The Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), vide its circular dated 26 March 2020 (Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/48) has granted the following relaxations from compliance with certain provisions of SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (“SEBI-LODR”) and the SEBI circular dated 22 January 2020 relating to Standard Operating Procedure (Circular no. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD/CIR/P/2020/12).
- Relaxations with respect to filings and committee meetings under SEBI-LODR:
Reg. | Particulars | Frequency | Original Due Date | Relaxation Period | Extended Date |
19(3A) | The nomination and remuneration committee shall meet at least once in a year | Annual | 31 March 2020 | 3 months | 30 June 2020 |
20(3A) | The Stakeholders Relationship committee shall meet at least once in a year. | Annual | 31 March 2020 | 3 months | 30 June 2020 |
21(3A) | The Risk Management Committee shall meet at least once in a year. | Annual | 31 March 2020 | 3 months | 30 June 2020 |
40(9) | Filing relating to certificate from Practicing Company Secretary on timely issue of share certificates | Half yearly Due within 1 month of the end of each half of the financial year | 30 April 2020 | 1 month | 31 May 2020 |
44(5) | Filing relating to holding of AGM by top 100 listed entities by market capitalization for FY 2019-20 | Annual Due within a period of 5 months from the date of closing of the financial year | 31 August 2020 | 1 month | 30 September 2020 |
2. The circular of SEBI dated 22 January 2020 relating to Standard Operating Procedure, which was originally intended to come into effect for the compliance periods ending on or after 31 March 2020 shall now come into effect from the compliance periods ending on or after 30 June 2020. Until then the SOP circular dated 3 May 2018 shall be applicable.
3. Exemption from publication of advertisements in newspapers, as required under Regulation 47, for all events till 15 May 2020.