors;
(ii) the amount paid or payable in cash, to the vendor and where there is more than one vendor, or the
company is a sub-purchaser, the amount so paid or payable to each vendor, specifying separately the
amount, if any, paid or payable for goodwill;
(iii) the nature of the title or interest in such property proposed to be acquired by the company; and
(iv) the particulars of every transaction relating to the property, completed within the two preceding
years, in which any vendor of the property or any person who is, or was at the time of the transaction,
a promoter, or a director or proposed director of the company had any interest, direct or indirect,
specifying the date of the transaction and the name of such promoter, director or proposed director
and stating the amount payable by or to such vendor, promoter, director or proposed director in respect
of the transaction.
(2)(a) If -
(i) the proceeds, or any part of the proceeds, of the issue of the debt securities/non-convertible
redeemable preference shares are or are to be applied directly or indirectly and in any manner resulting
in the acquisition by the company of shares in any other body corporate; and
(ii) by reason of that acquisition or anything to be done in consequence thereof or in connection
therewith, that body corporate shall become a subsidiary of the company, a report shall be made by a
Chartered Accountant (who shall be named in the prospectus) upon -
(A) the profits or losses of the other body corporate for each of the three financial years immediately
preceding the issue of the prospectus; and
(B) the assets and liabilities of the other body corporate as on the last date to which its accounts were
made up.
(b) The said report shall -
(i) indicate how the profits or losses of the other body corporate dealt with by the report would, in
respect of the shares to be acquired, have concerned members of the issuer company and what
allowance would have been required to be made, in relation to assets and liabilities so dealt with for
the holders of the balance shares, if the issuer company had at all material times held the shares
proposed to be acquired; and
(ii) where the other body corporate has subsidiaries, deal with the profits or losses and the assets and
liabilities of the body corporate and its subsidiaries in the manner as provided in sub-clause (ii) of
clause (a).
Page 49 of 91
(3) The matters relating to terms and conditions of the term loans including re-scheduling, prepayment,
penalty, default.
(4) The aggregate number of securities of the issuer company and its subsidiary companies purchased
or sold by the promoter group and by the directors of the company which is a promoter of the issuer
company and by the directors of the issuer company and their relatives within six months immediately
preceding the date of filing the prospectus with the Registrar of Companies shall be disclosed.
(6) The related party transactions entered during the last three financial years immediately preceding
the issue of offer document as under –
(a) all transactions with related parties with respect to giving of loans or, guarantees, providing
securities in connection with loans made, or investments made ;
(b) all other transactions which are material to the issuer company or the related party, or any
transactions that are unusual in their nature or conditions, involving goods, services, or tangible or
intangible assets, to which the issuer company or any of its parent companies was a party:
(7) The summary of reservations or qualifications or adverse remarks of auditors in the last three
financial years immediately preceding the year of issue of prospectus and of their impact on the
financial statements and financial position of the company and the corrective steps taken and proposed
to be taken by the company for each of the said reservations or qualifications or adverse remarks.
(8) The details of any inquiry, inspections or investigations initiated or conducted under the Securities
laws or Companies Act or any previous companies law in the last three years immediately preceding
the year of issue of offer document in the case of company and all of its subsidiaries; and if there were
any prosecutions filed (whether pending or not); fines imposed or compounding of offences done in
the last three years immediately preceding the year of the prospectus for the company and all of its
subsidiaries.
(9) The details of acts of material frauds committed against the company in the last three years, if any,
and if so, the action taken by the company.
(10) The directors in case of a body corporate and such authorized persons in case the issuer is not a
body corporate shall attest that -
Page 50 of 91
(i) the issuer is in compliance with the provisions of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of
1956) and the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, Companies Act and the rules and
regulations made thereunder;
(ii) the compliance with the Act and the rules does not imply that payment of dividend or interest or
repayment of debt securities/non-convertible redeemable preference shares, is guaranteed by the
Central Government;
(iii)the monies received under the offer shall be used only for the purposes and objects indicated in
the Offer document;
(iv) Whatever is stated in this form and in the attachments thereto is true, correct and complete and no
information material to the subject matter of this form has been suppressed or concealed and is as per
the original records maintained by the promoters subscribing to the Memorandum of Association and
Articles of Association
(11) In case of an issue of non-convertible redeemable preference shares, the following specific
disclosure on the nature of the instrument in bold, on the cover page:
"Instruments offered through the offer document are non-convertible redeemable preference shares
and not debentures/bonds. They are riskier than debentures/bonds and may not carry any guaranteed
coupon and can be redeemed only out of the distributable profits of the company or out of the proceeds
of a fresh issue of shares made, if any, by the company for the purposes of the redemption"
Page 51 of 91
Option to retain oversubscription ( Amount )
Objects of the Issue / Purpose for which there is requirement of funds
Page 52 of 91
Issue Timing
Issue Opening Date
Issue Closing date
Date of earliest closing of the issue, if any.
Pay-in Date
Deemed Date of Allotment
Settlement mode of the Instrument
Depository
Disclosure of Interest/Dividend / redemption dates
Record Date
All covenants of the issue (including side letters, accelerated
payment clause, etc.)
Description regarding Security (where applicable) including type of
security (movable/immovable/tangible etc.), type of charge (pledge/
hypothecation/ mortgage etc.), date of creation of security/ likely
date of creation of security, minimum security cover, revaluation,
replacement of security, interest to the debenture holder over and
above the coupon rate as specified in the Trust Deed and disclosed
in the Offer Document/ Information Memorandum.
