SEBI Grants Relaxations in Compliance Timelines for Listed Entities under LODR Regulations, 2015: Key Extensions and Exemptions Detailed.
Relaxations under SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015: SEBI has decided to grant the following relaxations from compliance stipulations specified under the SEBI (LODR) Regulations, 2015 to listed entities through its Circular No. SEBI/HO/CFD/CMD1/CIR/P/2020/38 dated March 19, 2020 which shall come into force with immediate effect.
A. Extension of timeline for filings:
Regulation and associated filing Due Date Extended Date
Regulation 7(3): Compliance Certificate on share transfer facility April 30, 2020 May 31, 2020
Regulation 13(3): Statement of Investor complaints April 21, 2020 May 15, 2020
Regulation 24A: Secretarial Compliance report May 30, 2020 June 30, 2020
Regulation 27(2): Corporate Governance report April 15, 2020 May 15, 2020
Regulation 31: Shareholding Pattern April 21, 2020 May 15, 2020
Regulation 33 Relating to Financial Results (Quarterly) May 15, 2020 June 30, 2020
Regulation 33 relating to Financial Results (Annually) May 30, 2020 June 30, 2020
B. Relaxation of time gap between two board / Audit Committee meetings:
The Board of directors and Audit Committee of the listed entity are exempted from observing the maximum stipulated time gap between two meetings for the meetings held or proposed to be held between the period December 1, 2019 and June 30, 2020. However the board of directors / Audit Committee shall ensure that they meet atleast four times a year, as stipulated under regulations 17(2) and 18(2)(a) of the LODR.
The circular is available at: https://www.sebi.gov.in/…/relaxationfrom-compliance…