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MASTER CIRCULAR
CIR/MRD/DP/ 41 /2010 December 31, 2010
To,
All Depositories
Dear Sir / Madam,
Sub: Master Circular for Depositories
Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has been issuing various
circulars/directions from time to time. In order to enable the users to have an
access to all the applicable circulars/directions at one place, Master Circular for
Depositories has been prepared.
This Master Circular is a compilation of the circulars/communications issued by
SEBI up to December 31, 2010 and shall come into force from the date of its issue.
Harini Balaji
Deputy General Manager
022-26449372
harinib@sebi.gov.in
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Table of Contents
Section-1 - Beneficial Owner (BO) Accounts
1.1 Opening of BO Account by non-body corporates
1.1.1 Proof of Identity (PoI)
1.1.2 Proof of Address (PoA)
1.1.3 Acceptance of third party address as correspondence
address
1.2 Exemptions from and clarifications relating to mandatory requirement
of PAN
1.3 Fees/Charges to be paid by BO
1.4 Transfer of funds and securities from Clearing Member pool account to
BO Account
1.5 Printing of Grievances Redressal Mechanism on Delivery Instruction
Form Book
1.6 Exemption to Depository Participants (DPs) from providing hard
copies of transaction statements to BOs
1.7 Safeguards on transfer of securities in dematerialized mode
Section-2 - Issuer related
2.1 Charges to be paid by Issuers
2.2 Activation of International Securities Identification Number (ISIN) in
case of IPO
2.3 Registrar and Transfer Agents
2.4 Mandatory admission of debt instruments on both the Depositories
2.5 American Depository Receipts (ADRs)/Global Depository Receipts
(GDRs)
2.6 Electronic Clearing System (ECS) facility
2.6.1 Dividend Distribution
2.6.2 Refund in public/rights issues
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Section-3 – Depositories/ Depository Participant (DP) Related
3.1 Designated e-mail ID for redressal of investor complaints
3.2 Approval of amendments to Bye Laws / Rules of Stock Exchanges and
Depositories
3.3 Preservation of Records
3.4 Foreign investments in infrastructure companies in securities markets
3.5 Activity schedule for depositories for T+2 rolling Settlement
3.6 Settlement of transactions in case of holidays
3.7 Supervision of branches of depository participants
3.8 Designated e-mail ID for regulatory communication with SEBI
3.9 Disclosure of investor complaints and arbitration details on Depository
website
3.10 Disclosure of regulatory orders and arbitration awards on Depository
website
Section-4 – Other communications to Depositories having policy
implications
4.1. Pledge of Shares through depository system
4.2. SMS alerts for demat accounts operated by Power of Attorney
4.3. Opening of demat account in case of HUF
4.4. Exemption from sending quarterly statements of transactions by
depository participants (DPs) to clients in respect of demat accounts
with no transactions and no security balances
4.5. Withdrawal by issuers from the depository
4.6. Discontinuation of sending transaction statements by depository
participants to clients
4.7. Further issue of shares under Section 86 of Companies Act and
Companies (Issue of Share capital with Differential Voting Rights)
Rules, 2001
4.8. Updation of bank accounts details, MICR code and IFSC of bank
branches by Depository Participants (DPs)
4.9. Establishment of connectivity by Clearing House / Clearing
Corporation (CH/CC) with the Depository – Clarification
4.10. Computing and monitoring of the Aggregate Value of Portfolio of
Securities (AVPS) of the BOs held in dematerialised form by Stock
Broker DPs
4.11. Deadline time for accepting non pay-in related instructions
4.12. Clarification on our circular no. SMDRP/Policy/Cir-28/99 dated
August 23, 1999
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4.13. Voting rights in respect of securities held in pool account
4.14. Operation of minor’s demat account
4.15. Guidelines for dematerialisation of shares sent for transfer by (A)
Investors and (B) Custodians
SCHEDULE
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Section 1: Beneficial Owner (BO) Accounts
1.1 Opening of BO Account by non body corporates
1.1.1 Proof of Identity (PoI)
1.1.1.1 With effect from July 02, 2007, PAN is the sole identification number
for all transactions in the securities market, irrespective of the
amount of transaction1. A copy of the PAN card with photograph
may be accepted as Proof of Identity. In this regard, intermediaries
shall:-
I. Put necessary systems in place so that the databases of the clients
and their transactions are linked to the PAN details of the client.
II. Build necessary infrastructure to enable accessibility and query
based on PAN thereby enabling retrieval of all the details of the
clients.
III. Collect copies of PAN cards issued to the existing as well as new
clients by the Income Tax Department and maintain the same in
their record after verifying with the original.
IV. Cross-check the aforesaid details collected from their clients with
the details on the website of the Income Tax Department i.e.
http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/challan/enterpanforchallan.j
sp2.
1.1.1.2 For individuals falling under the category exempted from the
mandatory requirement of PAN (Para 1.2), a copy of any one of the
following may be accepted as Proof of Identity3
I. Passport
II. Voter ID Card
III. Driving license
IV. PAN card with photograph
V. Identity card/document with applicant’s Photo, issued by
a) Central/State Government and its Departments,
b) Statutory/Regulatory Authorities,
c) Public Sector Undertakings,
1 Reference circular MRD/DoP/Cir-5/2007 dated April 27, 2007.
2 IT Department since changed the link for verification:
http://incometaxindiaefiling.gov.in/portal/knowpan.do
3 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-29/2004 dated August 24, 2004 and circular
SMDRP/POLICY/Cir-36 /2000 dated August 4, 2000.
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d) Scheduled Commercial Banks,
e) Public Financial Institutions,
f) Colleges affiliated to Universities,
g) Professional Bodies such as ICAI, ICWAI, ICSI, Bar Council
etc., to their Members; and
h. Credit cards/Debit cards issued by Banks
1.1.2 Proof of Address (PoA)4
A copy of any one of the following documents may be accepted as proof of
address:
I. Ration Card
II. Passport
III. Voter ID Card
IV. Driving license
V. Bank Passbook
VI. Verified copies of
a) Electricity bills (not more than 2 months old),
b) Residence Telephone bills (not more than 2 months old) and
c) Lease and License agreement / Agreement for sale.
VII. Self-declaration by High Court and Supreme Court judges, giving the
new address in respect of their own accounts.
VIII. Identity card/document with address, issued by
a) Central/State Government and its Departments,
b) Statutory/Regulatory Authorities,
c) Public Sector Undertakings,
d) Scheduled Commercial Banks,
e) Public Financial Institutions,
f) Colleges affiliated to universities; and
g) Professional Bodies such as ICAI, ICWAI, Bar Council etc.,
to their Members.
DP shall ensure that all documents pertaining to proof of identity and proof of
address are collected from all the account holders.5 Submission of the aforesaid
documents is the minimum requirement for opening a BO Account. DPs must
verify the copy of the aforementioned documents with the original before
accepting the same as valid. While opening a BO Account, DPs shall exercise due
4 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-29/2004 dated August 24, 2004 and circular
SMDRP/POLICY/Cir-36 /2000 dated August 4, 2000.
5 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-09/06 dated July 20, 2006
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diligence6 while establishing the identity of the person to ensure the safety and
integrity of the depository system.
1.1.3 Acceptance of third party address as correspondence address7
SEBI has no objection to a BO authorizing the capture of an address of a third
party as a correspondence address, provided that the Depository Participant
(DP) ensures that all prescribed ‘Know Your Client’ norms are fulfilled for the
third party also. The DP shall obtain proof of identity and proof of address for
the third party. The DP shall also ensure that customer due diligence norms as
specified in Rule 9 of Prevention of Money Laundering Rules, 2005 are complied
with in respect of the third party.
The depository participant should further ensure that the statement of
transactions and holding are sent to the BO’s permanent address at least once in
a year.
However, the above provision shall not apply in case of PMS (Portfolio
Management Services) clients.
1.2 Exemptions from and clarifications relating to mandatory
requirement of PAN
1.2.1 Mandatory requirement of Permanent Account Number (PAN) 8
The demat accounts for which PAN details have not been verified are
“suspended for debit” until the same is verified with the Depository
Participant (DP). With effect from August 16, 2010 such PAN non-
compliant demat accounts were also "suspended for credit" other than the
credits arising out of automatic corporate actions. It was clarified that
other credits including credits from IPO/FPO/Rights issue, off-market
transactions or any secondary market transactions would not be allowed
into such accounts.
1.2.2 Central and State Government and officials appointed by Courts9
6 Reference point 5 of part II on ‘Customer Due Diligence’ of master circular no. ISD/AML/CIR-
1/2008 dated December 19, 2008.
7 Reference circular CIR/MRD/DP/37/2010 dated December 14, 2010
8 Reference Circular MRD/DP/22/2010 dated July 29, 2010.
9 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Cir-20/2008 dated June 30, 2008.
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PAN card may not be insisted upon in case of transactions undertaken on
behalf of Central Government and/or State Government and where
transactions are conducted by officials appointed by Courts e.g. Official
liquidator, Court receiver etc.10
However DPs, before implementing the above exemption, shall verify the
veracity of the claim of the organizations by collecting sufficient
documentary evidence in support of their claim for such an exemption.