Transaction Documents
Conditions Precedent to Disbursement
Condition Subsequent to Disbursement
Event of Default (including manner of voting /conditions of joining
Inter Creditor Agreement)
Creation of recovery expense fund
Conditions for breach of covenants (as specified in Debenture Trust
Deed)
Provisions related to Cross Default Clause
Role and Responsibilities of Debenture Trustee
Risk factors pertaining to the issue
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
Notes:
Page 53 of 91
a. If there is any change in coupon rate pursuant to any event including lapse of certain time period
or downgrade in rating, then such new coupon rate and events which lead to such change should
be disclosed.
b. The list of documents which has been executed in connection with the issue and subscription of
debt securities shall be annexed.
c. While debt securities are secured to the tune of 100% of the principal and interest amount or such
higher amount as per the terms of offer document in favour of Debenture Trustee, it is the duty of
the Debenture Trustee to monitor that such security is maintained.
d. The issuer shall provide granular disclosures in their offer document, with regards to the "Object of
the Issue" including the percentage of the issue proceeds earmarked for each of the “object of the
issue”. Further, the amount earmarked for "General Corporate Purposes", shall not exceed 25% of
the amount raised by the issuer in the proposed issue.
Page 54 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
PART B
ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS
THIS ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS CONSISTS OF XX PAGES, PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU GET ALL
PAGES
Please ensure that you read the Prospectus and the general instructions contained in this Memorandum
before applying in the Issue. Unless otherwise specified, all capitalised terms used in this form shall
have the meaning ascribed to such terms in the Prospectus. The investors are advised to retain a copy
of Abridged Prospectus for their future reference.
You may obtain a physical copy of the Application form from our Registered Office, the Lead Managers,
syndicate members, Registrar to the Issue, the Designated Branches of Self Certified Syndicate Banks.
You may also download the Prospectus from the websites of SEBI, Lead Managers and Stock Exchanges
that is www.sebi.gov.in; www.nseindia.com; www.bseindia.com; websites of LM’s (to be specified).
ISSUER’S LOGO
XXX LIMITED
GENERAL RISKS
Investors are advised to read the section titled “Risk Factors” on page [●] carefully before taking an investment
decision in relation to this Issue. For taking an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination
of the Issuer and the Issue, including the risks involved. The Prospectus has not been and will not be approved by
any regulatory authority in India, including the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), any Registrar of
Companies or any stock exchange in India.
Page 52 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
not misleading in any material respect; that the opinions and intentions expressed herein are honestly held and
that there are no other material facts, the omission of which makes the Prospectus as a whole or any such
information or the expression of any such opinions or intentions misleading in any material respect at the time of
the relevant Issue.
CREDIT RATING
16
[Name of Credit Rating Agency(ies) and the rating(s) obtained along with the date(s) of the press release of the
Credit Rating Agency.]
LISTING
Please mention the stock exchange on which the instrument is proposed to be listed and detail thereof
PROMOTER
Brief profile of promoter(s) not exceeding 500 words
DIRECTORS
Sr. Name Designation (Independent / Experience
No Whole time / Executive /
Nominee)
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
16Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, the clause read as:
“Name of Credit Rating Agency(ies) and the rating(s) obtained along with the date(s) of the rating letter and date(s) of letters of
revalidation of the prescribed rating(s), if any along with the relevant disclosures.”
Page 53 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
BUSINESS
Maximum 500 words
RISK FACTORS
The below mentioned risks are top 10 risk factors each (Headings only), as per the Prospectus, including 3 each
pertaining to the
Issuer and the NCDs. Please read the risk factors carefully, see section titled “Risk Factors” on page no. [●]of
the Prospectus 1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS
As per Schedule I of SEBI (Issue and listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021, as amended :
Page 54 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
For detailed financial results of our Company, please refer to page no. [●]of the Prospectus.
CONTACT DETAILS:
Page 55 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
CONSORTIUM/LEAD BROKERS
DEBENTURE TRUSTEE
Page 56 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
The banks which are registered with SEBI under the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Bankers to an Issue)
Regulations, 1994 and offer services in relation to ASBA, including blocking of an ASBA Account, a list of which is
available on https://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/other/OtherAction.do?doRecognised=yes or at such other website
as may be prescribed by SEBI from time to time.
OBJECTS OF THE ISSUE: e) Person ineligible to contract under applicable
statutory/ regulatory requirements.
The Net Proceeds raised through the Issue will be
f) Any other category of Applicants not provided
utilised for following activities in the ratio provided as for under “Issue Procedure – Who are eligible
below : to apply?” on page [●] of the Prospectus.
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THE
a) For the purpose of [●]–[●] % of the amount raised
APPLICATION FORM
and allotted in the Issue
1. General Instructions for completing the
b) For General Corporate Purposes- [●]% of the Application Form:
amount raised and allotted in the Issue
a) Application Forms are to be completed
ISSUE PROCEDURE: in full, in BLOCK LETTERS in ENGLISH
1) Applications Cannot be made by: and in accordance with the instructions
The following categories of persons, and entities, contained in the Prospectus and the
Application Form. Incomplete
shall not be eligible to participate in the Issue and Application Forms are liable to be
any Applications from such persons and entities are rejected. Applicants should note that
the Members of the Syndicate, or the
liable to be rejected:
Trading Members, as appropriate, will
a) Minors without a guardian name (A guardian may not be liable for errors in data entry due
apply on behalf of a minor. to incomplete or illegible Application
Forms.
