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June 2014

A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 127 dated 2nd May, 2014

By Gaurang Gandhi Chartered Accountant
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Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in India – Reporting mechanism for transfer of equity shares/fully and mandatorily convertible preference shares/fully and mandatorily convertible debentures

This circular states that: –
(a) In cases where the NR investor including an NRI, who has acquired and continues to hold control in an Indian company in accordance with SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of shares and Takeover) Regulations, acquires shares on the stock exchanges under the FDI scheme through a registered broker it is the duty of the investee company to file form FC-TRS with the bank within 60 of the transaction.

(b) Henceforth, banks have to approach the concerned Regional Office of RBI (as against the present system of approaching the Central Office of RBI) to regularise the delay in submission of form FC-TRS, beyond the prescribed period of 60 days.

(c) IBD/FED or the nodal office of the bank has to continue to submit a consolidated monthly statement in respect of all the transactions reported by their branches together with copies of the FC-TRS forms received from their branches to FED, RBI, Foreign Investment Division, Central Office, Mumbai in a soft copy (in MS- Excel).

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