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Sebi to shorten delisting process to two months

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With a view to make it easier for promoters to delist their companies from stock exchanges, market regulator Sebi is mulling to shorten the delisting process to two months.

Public comments sought (till May 30) by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) on the delisting process are currently being analysed and final rules will be announced very soon, according to official sources.

The new norms will help companies save cost and time with a faster process and also check any manipulation in share price associated with a longer time-frame.

Currently, a delisting process takes a minimum of 137 days for completion and at times, it take more than a year.

As per the new rules, the whole process could be completed in about two months from the day a company informs exchanges or convenes a board meeting in this regard. This include a completion of offer in one month and additional one month for formalities for shares to get delisted by the exchanges and for various other approvals.

Besides, a company has to make a public announcement regarding the delisting process soon after the board meeting and letter of offer has to be dispatched within a week. The delisting offer would be for a period of 4-5 days.

According to new norms, a company has to make payment or return the shares within a month as against the current practice, which takes about three months.

The new rules on the matter come against the backdrop of concerns raised by various entities about existing delisting process which at times is also seen as time-consuming.

Last month, Sebi had floated a discussion paper on proposed new delisting norms, including reduced time frame and more broader price discovery mechanism.

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