However, Applications by minors must be made
b) Applications are required to be for a
through Application Forms that contain the names minimum of such Bonds as specified in
of both the minor Applicant and the guardian; It is the Prospectus.
further clarified that it is the responsibility of the c) Thumb impressions and signatures
other than in the languages specified in
Applicant to ensure that the guardians are the Eighth Schedule in the Constitution
competent to contract under applicable of India must be attested by a
Magistrate or a Notary Public or a
statutory/regulatory requirements);
Special Executive Magistrate under
b) Persons Resident Outside India, Foreign nationals official seal.
(including FIIs, FPIs, Qualified Foreign Investors) d) Applications should be in single or joint
and other foreign entities; names and not exceeding three names,
c) Foreign Venture Capital Investor; and in the same order as their
Depository Participant details (in case
d) Overseas Corporate Bodies; and
of Applicants applying for Allotment of
Page 57 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
r) ASBA Applicants should ensure that their Application monies exceed the
Application Form is submitted either at a minimum Application size as prescribed
Designated Branch of a SCSB where the hereunder.
ASBA Account is maintained or with the b) In case of partnership firms, the
Members of the Syndicate or Trading Application Forms submitted in the
Members of the stock exchange(s) at the name of individual partners and/or
Specified Cities, and not directly to the accompanied by the individual’s PAN
Escrow Collecting Banks (assuming that rather than the PAN of the partnership
such bank is not a SCSB) or to the firm;
Company or the Registrar to the Issue;
c) Applications by persons not competent
In case of ASBA Applications through
to contract
Syndicate ASBA, before submitting the physical under the Indian Contract Act, 1872
Application Form to the Members of the d) GIR number furnished instead of PAN
Syndicate or Trading Members of the stock e) Applications by OCBs
exchange(s), ensure that the SCSB where the f) Applications for an amount below the
ASBA Account, as specified in the ASBA Form, minimum
Application size;
is maintained has named at-least one branch in
g) Applications of more than five ASBA
that Specified City for the Members of the Forms per ASBA Account;
Syndicate or Trading Members of the stock h) In case of Applications under power of
exchange(s), as the case may be, to deposit attorney or by limited companies,
corporate, trust etc., relevant
ASBA Forms (A list of such branches is
documents are not submitted
available at
i) Applications accompanied by Stock
http://www.sebi.gov.in/sebiweb/home/list/5/33/ invest/ money order/postal order/cash;
0/0/ Recognised-Intermediaries; j) Signature of sole Applicant missing, or,
s) ASBA Applicants should ensure that the in case of joint Applicants, the
Application Form is signed by the ASBA Application Forms not being signed by
Account holder in case the ASBA Applicant the first Applicant (as per the order
is not the account holder appearing in the records of the
Depository);
t) ASBA Applicants should ensure that they
receive an acknowledgement from the k) In case of Applicants applying for the
Designated Branch or the concerned Bonds in physical form, if the address of
Members of the Syndicate or Trading the Applicant is not provided in the
Members of the stock exchange(s), as the Application Form;
case may be, for the submission of the l) Copy of KYC documents not provided in
Application Form case of option to hold Bonds in physical
2. Rejection of Applications: form;
m) In case no corresponding record is
a) Applications submitted without payment of
available with the Depositories that
the entire Application Amount. However,
the Company may Allot Bonds up to the matches three parameters namely, DP
value of Application monies paid, if such ID, Client ID and PAN or if PAN is not
available in the Depository database;
Page 59 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
Page 60 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
If there is any under subscription in any after the manner of distribution referred
Category the spill over to shall be in the to above, the Company will ensure that
the basis of allotment is finalised by
following order: draw of lots in a fair and equitable
manner.
i. Category IV; ii. Category III; iii. Category II;
(e) Applicants applying for more than one
and Series of Bonds:
iv. Category I. If an Applicant has applied for more than
(c) For all Categories, all Applications uploaded on one Series of Bonds, and in case such
the same day on the online Application platform
Applicant is entitled to allocation of only a
of the relevant stock exchanges would be
treated at par with each other. part of the aggregate number of Bonds
(d) Allotments in case of oversubscription: applied for, the Series-wise allocation of
In case of an oversubscription in any of the Bonds to such Applicants shall be in
Categories, Allotments to the maximum extent, proportion to the number of Bonds with
as possible, will be made on a first-come first- respect to each Series, applied for by such
serve basis and thereafter on proportionate Applicant, subject to rounding off to the
basis, i.e. full Allotment of Bonds to the nearest integer, as appropriate, in
Applicants on a first come first basis up to the consultation with the Lead Managers and
date falling 1 (one) day prior to the date of the Designated Stock Exchange.
oversubscription and proportionate allotment of All decisions pertaining to the basis of
Bonds to the Applicants on the date of allotment of Bonds pursuant to the Issue
oversubscription (based on the date of upload shall be taken by the Company in
of each Application on the online Application consultation with the Lead Managers, and
platform of the relevant stock exchanges, in the Designated Stock Exchange and in
each Portion). The method of proportionate compliance with the aforementioned
allotment is as described below: provisions of the Prospectus. Any other
i. Allotments to the applicants shall be made queries/issues in connection with the
in proportion to their respective Application Applications will be appropriately dealt with
size, rounded off to the nearest integer,
and decided upon by the Company in
ii. If the process of rounding off to the nearest
integer results in the actual allocation of consultation with the Lead Managers.
