SEBI approves removal of categorisation for registrars, shr transfer agents
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--SEBI approves review of regulations for registrars, share transfer agents
--SEBI approves removal of categorisation of registrars, shr transfer agents
--SEBI approves tweaks in net worth norm for registrars, shr transfer agents
MUMBAI – The Securities and Exchange Board of India Friday approved removing the categorisation for registrars and share transfer agents. The regulator's board approved introducing a common definition for both these categories instead of the existing separate definition for registrars to a public issue as well as share transfer agents.
The market regulator will also introduce a common revised net worth and fee structure for the two, it said. SEBI will include securities premium for the purpose of computation of net worth of registrars and share transfer agents, in line with the definition of net worth as per the Companies Act, 2013. The securities premium will be considered as part of their net worth, the regulator said.
The board also approved a proposal to review the regulatory framework for these two categories. It will introduce SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 2025 in place of SEBI (Registrars to an Issue and Share Transfer Agents) Regulations, 1993.
Registrars and share transfer agents, who wish to provide services to both listed and unlisted companies and continue to be registered with SEBI, may provide services to unlisted companies through a separate business unit with a disclaimer that it is not a SEBI-regulated activity, it said. End
Reported by Anjana Therese Antony
Edited by Ashish Shirke
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