1.2.3 Investors in Sikkim11
Investors residing in the state of Sikkim are exempted from the mandatory
requirement of furnishing PAN card details for their demat accounts.12
DPs shall verify the veracity of the claim of the investors that they are
residents of Sikkim, by collecting sufficient documentary evidence in
support of their address.13
1.2.4 UN entities and multilateral agencies exempt from paying taxes/
filling tax returns in India14
UN entities/ multilateral agencies exempt from paying taxes/filing tax
returns in India are also exempt from the mandatory requirement of
submitting their PAN card details, subject to the DPs collecting
documentary evidence in support of such claims.
1.2.5 FIIs/Institutional Clients15
Custodians shall verify the PAN card details of institutional clients with the
original PAN card and provide duly certified copies of such verified PAN
details to the brokers. This requirement is applicable in respect of
institutional clients, namely, FIIs, MFs, VCFs, FVCIs, Scheduled
Commercial Banks, Multilateral and Bilateral Development Financial
Institutions, State Industrial Development Corporations, Insurance
Companies registered with IRDA and Public Financial Institution as defined
under section 4A of the Companies Act, 1956.
1.2.6 HUF, Association of Persons (AoP), Partnership Firm,
unregistered Trust, Registered Trust, Corporate Bodies, minors,
etc.11
10 Reference Rule 114C (1)(c) of Income Tax Rules.
11 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-09/06 dated July 20, 2006.
12 Reference Hon’ble High Court of Sikkim judgment dated March 31, 2006.
13 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-29/2004 dated August 24, 2004.
14 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-09/06 dated July 20, 2006.
15 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/SE/Cir-13/06 dated September 26, 2006.
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The BO account shall be in the name of natural persons, PAN card details of
the respective HUF, AoP, Partnership Firm, Unregistered Trust, etc shall be
obtained. The PAN number of Registered Trust, Corporate Bodies and
minors shall be obtained when accounts are opened in their respective
names.
1.2.7 Mismatch in PAN card details, difference in maiden name and
current name of investors. 11
DPs can collect the PAN card proof as submitted by the account holder
subject to the DPs verifying the veracity of the claim of such investors by
collecting sufficient documentary evidence in support of the identity of the
investors.16
1.2.8 NRI/PIOs17
Citizens of India residing outside India, foreign citizens and other persons
(like companies/ trusts/ firms) having no office of their own in India may
obtain PAN card based on the copy of their passport as ID proof and a copy
of passport/ bank account in the country of residence as address proof,
based on the Directorate of Income Tax (Systems) guidelines.18
1.3 Fees/Charges to be paid by BO
1.3.1 Account opening, custody and credit of securities19
With effect from February 1, 2005
I. No investor shall pay any charge towards opening of a Beneficial Owner
(BO) Account except for statutory charges as applicable;
II. No investor shall pay any charge for credit of securities into his/her BO
account; and
III. No custody charge shall be levied on any investor who is opening a BO
account.
1.3.2 Account Closure20
16 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-29/2004 dated August 24, 2004.
17 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/SE/Cir-17/06 dated October 27, 2006.
18 Reference Income Tax (Systems) PAN Circular No. 4 dated October 11, 2006.
19Reference Circular MRD/DoP /SE/Dep/Cir-4/2005 dated January 28, 2005.
20 Reference Circular D&CC/FITTC/CIR - 12/2002 dated October 30, 2002.
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No Account closure charges shall be levied on BO on the closure of any
account.
1.3.3 Inter Depository Transfer21
Inter-depository transfer of shares does not attract Stamp duty and it does
not require compliance with section 108 of the Companies Act 1956.
1.3.4 Transfer of a BO Account22
With effect from January 09, 2006
No charges shall be levied by a depository on any DP and by a DP on any
BO when the BO transfers all the securities lying in his account to another
branch of the same DP or to another DP under the same depository or
another depository, provided the BO Account(s) at transferee DP and at
transferor DP are one and the same, i.e. identical in all respects. In case the
BO Account at transferor DP is a joint account, the BO Account at transferee
DP should also be a joint account in the same sequence of ownership.
1.3.5 Account Maintenance Charges collected upfront on annual/ half
yearly basis on demat accounts23
In the event of closing of the demat account or shifting of the demat
account from one DP to another, the AMC collected upfront on
annual/half yearly basis by the DP, shall be refunded by the DP to the BO
for the balance of the quarter/s. For instance, in case annual AMC has
been paid by the BO and if the BO closes/shifts his account in the first
quarter, he shall be refunded the amount of the balance 3 quarters i.e.
3/4th of the AMC. Likewise, if a BO closes/shifts his account in the third
quarter, he shall be refunded the amount for the balance one quarter i.e.
1/4th of the AMC.
For the purpose of the above requirement the year shall begin from the
date of opening of the account in quarterly rests.
The above requirements shall be applicable to all existing and new
accounts held with DPs which collect annual/half yearly upfront AMC. It
21 Reference Circular SMDRP/Policy/Cir-29/99 dated August 23, 1999.
22Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-22 /05 dated November 9, 2005.
23Reference Circular MRD/DP/20/2010 dated July 1, 2010.
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is clarified that the above requirements shall not be applicable to those
DPs who collect quarterly/ monthly AMC.
1.3.6 Dissemination of tariff/charge structure of DPs on the website of
depositories 24
DPs shall submit to their depository the tariff/charge structure every year,
latest by 30th April, and also inform the depository the changes in their
tariff/charge structure as and when they are effected with a view to
enabling the BOs to have a comparative analysis of the tariff/charge
structure of various DPs.
For this purpose depositories shall put in place necessary systems and
procedures including formats, periodicity, etc. for collection of necessary
data from the DPs and dissemination of the same on their website which
would enable the investors to have a comparative analysis of the
tariff/charge structure of various DPs.
1.4 Transfer of funds and securities from Clearing Member pool
account to BO Account25
Clearing members shall transfer the funds and securities from their respective
Pool account to the respective beneficiary account of their clients within 1
working day after the pay-out day. The securities lying in the pool account
beyond the stipulated period shall attract a penalty at the rate of 6 basis point per
week on the value of securities. The penalty so collected by the depositories shall
be credited to a separate account with the depository and earmarked for
defraying the expenses in connection with the investors’ education and
awareness programs conducted by the depository.
The securities lying in the pool account beyond the above period shall not be
eligible either for delivery in the subsequent settlement(s) or for pledging or
stock lending purpose, until the same are credited to the beneficiary accounts.
The securities lying in the Clearing member’s pool account beyond the specified
time period shall be identified based on the settlement number. The clearing
corporation/houses of the stock exchanges shall provide the settlement-wise
24 Reference Circular MRD/Dep/Cir- 20/06 dated December 11, 2006.
25Reference Circular SMDRP/Policy/Cir-05/2001 dated February 1, 2001 & Circular
SEBI/MRD/Policy/AT/Cir-19/2004 dated April 21, 2004.
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details of securities to the depositories and the depositories shall maintain the
settlement-wise records for the purpose.
Further, stock exchanges shall execute direct delivery of securities to the
investors. Clearing corporation/clearing house (CC/CH) shall ascertain from
each clearing member, the beneficial account details of their respective clients
due to receive pay out of securities. Based on this, the CC/CH shall send pay out
instructions to the depositories so that the client receives pay out of securities
directly to the extent of instructions received from the respective clearing
members. To the extent of instruction not received, the securities shall be
credited to the CM pool account.
1.5 Printing of Grievances Redressal Mechanism on Delivery
Instruction Form Book 26
To promote investor awareness regarding mechanism for redressing investor
grievances, the information placed below shall be printed on the inside back
cover of the Delivery Instruction Form (DIF) Book issued by all Depository
Participants.
There will be occasions when you have grievances against a listed company/ intermediary
registered with SEBI. In the event of such grievance you should first approach the concerned
company/ intermediary against whom you have a grievance. However, you may not be
satisfied with their response.
Therefore you should know whom you should turn to get your grievance redressed. SEBI takes
up grievances related to issue and transfer of securities and non-payment of dividend with
listed Companies. In addition, SEBI also takes up grievances against the various intermediaries
registered with it and related issues. Given below are types of grievances for which you could
approach SEBI.
Nature of grievance – Regarding
Type-I: Refund order/ Allotment Type-II: Non-receipt of dividend.