Bonds being higher than the Issue size, not The Company shall allocate and allot [●]
all applicants will be allotted the number of
Bonds arrived at after such rounding off. (depending upon the category of applicants)
Rather, each Applicant whose Allotment to all valid applications, wherein the
size, prior to rounding off, had the highest
Applicants have not indicated their choice of
decimal point would be given preference;
the relevant Bond Series.
iii. In the event, there are more than one
Applicant whose entitlement remains equal
Page 61 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
The Company has the discretion to close the For details please refer to page no. [●] of the
Issue early irrespective of whether any of the Prospectus.
Portion(s) are fully subscribed or not. The DEBT TO EQUITY RATIO
Company shall allot Bonds with respect to the The Debt-Equity ratio of the Company as of [●]:
Applications received till the time of such pre- Description Standalone Consolidated
closure in accordance with the Basis of
Pre Post Pre Post
Allotment as described hereinabove and Issue Issue Issue Issue
subject to applicable statutory and/or regulatory Debt
requirements.
INVESTOR WITHDRAWALS:
Applicants are allowed to withdraw their Applications at
any time [●]. Total Debt
Shareholder’s
TERMS OF THE ISSUE:
funds
1) Minimum Subscription
If the Company does not receive the minimum
subscription of 75 % of the Base Issue, i.e. [●] prior
to the Issue Closing Date, the entire subscription
amount shall be unblocked within 8Working Days
from the date of closure of the Issue. If there is delay Total
Shareholder’s
in the unblockingof Application Amounts beyond the funds
time prescribed above, the Company will pay
Debt Equity
interest for the delayed period at rate of 15% per Ratio
annum for the delayed period. (No of Times)
Page 62 of 91
IN THE NATURE OF FORM 2A- MEMORANDUM CONTAINING SALIENT FEATURES OF
THE PROSPECTUS
Page 64 of 91
SCHEDULE II
DISCLOSURES FOR PRIVATE PLACMENT OF NON CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES
SCHEDULE II
[See Regulation 45(1) and Regulation 50(3)]
APPLICABILITY
An issuer seeking to list its non-convertible securities on a recognized stock exchange issued by
way of a private placement, shall make the disclosures specified in this Schedule.
1 Instructions:
1.1 All information shall be relevant and updated as on the date of the offer document.
The source and basis of all statements and claims shall be disclosed. Terms such
as “market leader”, “leading player”, etc. shall be used only if these can be
substantiated by citing a proper source.
1.2 Simple English shall be used to enable easy understanding of the contents.
Technical terms, if any, used in explaining the business of the issuer shall be
clarified in simple terms.
1.4 Consistency shall be ensured in the style of disclosures. If first person is used, the
same may be used throughout. Sentences that contain a combination of first and
third persons may be avoided.
1.5 For currency of presentation, only one standard financial unit shall be used.
2 DISCLOSURES
2.1 The disclosures stipulated here are applicable for private placement
2.2 The front page of the placement memorandum shall contain the following
information:
a. Name of the issuer, its logo (if any), corporate identity number, Permanent account number,
date and place of incorporation, latest registration / identification number issued by any
regulatory authority which regulates such issuer (viz. Reserve Bank of India, IRDAI etc), if
applicable, address of its registered and corporate offices, telephone number, compliance
officer (name and contact details), website address and e-mail address.
b. Name, telephone number, email address of compliance officer, company secretary, Chief
Financial Officer and Promoters
c. Name, addresses, logo, telephone numbers, email addresses and contact person of the
debenture trustee and credit rating agency for the issue,
Page 65 of 91
d. Date of the placement memorandum, type of placement memorandum.
e. The nature, number, price and amount of securities offered and issue size (base issue or
green shoe), as may be applicable;
f. The aggregate amount proposed to be raised through all the stages of offers of non-
convertible securities made through the shelf placement memorandum;
g. The name, logo and address of the Registrar to the Issue, along with its telephone number,
fax number, website address and e-mail address;
h. The issue schedule -
(i) date of opening of the issue;
(ii) date of closing of the issue;
(iii)date of earliest closing of the issue, if any.
i. The credit rating (cross reference of press release be provided) ;
j. All the ratings obtained for the private placement;
k. The name(s) of the stock exchanges where the securities are proposed to be listed;
l. The details about eligible investors;
m. Coupon/dividend rate, coupon/dividend payment frequency, redemption date, redemption
amount and details of debenture trustee;
n. Nature and issue size, base issue and green shoe option, if any, shelf or tranche size, each
as may be applicable;
o. Details about underwriting of the issue including the amount undertaken to be underwritten
by the underwriters;
p. Inclusion of a compliance clause in relation to electronic book mechanism and details
pertaining to the uploading the placement memorandum on the Electronic Book Provider
Platform, if applicable.
2.3 Following disclosure shall be contained in the other pages of the placement
memorandum:
The following clause on ‘Issuer’s Absolute Responsibility’ shall be incorporated in a box format:
“The issuer, having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts responsibility for and confirms that this
placement memorandum contains all information with regard to the issuer and the issue which is
material in the context of the issue, that the information contained in the placement memorandum
is true and correct in all material aspects and is not misleading, that the opinions and intentions
expressed herein are honestly stated and that there are no other facts, the omission of which
make this document as a whole or any of such information or the expression of any such opinions
or intentions misleading.”
