CIRCULAR
SEBI/HO/DDHS/DDHS-PoD-1/P/CIR/2025/83 June 05, 2025
To,
Issuers who have listed non-convertible debt securities;
Recognised Stock Exchanges
Recognised Depositories
Madam/ Sir,
Subject: Limited relaxation from compliance with certain provisions of the SEBI
(Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015
1. SEBI, vide circular dated October 06, 2023, had relaxed the applicability of Regulation
58(1)(b) of the SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations,
2015 (“LODR Regulations”) till September 30, 2024 based on the relaxations provided
by Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) vide General Circular no. 09/2023 dated
September 25, 2023.
2. The said Regulation provides that a listed entity shall send a hard copy of the
statement containing the salient features of all the documents, as specified in Section
136 of Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder to those holders of non-
convertible securities, who have not registered their email address(es) either with the
listed entity or with any depository.
3. Subsequently, MCA, vide General Circular No.09/2024 dated September 19, 2024,
has, inter-alia, extended the relaxation from sending physical copies of financial
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statements (including Board’s report, Auditor’s report or other documents required to
be attached therewith) to the shareholders, for the AGMs conducted till September
30, 2025 (from September 30, 2024).
4. In view of the above and also considering the representation received to extend the
relaxations mentioned at para 1 above, it has been decided as follows:
4.1. Entities having listed non-convertible securities, who have complied with the
conditions as specified in MCA general circular No.09/2024 dated September 19,
2024 and have not sent hard copy of statement containing the salient features of
all the documents, as specified in Section 136 of Companies Act, 2013 and rules
made thereunder, to those holders of non-convertible securities, who have not
registered their email address, shall not be subject to any penal action for non-
compliance with Regulation 58(1)(b) under the LODR Regulations for the period
October 01, 2024 to June 05, 2025.
4.2. For the period June 06, 2025 to September 30, 2025, similar relaxation from the
requirements of Regulation 58(1)(b) of the SEBI LODR Regulations is hereby
provided for entities having listed non-convertible securities provided that
advertisement in terms of Regulation 52(8) of the SEBI LODR Regulations shall
disclose the web-link to the statement containing the salient features of all the
documents, as specified in Section 136 of Companies Act, 2013 and rules made
thereunder, so as to enable the holder of non-convertible securities to have
access to the said the statement.
5. This Circular shall come into force with immediate effect.
6. Stock Exchanges are advised to bring the provisions of this circular to the notice of all
entities with listed non-convertible securities and disseminate on their websites.
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7. The Circular is issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11(1) of the
Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 read with Regulation 101 of the
SEBI LODR Regulations and the relaxations contained herein are subject to the
provisions of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules made thereunder, as modified from
time to time.
8. This Circular is available at www.sebi.gov.in under the link “Legal  Circulars”.
Yours faithfully,
Rohit Dubey
General Manager
Department of Debt and Hybrid Securities
+91-022 2644 9510
rohitd@sebi.gov.in
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