Advice
Type-III: Non-receipt of share Type-IV: Debentures
certificates after transfer
Type-V: Non-receipt of letter of Type VI: Collective Investment Schemes
offer for rights
26 Reference Circular No. SEBI/MRD/DOP/Cir-22/2004 dated July 14, 2004.
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Type VII: Mutual Funds/ Type VIII: Brokers/Debenture Trustees /Depository
Venture Capital Funds/ Foreign Participants/ Merchant Bankers /Registrars and Transfer
Venture Capital Investors/ Agents / Bankers to Issue/ Underwriters/ Credit Rating
Foreign Institutional Investors/ Agencies/ Securities lending Intermediaries
Portfolio Managers, Custodians
Type IX: Exchanges/ Clearing Type X: Derivative Trading
and Settlement Organizations/
Depositories
Type XI: Buyback /Delisting /Substantial Acquisition /Takeovers /Corporate Governance
/Corporate Restructuring /Compliance with Listing Conditions
For faster action send Type I to Type XI complaints, to the OIAE Division of SEBI at Mumbai or
Regional Offices at the following addresses:
Address of SEBI Offices
SEBI, Head Office, Plot No.C4-A, 'G' Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (East), Mumbai -
400 051. (cid:31) 022-26449000 / 40459000 (iggc@sebi.gov.in)
Office of Investor Assistance and Education, SEBI Bhavan,
Plot No.C4-A, 'G' Block, Bandra Kurla Complex, Bandra (E), Mumbai 400 021
(cid:31)(cid:31)022-26449188 / 26449199 (investorcomplaints@sebi.gov.in)
SEBI, Northern Regional Office, 5th Floor, Bank of Baroda Building,16, Sansad Marg, New
Delhi - 110 001(cid:31) 011- 23724001-05 (sebinro@sebi.gov.in)
SEBI, Eastern Regional Office, L&T Chambers, 3rd Floor, 16, Camac Street, Kolkata - 700 016
(cid:31)(cid:31)033-23023000. (sebiero@sebi.gov.in)
SEBI, Southern Regional Office, 3rd Floor, D Monte Bldg, No. 32, D' Monte Colony, TTK Road,
Alwarpet, Chennai 600 018 (cid:31) 044-24995676/5525/7385/7480 (sebisro@sebi.gov.in)
SEBI, Ahmedabad Regional, Office Unit No: 002, Ground Floor, SAKAR I, Near Gandhigram
Railway Station, Opp. Nehru Bridge Ashram Road, Ahmedabad - 380 009 Tel : 079-26583633-
35 E-mail : sebiaro@sebi.gov.in
The following types of grievances should be taken up with:
With the Stock Exchange: At the Investor Information Centre of all the recognised Stock
Exchanges
• Related to securities (cid:31) Trades effected on the exchange w.r.t the companies
traded/listed with the listed on it or by the members of exchange
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exchanges
With the Department Of Company Affairs (DCA/ concerned Registrar of Companies (ROC)
• Against unlisted (cid:31) Fixed deposit in manufacturing companies
companies (cid:31) Forfeiture of shares
• For non-receipt of annual
report, AGM Notice
With the Reserve Bank of India
• Fixed deposits in Banks (cid:31) Fixed deposits in Non Banking Finance Companies
For more information visit our website - http\\:investor.sebi.gov.in
The following types of grievances should be taken up with:
With the Stock Exchange: At the Investor Information Centre of all the recognised Stock
Exchanges
• Related to securities (cid:31) Trades effected on the exchange w.r.t the companies
traded/listed with the listed on it or by the members of exchange
exchanges
With the Department Of Company Affairs (DCA/ concerned Registrar of Companies (ROC)
• Against unlisted (cid:31) Fixed deposit in manufacturing companies
companies (cid:31) Forfeiture of shares
• For non-receipt of annual
report, AGM Notice
With the Reserve Bank of India
• Fixed deposits in Banks (cid:31) Fixed deposits in Non Banking Finance Companies
For more information visit our website - http\\:investor.sebi.gov.in
1.6 Exemption to DPs from giving hard copies of transaction
statements to BOs 27
DPs are permitted to provide transaction statements and other documents to the
BOs under Digital signature, as governed under the Information Technology Act,
2000, subject to the DP entering into a legally enforceable arrangement with the
BO for the said purpose. While such practice in the aforesaid manner shall be
deemed to be in compliance of the provisions of the Regulation 43 of SEBI
27 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-27/2004 dated August 16, 2004.
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(Depositories & Participants) Regulations, 1996; if the BO is still desirous of
receiving statements in hard copy, DPs shall be duty bound to provide the same.
1.7 Safeguards to address the concerns of the investors on transfer
of securities in dematerialized mode28
Following safeguards shall be put in place to address the concerns of the
investors arising out of transfer of securities from the BO Accounts:
a. The depositories shall give more emphasis on investor education
particularly with regard to careful preservation of Delivery Instruction
Slip (DIS) by the BOs. The Depositories may advise the BOs not to
leave “blank or signed” DIS with the Depository Participants (DPs) or
any other person/entity.
b. The DPs shall not accept pre-signed DIS with blank columns from the
BO(s).
c. If the DIS booklet is lost / stolen / not traceable by the BO, then the BO
shall immediately intimate the DP in writing about the loss. On
receipt of such intimation, the DP shall cancel the unused DIS of the
said booklet.
d. The DPs shall not issue more than 10 loose DIS to one accountholder in
a financial year (April to March). The loose DIS can be issued only if
the BO(s) come in person and sign the loose DIS in the presence of an
authorised DP official
e. The DP shall also ensure that a new DIS booklet is issued only on the
strength of the DIS instruction request slip (contained in the previous
booklet) duly complete in all respects, unless the request for fresh
booklet is due to loss, etc., as referred to in clause (c) above
f. The DPs shall put in place appropriate checks and balances with
regard to verification of signatures of the BOs while processing the
DIS.
28 Reference Circular SEBI/MRD/Dep/Cir-03/2007 dated February 13, 2007 and Circular
SEBI/MRD/Dep/Cir-03/2008 dated February 28, 2008.
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g. The DPs shall cross check with the BOs under exceptional
circumstances before acting upon the DIS.
h. The DPs shall mandatorily verify with a BO before acting upon the
DIS, in case of an account which remained inactive i.e., where no debit
transaction had taken place for a continuous period of 6 months,
whenever all the ISIN balances in that account (irrespective of the
number of ISINs) are transferred at a time. However, in case of active
accounts, such verification may be made mandatory only if the BO
account has 5 or more ISINs and all such ISIN balances are transferred
at a time. The authorized official of the DP verifying such transactions
with the BO, shall record the details of the process, date, time, etc., of
the verification on the instruction slip under his signature.
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SECTION 2: ISSUER RELATED
2.1 Charges paid by Issuers 29
With effect from April 01, 2009 depositories may levy and collect the charges
towards custody from the issuers, on a per folio (ISIN position) basis as at the
end of the financial year, as per the details given below:
Issuers to pay @ Rs.8.00 (*) per folio (ISIN position) in the respective depositories,
subject to a minimum as mentioned below:
Nominal value of admitted Annual Custodial Fee
securities (Rs.) payable by a Issuer to each
Depository (Rs.) (*)
Upto 5 crore 6,000
Above 5 crore and upto 10 crore 15,000
Above 10 crore and upto 20 crore 30,000
Above 20 crore 50,000
* Plus service tax as applicable
If the issuer fails to make the payment, Depositories may charge penal interest
subject to a maximum of 12% per annum.
2.2 Activation of ISIN in case of IPO30
Depositories shall activate the ISINs only on the date of commencement of
trading on the stock exchanges.
2.3 Registrar and Share Transfer Agent
2.3.1 Appointment of a single agency for share registry work31
All work related to share registry pertaining in terms of both physical and
electronic shares shall be maintained at a single point i.e. either in-house
by the company or by a SEBI registered Registrar and Transfer Agent.
29 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/SE/Dep/Cir-2/2009 dated February 10, 2009 and Circular
SEBI/MRD/SE/DEP/Cir-4/2005 dated January 28, 2005.
30 Reference Circular SEBI/MRD/DEP/Cir-2/06 dated January 19, 2006.
31 Reference Circular D&CC/FITTC/Cir-15/2002 dated December 27, 2002.
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2.3.2 Inter-Depository transfers32
In case of inter-Depository transfers of securities, the Registrars shall
communicate the confirmation of such transfers within two hours, failing
which such transfers shall be deemed to have been confirmed. The
Registrars shall not reject inter-Depository transfers except where
a. A Depository does not have adequate balance of securities in its account
or
b. There is mismatch of transfer requests from the Depositories.
2.3.3 Common Registrars and Share Transfer agents33
Every company shall appoint the same Registrars and Share Transfer agents
for both the depositories.
2.3.4 Dematerialisation requests29, 61
Registrars and Share Transfer agents shall accept partial dematerialisation
requests and will not reject or return the entire dematerialization request
where only a part of the request had to be rejected. In cases where a DP has
already sent information about dematerialisation electronically to a
Registrar but physical shares have not yet been delivered, the Registrar
shall accept the demat request and carry out dematerialization on an
indemnity given by the DP and proof of dispatch of document given by DP.
2.4 Mandatory admission of debt instruments on both the
Depositories34
Debt instruments shall necessarily be admitted on both the Depositories.
2.5 American Depository Receipts (ADRs)/Global Depository
Receipts (GDRs)
2.5.1 Delivery of underlying shares of GDRs/ADRs in dematerialised
form35
32 Reference Circular no. SMDRP/Policy/Cir-28/99 dated August 23, 1999.
33 Reference Circular SMDRP/Policy/Cir-28/99 dated August 23, 1999.
34 Reference Circular D&CC/FITTC/Cir-13/2002 dated November 1, 2002 and Circular
MRD/DoP/SE/Dep/Cir-36/04 dated October 27, 2004.