A complete profile of all the promoters, including their name, date of birth, age, personal
addresses, educational qualifications, experience in the business or employment, positions/posts
held in the past, directorships held, other ventures of each promoter, special achievements, their
business and financial activities, photograph, Permanent Accountant Number.
Page 66 of 91
A declaration confirming that the Permanent Account Number, Aadhaar Number, Driving License
Number, Bank Account Number(s) and Passport Number of the promoters and Permanent
Account Number of directors have been submitted to the stock exchanges on which the non-
convertible securities are proposed to be listed, at the time of filing the draft offer document.
2.3.3 17[Details of credit rating, along with the latest press release of the Credit Rating Agency in
relation to the issue and declaration that the rating is valid as on the date of issuance and
listing. Such press release shall not be older than one year from the date of opening of the
issue.]
2.3.4 Name(s) of the stock exchange(s) where the non-convertible securities are proposed to be
listed and the details of their in-principle approval for listing obtained from these stock
exchange(s).
If non-convertible securities are proposed to be listed on more than one stock exchange(s) then
the issuer shall specify the designated stock exchange for the issue. The issuer shall specify the
stock exchange where the recovery expense fund is being/has been created as specified by the
Board.
2.3.5 The following details regarding the issue to be captured in a table format under “Issue
Schedule”, as prescribed below:
Particulars Date
Issue Opening Date
Issue Closing Date
Pay In Date
2.3.6 Name, logo, addresses, website URL, email address, telephone number and contact
person of
17Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities)
(Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022. Prior to substitution, clause 2.3.3 read as:
“Details of credit rating along with reference to the rating letter issued (not older than one month on the date of
the opening the issue) by the rating agencies in relation to the issue shall be disclosed.
The detailed press release of the Credit Rating Agencies along with rating rationale(s) adopted (not older than
one year on the date of opening of the issue) shall also be disclosed.”
Page 67 of 91
Guarantor, if applicable
Arrangers, if any.
A brief summary of the business/ activities of the Issuer and its subsidiaries with the details of
branches or units if any and its line of business containing at least following information:-
a. A columnar representation of the audited financial statements (i.e. Profit & Loss statement,
Balance Sheet and Cash Flow statement) both on a standalone and consolidated basis for
a period of three completed years which shall not be more than six months old from the
date of the placement memorandum or issue opening date, as applicable.
However, if the issuer being a listed REIT/listed InvIT has been in existence for a period
less than three completed years and historical financial statements of such REIT/InvIT are
not available for some portion or the entire portion of the reporting period of three years and
interim period, then the combined financial statements need to be disclosed for the periods
when such historical financial statements are not available.
b. Listed issuers (whose debt securities or specified securities are listed on recognised stock
exchange(s)) in compliance with the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing
Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, may disclose unaudited
financial information for the stub period in the format as prescribed therein with limited
review report in the placement memorandum, as filed with the stock exchanges, instead of
audited financial statements for stub period, subject to making necessary disclosures in this
regard in placement memorandum including risk factors.
c. Issuers other than unlisted REITs / unlisted InvITs desirous of issuing debt securities on
private placement basis and who are in existence for less than three years may disclose
financial statements mentioned at (a) above for such period of existence, subject to the
following conditions:
i. The issue is made on the EBP platform irrespective of the issue size; and
ii. The issue is open for subscription only to Qualified Institutional Buyers.
d. The above financial statements shall be accompanied with the Auditor’s Report along with
Page 68 of 91
the requisite schedules, footnotes, summary etc.
Balance Sheet
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Non-Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings and short-term borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Deferred tax liabilities (net)
Other non-current liabilities
Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Current tax liabilities (net)
Other current liabilities
Total liabilities
Page 69 of 91
Other comprehensive income
Additional information
Net worth
Current Investments
Net Sales
EBIDTA
EBIT
Dividend amounts
Balance Sheet
Page 70 of 91
Net Fixed assets
Current assets
Non-current assets
Total assets
Non-Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings and short-term borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Deferred tax liabilities (net)
Other non-current liabilities
Current Liabilities
(including maturities of long-term
borrowings)
Financial (borrowings, trade payables, and
other financial liabilities)
Provisions
Current tax liabilities (net)
Other current liabilities
Equity (equity and other equity)
Total revenue
From operations
Other income
Total Expenses
Page 71 of 91
Net cash used in / generated from investing
activities
Net cash used in financing activities
Additional information
Net worth
Current Investments
Interest Income
Interest Expense
Page 72 of 91
f. Debt: Equity Ratio of the Issuer:-
2.3.9 Details of any other contingent liabilities of the issuer based on the last audited financial statements
including amount and nature of liability.
2.3.10 A brief history of the Issuer since its incorporation giving details of its following activities:-
b. Changes in its capital structure as at last quarter end, for the last three years:-
Date of Change ( AGM/EGM) Particulars
c. Equity Share Capital History of the Company, for the last three years:-
Date of No. of Face Issue Consideration Nature of Cumulative Remarks
Allotment Equity Value Price (Cash, Other Allotment
Shares than cash,
etc)
No. of Equity Equity
Equity Share Share
Shares Capital Premium
d. Details of any Acquisition of or Amalgamation with any entity in the last 1 year.
f. Details of the shareholding of the Company as at the latest quarter end, as per the format specified under
the listing regulations:-
g. List of top 10 holders of equity shares of the Company as at the latest quarter end:-
S. Name of the Total no of No of shares Total shareholding as % of
No. shareholders Equity in demat total no of equity shares
Shares form
Page 73 of 91
2.3.11 Following details regarding the directors of the Company:-
2.3.13 Details of the following liabilities of the issuer, as at the end of the last quarter or if available, a later date:-
Page 74 of 91
outstanding
d. List of top 10 holders of non-convertible securities in terms of value (in cumulative basis)
S. Name of holders of Amount % of total NCS
No. Non-convertible Securities outstanding
e. Details of outstanding Commercial Paper as at the end of the last quarter in the following format:-
S. ISIN of Maturity Date Amount Outstanding
No. Commercial Paper
f. Details of the Rest of the borrowing (if any including hybrid debt like FCCB, Optionally Convertible
Debentures / Preference Shares):-
2.3.14 Details of any outstanding borrowings taken/ debt securities issued for consideration other than cash. This
information shall be disclosed whether such borrowing/ debt securities have been taken/ issued:
2.3.15 Where the issuer is a Non-Banking Finance Company or Housing Finance Company the following
Page 75 of 91
disclosures on Asset Liability Management (ALM) shall be provided for the latest audited financials:
2.3.16 Details of all default/s and/or delay in payments of interest and principal of any kind of term loans, debt
securities and other financial indebtedness including corporate guarantee issued by the Company, in the
past 3 years including the current financial year.
2.3.17 Any material event/ development or change having implications on the financials/credit quality (e.g. any
material regulatory proceedings against the Issuer/promoters, litigations resulting in material liabilities,
corporate restructuring event etc) at the time of issue which may affect the issue or the investor's decision
to invest / continue to invest in the non-convertible securities.
2.3.18 Any litigation or legal action pending or taken by a Government Department or a statutory body during the
last three years immediately preceding the year of the issue of prospectus against the promoter of the
Page 76 of 91
company;
2.3.20 The names of the debenture trustee(s) shall be mentioned with statement to the effect that debenture
trustee(s) has given its consent for appointment along with the copy of the consent letter from the
debenture trustee.
2.3.21 If the security is backed by a guarantee or letter of comfort or any other document / letter with similar intent,
a copy of the same shall be disclosed. In case such document does not contain detailed payment structure
(procedure of invocation of guarantee and receipt of payment by the investor along with timelines), the
same shall be disclosed in the offer document.
2.3.22 Disclosure of Cash flow with date of interest/dividend/ redemption payment as per day count convention
a. The day count convention for dates on which the payments in relation to the non-convertible securities
which need to be made, should be disclosed.
b. Procedure and time schedule for allotment and issue of securities should be disclosed;
c. Cash flows emanating from the non-convertible securities shall be mentioned in the offer document,
by way of an illustration.
a. The following disclosures shall be made if the issuer or its promoter or director is declared wilful defaulter:
b. The fact that the issuer or any of its promoters or directors is a wilful defaulter shall be disclosed prominently
on the cover page with suitable cross-referencing to the pages.
i) “Investors are advised to read the risk factors carefully before taking an investment decision in this
issue. For taking an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of the issuer
and the offer including the risks involved. The securities have not been recommended or approved by
the any regulatory authority in India, including the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) nor
does SEBI guarantee the accuracy or adequacy of this document. Specific attention of investors is
invited to the statement of ‘Risk factors’ given on page number ….. under the section ‘General Risks’."
Page 77 of 91
ii) “The Issuer, having made all reasonable inquiries, accepts responsibility for, and confirms that this
Offer Document contains all information with regard to the issuer and the issue, that the information
contained in the offer document is true and correct in all material aspects and is not misleading in any
material respect, that the opinions and intentions expressed herein are honestly held and that there are
no other facts, the omission of which make this document as a whole or any of such information or the
expression of any such opinions or intentions misleading in any material respect."
iii) “The issuer has no side letter with any debt securities holder except the one(s) disclosed in the offer
document/placement memorandum. Any covenants later added shall be disclosed on the stock
exchange website where the debt is listed.”
a. Risk factors shall be disclosed in the descending order of materiality. Wherever risks about material impact
are stated, likely or potential implications should be disclosed.
b. Risk factors if applicable, should include but not be limited to the following:
d. Risks in relation to the security created in relation to the debt securities, if any.
e. Refusal of listing of any security of the issuer during last three years by any of the stock exchanges in India
or abroad.
f. Limited or sporadic trading of non-convertible securities of the issuer on the stock exchanges.
g. In case of outstanding debt instruments or deposits or borrowings, any default in compliance with the
material covenants such as creation of security as per terms agreed, default in payment of interest, default
in redemption or repayment, non-creation of debenture redemption reserve, default in payment of penal
interest wherever applicable.
h. If secured, any risks in relation to maintenance of security cover or full recovery of the security in case of
enforcement
2.3.26 The directors in case of a body corporate and such authorized persons in case the issuer is not a body
corporate shall attest that -
a) the issuer is in compliance with the provisions of Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 and
the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, Companies Act and the rules and regulations
made thereunder;
b) the compliance with the Act and the rules does not imply that payment of dividend or interest or
repayment of non-convertible securities, is guaranteed by the Central Government;
Page 78 of 91
c) the monies received under the offer shall be used only for the purposes and objects indicated in the
Offer document;
d) whatever is stated in this form and in the attachments thereto is true, correct and complete and no
information material to the subject matter of this form has been suppressed or concealed and is as
per the original records maintained by the promoters subscribing to the Memorandum of Association
and Articles of Association
e) The following clause on ‘General Risk' shall be incorporated in a box format:
“Investment in non-convertible securities involve a degree of risk and investors should not invest any
funds in such securities unless they can afford to take the risk attached to such investments. Investors
are advised to take an informed decision and to read the risk factors carefully before investing in this
offering. For taking an investment decision, investors must rely on their examination of the issue
including the risks involved in it. Specific attention of investors is invited to statement of risk factors
contained under Section [•] of this placement memorandum. These risks are not, and are not intended
to be, a complete list of all risks and considerations relevant to the non-convertible securities or
investor’s decision to purchase such securities.”