35 Reference Circular SMDRP/Policy/Cir-9/99 dated May 6, 1999.
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Underlying shares of GDRs/ADRs shall be compulsorily delivered in
dematerialised form. Pursuant to RBI directions in this regard, a non-
resident holder of ADRs/GDRs issued by a company registered in India, on
surrender of such ADRs/GDRs, can acquire the underlying shares when
such shares are released by the Indian Custodian of the ADR/GDR issue.
Further, the company whose shares are so released, or a Depository shall
enter in the register or books, wherein such securities are registered or
inscribed, an address outside India of the non-resident holder of shares.
2.5.2 Tracking of underlying shares of GDRs/ADRs36
To ensure easy tracking of the underlying shares released on conversion of
the “depositories receipts” all such shares shall be credited to a separate
Depository Receipts (DRs) account of the respective investor. In this
regard, Depositories shall ensure that the following information is
provided to the domestic custodian holding the underlying shares on a
regular basis:
1. Total number of shares at the beginning of the month
2. Number of shares transferred into the account (credited) during
the month
3. Number of shares transferred out of the account (debited)
during the month.
4. Balance at the end of the month.
This service can be availed of only by foreign investors other than the
OCBs.
2.6 Electronic Clearing System (ECS) facility
2.6.1 Dividend Distribution 37
Companies shall use ECS facility for distribution of dividends and other
cash benefits to the investors. If ECS facility is not available, companies may
use warrants for distribution of dividends. In order to avoid fraudulent
encashment of dividend and other cash benefits, all companies shall print
the bank account details, furnished by the Depositories, on the payment
instruments.
36 Reference Circular D&CC/FITTC/Cir-09/2002 dated July 4, 2002 and Ciruclar
D&CC/FITTC/Cir-10/2002 dated September 25, 2002.
37 Reference Circular D&CC/FITTCIR-3/2001 dated October 15, 2001 and Circular
D&CC/FITTC/Cir- 04/2001 dated November 13, 2001.
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2.6.2 Use of ECS for refund in public/rights issues.38& 56
For locations where facility of refund through ECS is available details of
applicants shall be taken directly from the database of the depositories in
respect of issues made completely in dematerialised form. Accordingly,
DPs shall maintain and update on real time basis the MICR (Magnetic Ink
Character Recognition) code of Bank branch of BOs and other bank details
of the applicants in the database of depositories. This is to ensure that the
refunds through ECS are made in a smooth manner and that there are no
failed/wrong credits.
38 Reference Circular SEBI/MRD/DEP/Cir-3/06 dated February 21, 2006 and circular
SEBI/CFD/DILDIP/29/2008/01/02 dated February 1, 2008 and Letter no.
MRD/DEP/PP/123624/08 dated April 23, 2008.
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SECTION-3: DEPOSITORIES/ DEPOSITORY PARTICIPANT (DP)
RELATED
3.1 Designated e-mail ID for redressal of investor complaints 39
Depositories and registered DPs shall designate an exclusive e-mail ID for the
grievance redressal division/compliance officer exclusively for registering
investor complaints.
The designated email ID and other relevant details shall be prominently
displayed on the websites and in the various
materials/pamphlets/advertisement campaigns initiated by the Depositories
and DPs for creating investor awareness.
3.2 Approval of amendments to Bye Laws / Rules of Stock
Exchanges and Depositories40
Depositories and exchanges shall submit the following information while
seeking SEBI approval for amendment to Bye Laws/ Rules/ Regulations and
amendments thereto:
i The objective/purpose of amendments.
ii Whether the amendment is consequential to any directive/circulars/
guidelines from SEBI/ Government and the details thereof.
iii Whether such amendments necessitate any consequential amendments
to any other Bye Laws/ Rules/ Regulations.
iv The proceedings of the Governing Board or Governing Council, as the
case may be, wherein these proposed amendments were approved by
the Exchanges/ Depositories.
v If documents other than Bye Laws/ Rules/ Regulations are sent for
approval, the justification and need for forwarding the same to SEBI,
indicating whether it forms a part of any Bye Law/ Rule/ Regulation.
Further, all Exchanges shall ensure that requests for dispensation of the
requirement of pre-publication shall be accompanied with proper justification
and indicate how the public interest or interest of trade shall be served by such
dispensation of pre-publication.
39 Reference Circular MRD/DoP/Dep/SE/Cir-22/06 dated December 18, 2006.
40 Reference Circular LGL/Cir-2/2003 dated February 19, 2003.
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3.3 Preservation of Records41
i. Depositories and Depository Participants are required to preserve the records
and documents for a minimum period of 5 year.
ii. Depositories and DPs shall preserve respective original forms of documents
either in physical form or an electronic record, copies of which have been taken
by CBI, Police or any other enforcement agency during the course of their
investigation till the trial is completed.
3.4 Foreign investments in infrastructure companies in securities
markets42
Pursuant to Government of India Policy, foreign investments in infrastructure
companies in the securities markets, namely Stock Exchanges, Depositories and
Clearing Corporations shall be as under:
a) Foreign investment shall be allowed in such companies up to 49%
with a separate Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) cap of 26% and
Foreign Institutional Investment (FII) cap of 23%;
b) FDI shall be allowed with specific prior approval of FIPB;
c) FII shall be allowed only through purchases in the secondary market;
d) FII shall not seek and will not get representation on the Board of
Directors;
e) No foreign investor, including persons acting in concert, will hold
more than 5% of the equity in these companies.
The aforesaid limits for foreign investment in respect of recognised Stock
Exchanges shall be subject to 5% shareholding limit as prescribed under the
Securities Contracts (Regulation) (Manner of Increasing and Maintaining Public
Shareholding in Recognised Stock Exchanges) Regulations, 2006.
3.5 Activity schedule for depositories for T+2 rolling Settlement43
41Reference Circular SEBI/MRD/DEP/Cir-24/05 dated December 22, 2005, circular
SEBI/MRD/SE/Cir-16/2005 dated August 04, 2005 and circular MRD/DoP/DEP/Cir- 20
/2009 dated December 9, 2009.
42 Reference Circular MRD/DSA/SE/Dep/Cust/Cir-23/06 dated December 22, 2006.
43Reference Circular DCC/FITTC/Cir-19/2003 dated March 4, 2003 and Circular
MRD/DoP/SE/Dep/Cir-18/2005 dated September 2, 2005.
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The activity schedule for T+2 Rolling Settlement is as under:
Sr. Day Time Description of activity
No.
1 T Trade Day
By 1.00 pm Completion of custodial confirmation of
trades to CC/CH. (There is no separate
extended time limit for late confirmations).
2 T+1
By 2.30 pm Completion of process and download
obligation files to brokers/ custodians by the
CC/CH.
By 11.00 am Pay-in of securities and funds.
3 T+2
By 1.30 pm Pay-out of securities and funds.
All Depositories shall adhere to the aforementioned activity schedule to
implement T+2 rolling settlement. DPs shall adhere to the designated activities
within the prescribed time limits as under:
1. DPs shall accept instructions for pay-in of securities from clients in the
physical form atleast upto 4 p.m. and in electronic form atleast upto 6
p.m. on T+1.
2. DPs shall complete execution of pay-in instructions latest by 10:30 a.
m. on T+2.
3. Depositories shall download the processed pay-in files to the Exchange
/ Clearing House / Clearing Corporation latest by 11:00 a.m. on T+2.
4. Pay-out of securities by the Exchange / Clearing House / Clearing
Corporation to the Depositories shall be executed by 1:30 p.m. on T+2.
5. Pay-out of securities shall be completed by the Depositories by 2:00
p.m. on T+2.
All instructions received by the DPs shall have an execution date, which may be
either a current date or a future date. Instructions shall be valid till the pay-in
deadline or till 'end of day' (EOD) of the execution date, whichever is earlier. DPs
shall ensure that the validity period of instructions is brought to the notice of the
client while accepting the instructions. In case the client account does not have
sufficient balance before pay-in deadline or till EOD, such instructions shall fail.
3.6 Settlement of transactions in case of holidays44
44 Reference Circular SEBI/MRD/Policy/AT/Cir- 19/2004 dated April 21, 2004
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Due to lack of uniformity of holidays and force majeure conditions which
necessitate sudden closure of one or more Stock Exchanges and banks in a
particular state, result in situations where multiple settlements have to be
completed by the Stock Exchanges on the working day immediately following
the day(s) of the closure of the banks. Accordingly the Stock
Exchanges/Depositories are advised to follow the guidelines and adhere to the
time line.
• The Stock Exchanges shall clear and settle the trades on a sequential basis i.e.,
the pay-in and the pay-out of the first settlement shall be completed before the
commencement of the pay-in and pay-out of the subsequent settlement/s.
• The cash/Securities pay out from the first settlement shall be made available to
the member for meeting his pay-in obligations for the subsequent settlement/s.
• Further, in-order to meet his pay-in obligations for the subsequent settlement,
the member may need to move securities from one depository to another. The
Depositories shall, therefore, facilitate the inter-depository transfers within one
hour and before pay-in for the subsequent settlement begins.
• The Stock Exchanges/Depositories shall follow a strict time schedule to ensure
that the settlements are completed on the same day.