2.3.27 In case of an issue of non-convertible redeemable preference shares, the following specific disclosure on
the nature of the instrument in bold, on the cover page:
"Instruments offered through the offer document are non-convertible redeemable preference
shares and not debentures/bonds. They are riskier than debentures/bonds and may not carry any
guaranteed coupon and can be redeemed only out of the distributable profits of the company or
out of the proceeds of a fresh issue of shares made, if any, by the company for the purposes of
the redemption"
a. Creation of Debenture Redemption Reserve (DRR) / Capital Redemption Reserve (CRR) - relevant
legislations and applicability.
b. Issue/instrument specific regulations - relevant details (Companies Act, Reserve Bank of India guidelines,
etc.).
c. Default in Payment;
d. Delay in Listing
e. Delay in allotment of securities
f. Issue details:
g. Application process.
h. Disclosure prescribed under PAS-4 of Companies (Prospectus and Allotment of Securities), Rules, 2014
but not contained in this schedule, if any.
i. Project details: gestation period of the project; extent of progress made in the project; deadlines for
completion of the project; the summary of the project appraisal report (if any), schedule of implementation
of the project;
Page 79 of 91
2.3.29 Other Details in case of non-convertible redeemable preference shares issue
a. Nature of the instrument: whether cumulative or non-cumulative and complete details thereof;
b. Terms of Redemption: Out of distributable profits or out of fresh issue of shares for the purpose of
redemption or both.
Page 80 of 91
Interest on Application Money
Default Interest Rate
Tenor
Redemption Date
Redemption Amount
Redemption Premium /Discount
Issue Price
Discount at which security is issued and the effective yield as a result
of such discount.
Put Date
Put] Price
Call] Date
Call Price
Put Notification Time ( Timelines by which the investor need to
intimate Issuer before exercising the put)
Call Notification Time ( Timelines by which the Issuer need to
intimate investor before exercising the call)
Face Value
Minimum Application and in multiples of thereafter
Issue Timing
Issue Opening Date
Issue Closing date
Date of earliest closing of the issue, if any.
Pay-in Date
Deemed Date of Allotment
Settlement mode of the Instrument
Depository
Disclosure of Interest/Dividend / redemption dates
Record Date
All covenants of the issue (including side letters, accelerated
payment clause, etc.)
Description regarding Security (where applicable) including type of
security (movable/immovable/tangible etc.), type of charge (pledge/
hypothecation/ mortgage etc.), date of creation of security/ likely
date of creation of security, minimum security cover, revaluation,
Page 81 of 91
replacement of security, interest to the debenture holder over and
above the coupon rate as specified in the Trust Deed and disclosed
in the placement memorandum
Transaction Documents
Conditions Precedent to Disbursement
Condition Subsequent to Disbursement
Event of Default (including manner of voting /conditions of joining
Inter Creditor Agreement)
Creation of recovery expense fund
Conditions for breach of covenants (as specified in Debenture Trust
Deed)
Provisions related to Cross Default Clause
Role and Responsibilities of Debenture Trustee
Risk factors pertaining to the issue
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
Notes:
a. If there is any change in Coupon Rate rate pursuant to any event including lapse of certain time period or
downgrade in rating, then such new Coupon Rate and events which lead to such change should be disclosed.
b. The list of documents which has been executed in connection with the issue and subscription of debt
securities shall be annexed.
c. While the debt securities are secured to the tune of 100% of the principal and interest amount or as per the
terms of Placement Memorandum, in favour of Debenture Trustee, it is the duty of the Debenture Trustee to
monitor that the security is maintained.
d. The issuer shall provide granular disclosures in their placement memorandum, with regards to the "Object of
the Issue" including the percentage of the issue proceeds earmarked for each of the “object of the issue”.
Page 82 of 91
SCHEDULE III
FORMAT FOR DUE DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY THE LEAD MANAGERS AT THE TIME OF
FILING THE OFFER DOCUMENT WITH REGISTRAR OF COMPANIES AND PRIOR TO OPENING OF THE
ISSUE
(1) We confirm that neither the issuer nor its promoters or directors have been prohibited from accessing the
capital market under any order or direction passed by the Board. We also confirm that none of the intermediaries
named in the offer document have been debarred from functioning by any regulatory authority.
(2) We confirm that all the material disclosures in respect of the issuer have been made in the offer document
and certify that any material development in the issue or relating to the issue up to the commencement of listing
and trading of the securities offered through this issue shall be informed through public notices/ advertisements in
all those newspapers in which pre issue advertisement and advertisement for opening or closure of the issue have
been given.
(3) We confirm that the offer document contains all disclosures as specified in the Securities and Exchange
Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) Regulations, 2021.
(4) We also confirm that all relevant provisions of the Companies Act, Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act,
1956, Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and the Rules, Regulations, Guidelines, Circulars issued
thereunder are complied with.