• The Clearing Corporation/Clearing House of the Stock Exchanges shall
execute Auto DO facility for all the settlements together, so as to make the
funds and the securities available with the member on the same day for all the
settlements, thereby enabling the availability of the funds/securities at the
client level by the end of the same day.
3.7 Supervision of branches of DPs45
To ensure compliance with Regulation 46 of the SEBI (Depositories and
Participants) Regulations, 1996, and Clause 19 of the Code of Conduct for
Participants contained in the Third Schedule to the Regulations the DP shall
ensure that it has satisfactory internal control procedure in place, inclusive of
their branch offices. DPs are therefore required in terms of these provisions to
put in place appropriate mechanisms to ensure that their branches are carrying
on the operations in compliance with the applicable regulations, bye-laws, etc.
DPs are also required to put in place suitable internal control systems to ensure
that all branches exercise due diligence in opening accounts, complying with
KYC requirements, in ensuring systems safety in complying with client
instructions, manner of uploading client instructions, in verifying signatures and
45 Reference Circular MIRSD/DPS-III/Cir-9/07 dated July 3, 2007.
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
maintaining client records, etc. DPs shall also ensure that the branches are
suitably integrated.
Depositories shall examine the adequacy of the above mechanisms during their
inspections of DPs. The Depositories shall also carry out surprise inspections/
checks of the DP branches apart from the regular inspection of the DPs.
Depositories shall also put in place appropriate mechanisms for monitoring
opening of branches by DPs.
3.8 Designated e-mail ID for regulatory communication with
SEBI46
Depositories shall create a designated e-mail id for regulatory communication
and inform it to SEBI. This e-mail id shall be exclusive and shall not be person-
centric.
3.9 Disclosure of investor complaints and arbitration details on
Depository website 47
Depositories shall disclose the details of complaints lodged by Beneficiary
Owners (BO’s)/ investors against Depository Participants (DPs) in their website.
The aforesaid disclosure shall also include details pertaining to arbitration and
penal action against the DPs.
The format for the reports for the aforesaid disclosure consists of the following
reports:
a. Report 1A: Complaints received against DPs during 2009-10
b. Report 1B: Redressal of Complaints received against DPS during 2008-09
c. Report 1C: Redressal of Complaints received against DPs during 2009-10
d. Report 2A: Details of Arbitration Proceedings (where Investor is a party)
during 2008-09:
e. Report 2B: Details of Arbitration Proceedings (where Investor is a party)
during 2009-10
f. Report 3A: Penal Actions against DPs during 2008-09
g. Report 3B: Penal Actions against DPs during 2009-10
h. Report 4A: Redressal of Complaints lodged by investors against Listed
Companies during 2008 -09
i. Report 4B: Redressal of Complaints lodged by investors against Listed
Companies during 2009 -10
46 Reference Circular MIRSD/DPS- III/Cir-23/08 dated July 25, 2008.
47 Reference Circular SEBI/MRD/ OIAE/ Dep/ Cir- 4/2010 dated January 29, 2010.
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Report 1A: Complaints received against Depository Participants (DPs)# during 2009-10: Updated on mmm dd yyyy
(to be updated weekly) (In excel sheet)
Sl. Details of Complaint Status of Complaint
No. Date of Name of Type of SEBI Ref. Name of DP Status** Status Date of Name of Date of
Receipt Complainant Complaint* No. (if Date## Filing Arbitrator(s) Arbitration
applicable Arbitration Award
1
2
3
N
# including against its authorized persons, employees, etc.
## Status date is the date of resolution/reference to arbitration/finding it non-actionable. If under process, it is the date of updation
of this sheet.
*/** As per Table 1A
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Report 1B: Redressal of Complaints received against Depository Participants (DPs) during 2008-09: Updated on
mmm dd yyyy (to be updated every quarter) (In excel sheet)
Sl. Name Status of DP No. of No. of Of the Complaints received during 2008-09
No. of (active/ BOs Complai No. of Complaints
the inactive/ in accounts nts Resolved Non Arbitrat Pending No. of Decide Decided Pending
DP process of at the received through actiona ion for Arbitrati d by by for
termination beginning against the ble** Advise redressal on filed the Arbitrator Redressal
/withdrawal) of the the DP Depository d with by BOs Arbitrat s in with
year * Depository ors favour of Arbitrators
the BOs
1
2
3
N
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Total
*including against its authorized persons, employees, etc.
**Non actionable means the complaint that are incomplete / outside the scope of Depository
(Arrange the DPs in descending number of complaints filed against them during the period)
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Report 1C: Redressal of Complaints received against Depository Participants (DPs) during 2009-10: Updated on mmm dd yyyy
(to be updated every quarter) (In excel sheet)
Sl. Name Status of DP No. of No. of Of the Complaints received during 2008-09
No of (active/ BOs Complai No. of Complaints
. the inactive/ in accounts nts Resolved Non Arbitrat Pending No. of Decide Decided Pending
DP process of at the received through actiona ion for Arbitrati d by by for
termination beginnin against the ble** Advise redressal on filed the Arbitrator Redressal
/withdrawal) g of the the DP * Depository d with by BOs Arbitrat s in with
year Depository ors favour of Arbitrators
the BOs
1
2
3
N
*including against authorized persons, employees, etc.
**Non actionable means the complaint that are incomplete / outside the scope of Depository
(Arrange the DPs in descending number of complaints filed against them during the period)
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Report 2A: Details of Arbitration Proceedings (where BO is a party) during 2008-09: Updated on mmm dd yyyy (to be updated
every quarter) (In excel sheet)
Sl. Name of No. of No. of Awards in favor No. of No. of No. of cases pending for redressal at the end of
No. Arbitrator Awards of BOs Awards Awards period
Passed appealed Implemented
Filed by Filed by Pending For more than For more than 3
DP BO 6 months months, but
less than 6
months
1
2
3
N
Total
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
(In case of panel of arbitrators, the cases / awards would appear against every member of the panel)
(Arrange the arbitrators in descending number of awards passed by them during the period)
Report 2B: Details of Arbitration Proceedings (where BO is a party) during 2009-10: Updated on mmm dd yyyy (to be updated
every quarter) (In excel sheet)
Sl. Name of No. of No. of Awards No. of No. of Awards No. of cases pending for redressal at the end of period
No. Arbitrator Awards in favor of BOs Awards Implemented
Passed appealed
Filed Filed Pending For more than 6 For more than 3
by DP by BO months months, but less than
6 months
1
2
3
N
Total
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
(In case of panel of arbitrators, the cases / awards would appear against every member of the panel)
(Arrange the arbitrators in descending number of awards passed by them during the period)
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Report 3A: Penal Actions against Depository Participants (DPs) during 2008-09: Updated on mmm dd yyyy (to be updated every
quarter) (in excel sheet)
Sl. Name of Registration No. of Complaints Action against DP, its authorized person and employees together
No. DP No. received No. of Penal Orders issued Monetary Penalties levied No. of Arbitration Awards
(Rs. lakh) issued against DP
For complaints For others For complaints For
others
1
2
3
N
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Report 3B: Penal Actions against Depository Participants (DPs) during 2009-10: Updated on mmm dd yyyy (to be updated every
quarter) (in excel sheet)
Sl. Name of Registration No. of Complaints Action against DP, its authorized person and employees together
No. DP No. received No. of Penal Orders issued Monetary Penalties levied No. of Arbitration Awards
(Rs. lakh) issued against DP
For complaints For others For complaints For
others
1
2
3
N
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
Report 4A: Redressal of Complaints lodged by investors against Listed Companies during 2008 -09: Updated on mmm dd yyyy
(to be updated every quarter) (In excel format)
Sl. No. Name of the Company No. of Complaints
Received Redressed through Non-Actionable* Pending for Redressal with Depository
Depository
1
2
3
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
N
Total
*Non actionable means the complaint that are incomplete / outside the scope of Depository
(Arrange the companies in descending number of complaints filed against them during the period)
Report 4B: Redressal of Complaints lodged by investors against Listed Companies during 2009 -10: Updated on mmm dd yyyy
(to be updated every quarter) (In excel format)
Sl. No. Name of the Company No. of Complaints
Received Redressed through Non-Actionable* Pending for Redressal with Depository
Depository
1
2
3
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
N
Total
*Non actionable means the complaints that are incomplete / outside the scope of Depository
(Arrange the companies in descending number of complaints filed against them during the period)
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Table 1 A
Type Details
Type I Account Opening Related
I a Denial in opening an account
I b Account opened in another name than as requested
I c Non receipt of Account Opening Kit
I d Delay in activation/ opening of account
I e Non Receipt of copy of DP Client Agreement/Schedule A of Charges
Type II Demat/Remat Related
II a Delay in Dematerialisation request processing
II b Delay in Rematerialisation request processing
II c Delay in/ Non-Receipt of Original certificate after demat rejection
II d Non Acceptance of demat/remat request
Type III Transaction Statement Related
III a Delay in/ Non-Receipt of Statements from DP
III b Discrepancy in Transaction statement
Type IV Improper Service Related
IV a Insistence on Power of Attorney in its favour
IV b Deactivation/ Freezing/ Suspension related
IV c Defreezing related
IV d Transmission Related
IV e Pledge Related
IV f SMS Related
IV g Non-updation of changes in account (address/ signatories/bank
details/ PAN/ Nomination etc.)
Type V Charges Related
V a Wrong/ Excess Charges
V b Charges paid but not credited
V c Charges for Opening/closure of Account
Type VI Delivery Instruction Related (DIS )
VI a Non acceptance of DIS for transfer
VI b Delay in/ non Execution of DIS
VI c Delay in Issuance / Reissuance of DIS Booklet
Type VII Closure
VII a Non closure/ delay in closure of account
VII b Closure of a/c without intimation by DP
Type VIII Manipulation/ Unauthorised Action
VIII a Unauthorised Transaction in account
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
VIII b Manipulation
VIII c Unauthorised changes in account (address/ signatories/bank
details/PAN etc.)
Type IX Company/ RTA related
IX a Action – Cash
IX b Action – Non–Cash
IX c Initial Public Offer/ Follow-on Public Offer Related
Type X Others
** Status
Type Description
I Non actionable
I a Complaint incomplete
I b Outside the scope of Depository
I c Pertains to non-responding company.
II Resolved
III Under Process
IV Referred to Arbitration
V Forwarded to Company/RTA for appropriate action.
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3.10 Disclosure of regulatory orders and arbitration awards on
Depository website 48
Depositories shall post all their regulatory orders and arbitration awards issued
since April 1, 2007. Further, all regulatory orders and arbitration awards as and
when issued shall be posted on their website immediately.
48 Reference Circular SEBI/MRD/ DP/ 19/2010 dated June 10, 2010.
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Section 4: Other Communications to Depositories having
Policy Implications
4.1. Pledge of Shares through depository system49
Section 12 of the Depositories Act and Regulation 58 of the SEBI (Depositories
and Participants) Regulations, 1996 along with the relevant Bye Laws of the
Depositories clearly enumerate the manner of creating pledge. It is felt that
there is a need to communicate to the BOs that any procedure followed other
than as specified under the aforesaid provisions of law shall not be treated as
pledge.
In order to clarify the same, the depositories are advised to issue a
communiqué to the DPs advising them to inform BOs about the procedure for
pledging of shares held in demat form as enumerated in the relevant sections
of the Depositories Act and SEBI (Depositories and Participants) Regulations,
1996. Depositories may also advise DPs that an off-market transfer of shares
leads to change in ownership and cannot be treated as pledge. Further, this
issue may also be taken up in the investor awareness programs wherein the
manner of creation of pledge can be effectively communicated to the BOs
directly.
4.2. SMS alerts for demat accounts operated by Power of Attorney50
Subscription to SMS Alert facility for depository accounts operated through
Power of Attorney (POA) would be mandatory except in case of accounts
held by non-individuals, foreign nationals, and NRIs.
4.3. Opening of demat account in case of HUF51
It is noted that as per law, in case of HUF, shares can be held in the name of
Existing Karta on behalf of HUF. Therefore, HUF demat accounts can be
opened in the name of Existing Karta but not in the name of Deceased Karta
and HUF entity.
4.4. Exemption from sending quarterly statements of transactions by
depository participants (DPs) to clients in respect of demat accounts with
no transactions and no security balances52
49 Reference MRD/DoP/MAS – OW/16723/2010 dated August 17, 2010
50 Reference: SEBI/MRD/DEP/VM/169784 /09 dated July 15, 2009
51 Reference: SEBI/ MRD/CDSL/ 149156 /2009 dated January 01, 2009
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SEBI has provided exemption to Depository Participants from sending
quarterly transaction statements to the clients in respect of demat accounts
with no transactions and no security balances subject to the following
conditions:
• Client is informed in advance that it will not be receiving Transaction
Statements for such accounts till there are any transactions or
security holdings in the demat account.
• KYC and PAN requirement in respect of all such depository accounts
are complied.
• No Annual Maintenance Charges are levied for such an account.
• Information which is required to be disseminated by Participants by
way of a note in the Transaction Statements will be required to be
communicated to such Clients separately.
• The Internal Auditor of the Participant shall comment in its internal
audit report on compliance of the aforesaid requirements.
4.5. Withdrawal by issuers from the depository53
As regards voluntary withdrawal by issuers from the depository, it is
informed that listed companies may not be allowed to withdraw from the
depository system unless they delist their securities from the stock exchanges.
As regards companies under liquidation are concerned, it is informed that
deactivation of the ISIN may be only done in cases where companies have
been liquidated. In other cases where companies are being liquidated,
deactivation of ISIN resulting in total freezing may not be desirable as it will
disallow investors to hold shares in dematerialized form
4.6. Discontinuation of sending transaction statements by depository
participants to clients54
SEBI allowed discontinuation of sending transaction statements by depository
participants to clients subject to the following conditions:
• Transaction statements were returned undelivered on three
consecutive occasions.
• The depository participant (DP) maintains proof that the transaction
statements were returned undelivered.
52 Reference: MRD/CDSL/VM/155773/2009 dated February 27, 2009, MRD/DoP/NSDL/VM/168994 /2009
dated July 07, 2009and MRD/CDSL/VM/168989 /2009 dated July 07, 2009
53 Ref: MRD/DoP/NSDL/VM/ 162378 /2009 dated May 06, 2009
54 Reference:MRD/NSDL/VM/158886 /2009 dated March 30, 2009
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• The transaction statements were returned undelivered for the reasons
which clearly establish that the client no longer resides at the given
address (i.e. party shifted, etc.) and not for other reasons (i.e.
residence/office closed, address incorrect, address incomplete, etc.).
• The DP informs such clients through alternative means (such as
outbound call, SMS or email) that their transaction statements are
returned undelivered and they need to communicate the proper (new)
address.
• The DP ensures that on receipt of request for address modification
from the client as per the stipulated procedure, the dispatch of
transaction statements is immediately started. Further, the DP ensures
that transaction statements that were not delivered and dispatched due
to discontinuation are also dispatched immediately without any
additional cost to the clients.
4.7. Further issue of shares under Section 86 of Companies Act and Companies
(Issue of Share capital with Differential Voting Rights) Rules, 200155
In all cases of shares issued by companies under Section 86(a) (ii) of
Companies Act and Companies (Issue of Share Capital with Differential
Voting Rights) Rules, 2001, separate ISIN may be allotted to differentiate
such shares from ordinary shares.
4.8. Updation of bank accounts details, MICR code and IFSC of bank
branches by Depository Participants (DPs)56
(cid:131) Please refer to SEBI Circular No. SEBI/MRD/DEP/Cir- 3/06
dated February 21, 200638 whereby depositories were advised to
instruct Depository Participants (DPs) to update the MICR code and
bank details of the client in database of depositories.
(cid:131) It has been informed by RBI that they have been receiving complaints
from managers to the issues that the funds routed through the
electronic mode are getting returned by destination banks because of
incorrect or old account numbers provided by beneficiary account
holders.
(cid:131) RBI has stated that Investors will have to ensure through their DPs that
bank account particulars are updated in master record periodically, to
ensure that their refunds, dividend payments etc. reach the correct
account, without loss of time. RBI has also suggested incorporation of
55 Reference: MRD/DoP/MC/141442 /2008 dated October 17, 2008
56 Reference: MRD/DEP/PP/123624 /2008 dated April 23, 2008
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Indian Financial System Code (IFSC) of customer's bank branches apart
from 9 digit MICR code; since IFSC of bank's branches is used for
remittance through National Electronic Funds Transfer (NEFT).
(cid:131) It is advised that necessary action be taken in this matter to ensure that
correct account particulars of investors are available in the database of
depositories.
4.9. Establishment of connectivity by Clearing House / Clearing Corporation
(CH/CC) with the Depository – Clarification57
• On examination of the provisions of Regulations 19(a) and 31 of the SEBI
(Depositories and Participants) Regulations, 1996, it is advised that
registration of a CC/CH of a stock exchange as a DP with SEBI is not
mandatory and a pre-requisite for it to obtain connectivity with the
depositories. However, if the CC/CH of a stock exchange desires to
function as any other "Depository Participant", i.e. to open BO accounts for
investors or clearing member account, registration as DP with SEBI is
mandatory.
• In view of the above, Depositories are advised to provide continuous
electronic means of communication / connectivity to the CH/CC of the
Exchanges without insisting for a mandatory registration as DP with SEBI
with a condition that such entities would not be permitted to open BO
accounts for investors or clearing member account.
4.10. Computing and monitoring of the Aggregate Value of Portfolio of
Securities (AVPS) of the BOs held in dematerialised form by Stock Broker
DPs
For the purpose of computing the AVPS of the beneficial owners held in
dematerialised form under Regulation 19(a)(viii) of SEBI (Depositories and
Participant) Regulations, 1996, the securities held by bank and financial
institutions as well as promoters holdings of a company held in
dematerialised form, may be excluded58.