We confirm that all comments/ complaints received on the draft offer document filed on the website of ________
(designated stock exchange) have been suitably addressed.
PLACE
Page 83 of 91
SCHEDULE IV
FORMAT OF DUE DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY THE DEBENTURE TRUSTEE
[See 18[Regulation 40(a)] and 19[Regulation 44(3)(a)] ]
To,
20
[STOCK EXCHANGE /] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
We, the Debenture Trustee (s) to the above mentioned forthcoming issue state as follows:
(1) We have examined documents pertaining to the said issue and other such relevant documents.
(2) On the basis of such examination and of the discussions with the issuer, its directors and other officers,
other agencies and of independent verification of the various relevant documents,
WE CONFIRM that:
(a) The issuer has made adequate provisions for and/or has taken steps to provide for adequate security for the
debt securities to be issued.
(b) The issuer has obtained the permissions / consents necessary for creating security on the said property (ies).
(c) The issuer has made all the relevant disclosures about the security and also its continued obligations towards
the holders of debt securities.
(d) All disclosures made in the offer document with respect to the debt securities are true, fair and adequate
to enable the investors to make a well informed decision as to the investment in the proposed issue.
PLACE:
DATE:
18 The words and symbols “Regulation 40” substituted with “Regulation 40(a)” by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue
and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022.
19 The words and symbols “Regulation 44(3)” substituted with “Regulation 44(3)(a)” by the Securities and Exchange Board of India
(Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022.
20 Inserted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment)
Page 84 of 91
21
[SCHEDULE IVA
FORMAT OF DUE DILIGENCE CERTIFICATE TO BE GIVEN BY THE DEBENTURE TRUSTEE
[See Regulation 40(b) and Regulation 44(3)(b)]
To
STOCK EXCHANGE/ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA
We, the Debenture Trustee(s) to the above-mentioned forthcoming issue state as follows:
1) We have examined documents pertaining to the said issue and other such relevant documents, reports and
certifications.
2) On the basis of such examination and the discussions with the issuer, its directors and other officers, other
agencies and on independent verification of the various relevant documents, reports and certifications:
WE CONFIRM that:
a) All disclosures made in the offer document with respect to the debt securities are true, fair and adequate to
enable the investors to make a well-informed decision as to the investment in the proposed issue.
b) Issuer has disclosed all covenants proposed to be included in debenture trust deed (including any side letter,
accelerated payment clause etc.), in the offer document.
c) Issuer has given an undertaking that debenture trust deed shall be executed before filing of listing application.
Place:
Date:
21Inserted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2022, w.e.f. 11-04-2022.
Page 85 of 91
SCHEDULE V
FORMAT OF ADVERTISEMENTS FOR PUBLIC ISSUES OF DEBT SECURITIES AND NON-
CONVERTIBLE REDEEMABLE PREFERENCE SHARES
[See Regulation 30(1)]
THE ISSUE
Public issue of ___________ debt securities/non convertible redeemable preference shares of Rs. ____ each at a
price of Rs._____ (Summary Details of Coupon, Dividend, Redemption, etc shall be disclosed)
PROMOTERS
XXXX
PROPOSED LISTING
Names of Stock Exchanges
LEAD MANAGERS
(Names)
CREDIT RATING
(The rating obtained shall be disclosed prominently along with the meaning of the same)
DEBENTURE TRUSTEES
( Names)
Page 86 of 91
Investors are advised to refer the offer document, and the risk factors contained therein, before applying in the
issue. Full copy of the offer document is available on websites of issuer / lead manager(s) / Stock Exchange(s)
on www.__________
Issued by
Directors of Issuer
Page 87 of 91
SCHEDULE VI
[See Regulation 13 and Regulation 51(2)]
REGULATORY FEES
22
1. [In respect of every draft offer document filed in terms of these regulations, a non-refundable fee of
0.00025% of issue size, subject to the minimum of twenty-five thousand rupees and maximum of fifty lakh
rupees, shall be payable to the Board.]
2. The fees as specified in clause (1) above shall be paid by way of direct credit in the bank account through
NEFT/RTGS/IMPS or any other mode allowed by Reserve Bank of India or by means of a demand draft
drawn in favour of ‘the Securities and Exchange Board of India’ payable at the place where the draft offer
document is filed with the Board.
3. In respect of every private placement of non-convertible securities and Commercial Paper which are listed in
terms of these regulations, a non-refundable fee of five thousand rupees shall be paid to the designated
stock exchange at the time of listing of such securities.
4. Every designated stock exchange shall remit the regulatory fee collected during the month under clause (3)
above to the Board before the tenth day of the subsequent month by way of direct credit in the bank account
through NEFT/RTGS/IMPS or any other mode allowed by Reserve Bank of India or by means of a demand
draft drawn in favour of ‘the Securities and Exchange Board of India’ payable at Mumbai along with the details
of the securities listed during the month.
Sd/-
AJAY TYAGI
CHAIRMAN
22 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Non-Convertible Securities) (Amendment)
Regulations, 2023, w.e.f. 02-02-2023. Prior to substitution, clause (1) read as:
“There shall be a fee in respect of every draft offer document filed by a lead manager with the Board in terms of these regulations,
a non-refundable fee of 0.00025% of issue size, subject to the minimum of twenty-five thousand rupees and maximum of fifty lakh
rupees.”
Page 88 of 91