In view of the potential risk to the system and also to maintain the integrity of
the market, the depositories are advised to develop an appropriate systemic
alert in the depository system, so as to enable the system to generate and
convey automatic alerts to those SBDPs that reach a pre-determined level of
exposure. These alerts would serve as forewarnings to the SBDPs to the fact
that they are approaching their respective maximum exposure limits. [Note:
57 Reference: MRD/DoP/ Dep/82334 /2006 dated December 14, 2006
58 Reference: SMDRP/RKD /NSDL/2494 /98 dated November 18, 1998, SMDRP/CDSL / 18300 /2000 dated
November 16, 2000
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For this purpose, the depositories may monitor the value of securities with its
SBDPs on an "end of the day" basis.]59
4.11. Deadline time for accepting non pay-in related instructions60
4.13.1. The depositories are advised that any overrun of the time
specified for 'spot delivery contract' in the SCRA would result in the
contract becoming illegal under section 16 of the SCRA (unless it is
put through the stock exchange). The DP-BO agreement cannot add
anything to or subtract anything from this position. However, it
should be the responsibility of the DP to ensure that the client's
contract is not rendered illegal on account of delayed execution of
the delivery instruction.
4.13.2. Keeping the hardships to change all the existing DP-BO
agreements to enforce the above into consideration, it is advised that
suitable bye laws can be made under section 26(2)(e) and (d) of
Depositories Act, 1996 for imposing such obligation on the
DPs. Therefore, it is advised to amend/insert bye laws which
should expressly provide that the DPs shall execute the non pay-in
related instructions on the same day or on the next day of the
instruction. Further, pending such amendment, suitable
instructions may be issued to DPs to adhere to such time limit.
4.13.3. to The above clause may be suitably incorporated in the DP-BO
agreement while opening new accounts.
4.12. Clarification on our circular no. SMDRP/Policy/Cir-28/99 dated
August 23, 199961.
Please refer to para 4 of the captioned circular which is reproduced below :-
"In cases where a DP has already sent information about dematerialisation
electronically to a Registrar but physical shares have not been received, the registrar
will accept the demat request and carry out dematerialization on the indemnity given
by the DP and proof of dispatch of document given by DP." para2.3.4
It is clarified that the above provision shall be applicable to all the securities
like scrips, bonds, debentures, debenture stock or other marketable securities
eligible to be held in dematerialised form in a depository as defined in
Regulation 28 of the SEBl (Depository and Participants) Regulations, 1996.
59 Reference:MRD/DRK/SU/16034/2003 dated August 22, 2003
60 Reference: MRD/VSS/ARR/ 12255/2004 dated June 10, 2004
61 Reference: D&CC/ 1099 / 2002 dated November 01, 2002
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4.13. Voting rights in respect of securities held in pool account62
It was informed that the corporate benefits availed by the clearing member,
clearing corporation and intermediaries shall be held in trust on behalf of
beneficiary owners. Therefore, the clearing member, clearing corporation as
well as the intermediaries cannot have voting rights in respect of securities
held in the pool account.
4.14. Operation of minor’s demat account63
Under [The] Hindu Minority and Guardianship Act, 1956, permission of
Court is required in the case of transfer by a natural guardian of immovable
property of a minor. However, shares are not immovable properly. Section
2(7) of Sale of Goods Act. 1930 includes shares within the definition of
"goods''. Neither the Indian Contract Act nor the Sale of Goods Act provide
for transfer by sale or otherwise by guardian /natural guardian of
goods/movable property in the name of minor to the effect that permission of
court is required in the matter of such transfer. In the case of accounts of
minor in banks also, the guardian is entitled to open, operate and even close
the account also. The DP account can, therefore, be operated by a natural
guardian without any order from the court though the same is neither
expressly permitted nor prohibited.
4.15. Guidelines for dematerialisation of shares sent for transfer by (A)
Investors and (B) Custodians.64
The operational guidelines for dematerialisation of shares sent for transfer by
(A) Investors and (B) Custodians are as under. The guidelines are framed in
order to reduce the to and fro movement of shares between companies and
investors/custodians. The implementation of the guidelines is subject to the
condition that the company shall get a certificate from a Chartered
Accountant or a Company Secretary holding a Certificate of Practice that the
company has followed the procedure mentioned in the schemes and to the
effect that:
• the company has followed the necessary procedures for effecting the
original transfer.
• the Register of Members of the company was accordingly amended and
the shares were transferred in favour of the transferee.
62 Reference: SMDRP/NSDL/26563/2001 dated April 10, 2001
63 Reference: SMDRP/NSDL/4615 /2000 dated March 13, 2000
64 Reference: SMDRP/NSDL / 3055 /1998 dated August 11, 1998
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• the company has adequate procedures and has satisfied itself that the
transferee and the entity requesting dematerialisation are one and the
same and before confirming the dematerialisation request, the company
has further amended its Register of Members to indicate the transfer from
the transferee to NSDL,
• the company has defaced and cancelled/mutilated all the certificates.
• the company has adequate systems to ensure that the investor does not
lose his corporate benefits on account of the transfer entries made in
favour of NSDL.
4.13.1. GUIDELINES FOR DEMATERIALISATION OF SHARES SENT
FOR TRANSFER BY THE INVESTORS
1. The Issuer or its Registrar & Transfer Agent shall on completion of the
process of registration of shares submitted for transfer, intimate the
investor providing an option to dematerialise such shares. The investor
intending to exercise the option of dematerialising shares shall be
required to send the dematerialisation request within 15 days of the
date of the option letter, failing which the Issuer or its Registrar &
Transfer Agent shall proceed to despatch the certificates. Requests
received subsequent to despatch of the certificates shall be rejected. The
format of the letter to the investor is enclosed in Appendix.
2. Investors exercising the option (on receipt of a letter mentioned in 1
above ) of dematerialising the shares shall submit the following
documents to the Participant:
• Dematerialisation Request Form (DRF)
• Original option letter received from the Issuer or its Registrar &
Transfer Agent.
3. The words "as mentioned in the letter have already been " shall be inserted
in place of words "are hereby" on the Client portion of the
Dematerialisation Request Form (DRF).
4. The Participant shall add the words "an option letter in respect of" after
the words "We hereby acknowledge the receipt of" in the
acknowledgment portion of the DRF and return the counterfoil of the
DRF to the investor duly signed and stamped.
5. The Participant shall add the words "option letter in respect of" after the
words "The application form is verified with the" and replace the words
"option letter" in place of the word "certificates " on the Participant
Authorisation portion of the DRF.
6. The Participant shall affix its seal and signature on the original option
letter.
7. The Participant shall execute the request for dematerialisation in the
Depository Participant Module (DPM).
8. The Participant shall forward such details of the certificate of security
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to the depository and shall confirm to the depository that an
agreement has been entered between the participant and the
beneficial owner.
9. The Participant shall maintain records indicating the names of
beneficial owners of the securities surrendered, the number of
securities and other details of the certificate of security sent for
dematerialisation.
10. The Participant shall despatch the DRF along with the original option
letter to the Issuer or its Registrar & Transfer Agent and keep a copy
thereof for its records.
11. The Issuer or its Registrar & Transfer Agent shall process the
dematerialisation request for its validity and verify the signature(s) on
the DRF with the signature(s) on the transfer deed.
12. If the request is in order, the Issuer or its Registrar & Transfer Agent
shall deface the certificates with the words "Dematerialised" and then
confirm the dematerialisation request.
13. The Issuer or its Registrar Transfer Agent shall substitute in its records
the name of the depository as the registered owner and shall send a
certificate to the depository and to every Stock Exchange where the
security is listed.
14. Immediately upon the receipt of information from the Issuer or its
Registrar & Transfer Agent regarding confirmation of
dematerialisation, the depository shall enter in its records the name of
the person who has surrendered the certificate of security as the
Beneficial Owner, as well as the name of the participant from whom it
has received intimation under guideline no. 8 and shall sent an
intimation of the same to participant.
15. The Issuer or its Registrar & Transfer Agent shall maintain a record of
certificates of securities which have been dematerialised.
16. If the request is rejected, the Issuer or its Registrar & Transfer Agent
shall despatch the certificates to the investor.
17. NSDL shall obtain from the company a certificate certified by a
Chartered Accountant or a Company Secretary holding a Certificate of
Practice that the company has followed the above procedure and to the
effect that:
• the company has followed the necessary procedure for effecting the
original transfer.
• the Register of Members (RoM) of the company was accordingly
amended and the shares were transferred in favour of the
transferee.
• the company has adequate procedures and has satisfied itself that
the transferee and the entity requesting for dematerialisation are
one and the same and before confirming the dematerialisation
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request, the company has further amended its Register of Members
(RoM) to indicate the transfer from the transferee to NSDL.
• the company has defaced and cancelled/mutilated all the
certificates.
• the company has adequate systems to ensure that the investor does
not lose his corporate benefits on account of the transfer entries
made in favour of NSDL.
Appendix
(letter head of the Issuer or its Registrar & Transfer Agent)
Reference No.: (unique number)
Date:
To,
Sole/First
Holder
Name
Address
Dear Sir/Madam,
Your request for transfer of the below mentioned shares has been
approved. If you wish to hold these shares in the dematerisalised form,
you may send this letter along with the dematerialisation request forms
through your Depository Participant with whom you have opened a
Depository Account. If the dematerialisation request is not received
within 15 days from the date of this letter, the relevant certificate(s)
shall be despatched to you. Dematerialisation requests received after
despatch of certificates or fifteen days from the date of this letter shall
be rejected. However, if you desire to obtain the certificates
immediately you may indicate the same to us.
Details of the certificates are as given below:
Name of the sole/first holder :
Name of the second holder :
Name of the third holder :
Folio No. :
Certificate Nos. :
Distinctive Nos. (from) :
Distinctive Nos. (to) :
Quantity :
(If the space is insufficient, an annexure
containing the certificate details may be
attached)
Yours faithfully,
Authorised Signatory
Participant shall affix its seal & sign below, after this letter is submitted
by the investor
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(Sign and Seal of Depository Participation)
4.13.2. GUIDELINES FOR DEMATERIALISATION OF SHARES SENT
FORTRANSFER BY CUSTODIANS
1. The Participant (who is also a Custodian), while lodging shares for transfer
with the Issuer or its Registrar and Transfer (R&T) Agent, shall indicate its
intention of dematerialisation of those shares after they are duly
transferred in the name of the Beneficial Owner(s). This can be done by
way of putting a stamp stating "For Dematerialisation" on the transfer
deed(s).
2. The Issuer or its R&T Agent shall, on completion of the process of transfer
/ registration of shares, intimate the Participant about the same, giving
details of the shares transferred and rejected, if any. Such details shall be
provided on lodgement-wise (i.e. batch-wise) basis. In case there are some
shares kept pending for transfer in respect of which a notice has been sent
to the seller seeking confirmation of the sale, the Issuer or its R&T Agent
shall inform the same to the Participant. On completion of the process of
transfer/registration of such shares, the Issuer or its R&T Agent shall
intimate the Participant in the manner mentioned before.
3. The Participant shall add the words "letter in respect of" after the words
"the application form is verified with the" and replace the word "letter" in
place of word "certificate" on the Participant Authorisation portion of the
DRF.
4. The Participant shall replace the words "as mentioned in the letter have
already been" in place of the words "are hereby" on the Client portion of the
Dematerialisation Request Form (DRF).
5. The Participant shall affix its seal and signature on the letter received from
Issuer or its R&T Agent.
6. The Participant shall execute the request for dematerialisation in the
Depository Participant Module (DPM)
7. The Participant shall forward such details of the certificate of security to
the depository and shall confirm to depository that an agreement has
been entered between the Participant and the beneficial owner.
8. The Participant shall maintain records indicating the names of beneficial
owners of the securities surrendered, the number of securities and other
details of the certificate of security sent for dematerialisation.
9. The Participant shall despatch the DRF along with the aforesaid letter (as
mentioned at point 2 above ) to the Issuer or its R&T Agent and keep a
copy thereof for its records.
10. The Issuer or its R&T Agent shall process the dematerialisation request for
its validity and verify the signature(s) on the DRF with the signature(s) on
the transfer deed.
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11. If the request is in order, the Issuer or its R&T Agent shall deface the
certificates with the word "Dematerialised" and then confirm the
dematerialisation request on the system.
12. The Issuer or its R&T Agent shall substitute in its records the name of the
depository as the registered owner and shall send a certificate to the
depository and to every Stock Exchange where the security is listed.
13. Immediately upon the receipt of information from the Issuer or its R&T
Agent regarding confirmation of dematerialisation, the depository shall
enter in its records the name of the person who has surrendered the
certificate of security as the Beneficial Owner, as well as the name of the
Participant from whom it has received intimation under guideline no. 7
and shall sent an intimation of the same to Participant.
14- The Issuer or its R&T Agent shall maintain a record of certificates of
securities which have been dematerialised.
15. If the request is rejected, the Issuer or its R&T Agent shall despatch the
certificates and/or relevant documentation to the Participant, indicating
the reasons for rejection.
16. NSDL shall obtain from the company a certificate certified by a Chartered
Accountant or a Company Secretary holding a Certificate of Practice that
the company has followed the above procedure and to the effect that:
• the company has followed the necessary procedure for effecting the
original transfer.
• the Register of Members (RoM) of the company was accordingly
amended and the shares were transferred in favour of the transferee.
• the company has adequate procedures and has satisfied itself that the
transferee and the entity requesting for dematerialisation are one and
the same and before confirming the dematerialisation request, the
company has further amended its Register of Members (RoM) to
indicate the transfer from thetransferee to NSDL.
• the company has defaced and cancelled/mutilated all the certificates.
• the company has adequate systems to ensure that the investor does not
lose his corporate benefits on account of the transfer entries made in
favour of NSDL.
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SCHEDULE
CIRCULARS
• SMDRP/Policy/Cir-28/99 dated August 23, 1999
• SMDRP/POLICY/Cir-36/2000 dated August 4, 2000
• D&CC/FITTC/CIR-3/2001 dated October 15, 2001
• D&CC/FITTC/Cir- 04/2001 dated November 13, 2001
• SMDRP/Policy/Cir-05/2001 dated February 1, 2001
• D&CC/FITTC/Cir-13/2002 dated November 1, 2002
• D&CC/FITTC/Cir-09/2002 dated July 4, 2002
• D&CC/FITTC/Cir-10/2002 dated September 25, 2002
• D&CC/FITTC/Cir-15/2002 dated December 27, 2002
• D&CC/FITTC/CIR - 12/2002 dated October 30, 2002
• DCC/FITTC/Cir-19/2003 dated March 4, 2003
• LGL/Cir-2/2003 dated February 19, 2003
• MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-29/2004 dated August 24, 2004
• MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-27/2004 dated August 16, 2004
• MRD/DoP/SE/Dep/Cir-36/04 dated October 27, 2004
• SEBI/MRD/DOP/Cir-22/2004 dated July 14, 2004
• SEBI/MRD/Policy/AT/Cir-19/2004 dated April 21, 2004
• SEBI/MRD/SE/DEP/Cir-4/2005 dated January 28, 2005
• SEBI/MRD/DEP/Cir-24/05 dated December 22, 2005
• SEBI/MRD/SE/Cir-16/2005 dated August 04, 2005
• MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-22 /05 dated November 09, 2005
• MRD/DoP/SE/Dep/Cir-18/2005 dated September 2, 2005
• MRD/DoP/Dep/SE/Cir-22/06 dated December 18, 2006
• MRD/DSA/SE/Dep/Cust/Cir-23/06 dated December 22, 2006
• SEBI/MRD/DEP/Cir-3/06 dated February 21, 2006
• SEBI/MRD/DEP/Cir-2/06 dated January 19, 2006
• MRD/Dep/Cir- 20/06 dated December 11, 2006
• MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-09/06 dated July 20, 2006
• MRD/DoP/Dep/SE/Cir-17/06 dated October 27, 2006
• MRD/DoP/Dep/SE/Cir-13/06 dated September 26, 2006
• MRD/DoP/Dep/Cir-09/06 dated July 20, 2006
• MRD/DoP/Cir- 5/2007 dated April 27, 2007
• MIRSD/DPS-III/Cir-9/07 dated July 3, 2007
• SEBI/MRD/Dep/Cir-03/2007 dated February 13, 2007
• SEBI/CFD/DILDIP/29/2008/01/02 dated February 1, 2008
• MIRSD/DPS- III/Cir-23/08 dated July 25, 2008
• SEBI/MRD/Dep/Cir-03/2008 dated February 28, 2008
• MRD/DoP/Cir-20/2008 dated June 30, 2008
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Securities and Exchange Board of India
• MRD/DoP/SE/Dep/Cir-2/2009 dated February 10, 2009
• CIR/MRD/DP/19/2010 dated June 10, 2010
• CIR/MRD/DP/20/2010 dated July 1, 2010
• CIR/MRD/DP/22/2010 dated July 29, 2010
• CIR/MRD/DO/37/2010 dated December 14, 2010
COMMUNICATIONS
• SMDRP/NSDL / 3055 /1998 dated August 11, 1998
• SMDRP/RKD /NSDL/2494 /98 dated November 18, 1998
• SMDRP/NSDL/4615 /2000 dated March 13, 2000
• SMDRP/CDSL / 18300 /2000 dated November 16, 2000
• SMDRP/NSDL/26563/2001 dated April 10, 2001
• D&CC/ 1099 / 2002 dated November 01, 2002
• MRD/DRK/SU/16034/2003 dated August 22, 2003
• MRD/VSS/ARR/ 12255/2004 dated June 10, 2004
• MRD/DoP/ Dep/82334 /2006 dated December 14, 2006
• MRD/DEP/PP/123624 /2008 dated April 23, 2008
• MRD/DoP/MC/141442 /2008 dated October 17, 2008
• SEBI/ MRD/CDSL/ 149156 /2009 dated January 01, 2009
• MRD/CDSL/VM/ 155773 /2009 dated February 27, 2009
• MRD/NSDL/VM/158886 /2009 dated March 30, 2009
• MRD/DoP/NSDL/VM/ 162378 /2009 dated May 06, 2009
• MRD/DoP/NSDL/VM/168994 /2009 dated July 07, 2009
• MRD/CDSL/VM/168989 /2009 dated July 07, 2009
• SEBI/MRD/DEP/VM/169784 /09 dated July 15, 2009
• MRD/DoP/MAS – OW/16723/2010 dated August 17, 2010
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