Rule · SEBI · 4 Feb 2022
Issuer Companies and Merchant Bankers must ensure abridged prospectus disclosures are accurate, substantiated by Key Performance Indicators, and include a QR code linking to the full documents. They must publish the abridged prospectus on their websites and in price band advertisements. Specific limits apply: promoter details must not exceed 500 words, internal risk factors must contain 5–10 items within a 500-word limit, and business overview tables must not exceed 1000 words. This Circular applies to issues opening after its date, replacing Annexure I of Part E of Schedule VI of ICDR Regulations.
CIRCULAR
SEBI/HO/CFD/SSEP/CIR/P/2022/14 February 04, 2022 To All Recognized Stock Exchanges (except Commodity Exchanges) All Recognized Depositories Issuer Companies Merchant Bankers and Brokers registered with SEBI Registrars to an Issue Dear Sir / Madam, Sub: Disclosures in the abridged prospectus and front cover page of the offer document
I. Disclosures in the Abridged Prospectus
II. Disclosures in the front cover page of the offer document
1. Clause 1(a) of Part A - Schedule VI of the ICDR Regulations, specifies information to be
disclosed on the front outside cover page of offer document.
2. Upon review of the aforesaid disclosure requirement, it was felt that due to the multitude
of information which is required to be disclosed, the look and text on the front page appears to be crowded.
3. In connection to above, it may be noted that the amendments to Part A of Schedule VI
including the disclosure requirements for front outside cover page were notified in the Official Gazette on Jan 14, 2022.
4. With regard to above, a format for disclosure on front outside cover page shall be as per
the format placed at Annexure B of this Circular.
III. General Instructions
1. Applicability of this Circular: This Circular shall be applicable for all issues opening after
the date of this Circular. While the disclosures in the abridged prospectus shall be as per Annexure A of this Circular instead of Annexure I of Part E of Schedule VI of ICDR Regulations, the disclosure on front outside cover page shall be as per Annexure B of this Circular.
2. A copy of the abridged prospectus shall be made available on the website of issuer
company, lead managers, registrar to an issuers and a link for downloading abridged prospectus shall be provided in price band advertisement.
3. The Issuer Company / Merchant Bankers (MBs) shall ensure that the disclosures in the
abridged prospectus are adequate, accurate and does not contain any misleading or misstatement.
4. Furthermore, the Issuer Company/MBs shall ensure that the qualitative statements in the
abridged prospectus shall be substantiated with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other quantitative factors. Also, no qualitative statement shall be made which cannot be substantiated with KPIs.
5. Further, the issuer company/ MBs shall insert a Quick Response (QR) code on the front
page of the documents such as front outside cover page, abridged prospectus, price band
advertisement, etc. as deemed fit by them. The scan of QR code shall lead to downloading of prospectus, abridged prospectus and price band advertisement as applicable.
6. The recognized stock exchanges are directed to bring the provisions of this circular to the
notice of the listed companies and also to disseminate the same on their website.
7. This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 11(1) of the Securities
and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and Regulation 299 read with Regulation 34(1) and 131(1) of ICDR Regulations to protect the interests of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market.
8. A copy of this circular is available on SEBI website at www.sebi.gov.in under the categories
“Legal Framework/Circulars”.
Yours faithfully,
Yogita Jadhav
General Manager
Corporation Finance Department
+91 22 2644 9583
Email - yogitag@sebi.gov.in
Annexure A
Page X of Y
This is an abridged prospectus containing salient features of the Red Herring Prospectus (the “RHP”). You are encouraged to read greater details available in the RHP (Link to download RHP). THIS ABRIDGED PROSPECTUS CONSISTS ‘XY’ PAGES. PLEASE ENSURE THAT YOU HAVE RECEIVED ALL THE PAGES. NAME OF THE ISSUER COMPANY CIN: XXXXX , Date of Incorporation: XXX Registered Office Corporate Office Contact Person Email and Telephone Website NAMES OF PROMOTER(S) OF THE COMPANY Details of Offer to Public Type of Issue (Fresh/ OFS/ Fresh & OFS) Fresh Issue Size (by no. of shares or by amount in Rs) OFS Size (by no. of shares or by amount in Rs) Total Issue Size (by no. of shares or by amount in Rs) Issue Under 6(1)/ 6(2) Share Reservation QIB NII RII These equity shares are proposed to be listed on (to be specified) (designated stock exchange) and (to be specified). OFS: Offer for Sale Details of OFS by Promoter(s)/ Promoter Group/ Other Selling Shareholders (upto a maximum of 10 selling shareholders) Name Type No of Shares offered/ Amount in Rs WACA in Rs per Equity Name Type No of Shares offered/ Amount in Rs WACA in Rs per Equity P: Promoter; PG: Promoter Group; OSS: Other Selling shareholder; WACA: Weighted Average Cost of Acquisition shall be calculated on fully diluted basis Price Band, Minimum Bid Lot & Indicative Timelines Price Band* Rs Xx To Rs Xx Per Equity Share of Face Value of Rs X Each Minimum Bid Lot Size XX Equity Shares Bid/Offer Open On Bid/Closes Open On Finalisation of Basis of Allotment Initiation of Refunds Credit of Equity Shares to Demat accounts of Allottees Commencement of trading of Equity Shares *For details of price band and basis of offer price, please refer to price band advertisement and page xx of RHP. Details of WACA of all shares transacted over the trailing eighteen months from the date of RHP Period Weighted Average Cost of Acquisition (in Rs.) Upper End of the Price Band is ‘X’ times the WACA Range of acquisition price Lowest Price- Highest Price (in Rs.) Trailing Eighteen Month from the date of RHP WACA: Weighted Average Cost of Acquisition shall be calculated on fully diluted basis for the trailing eighteen months from the date of RHP. RISKS IN RELATION TO THE FIRST OFFER The face value of the Equity Shares is ` x. The Floor Price, Cap Price and Offer Price determined by our Company and the Selling Shareholders, in consultation with the BRLM’s, on the basis of the assessment of market demand for the Equity Shares by way of the Book Building Process, as stated under “Basis for Offer Price” on page xx should not be considered to be indicative of the market price of the Equity Shares after listing. No assurance can be given regarding frequency of trading in the Equity Shares nor regarding the price at which the Equit y Shares will be traded after listing.
Annexure A
Page X of Y
GENERAL RISKS
Investment in equity & equity-related securities involve a degree of risk and investors should not invest any funds in this Issue unless they can afford to take the risk of losing their investment. Investors are advised to read the risk factors carefully before taking an investment decision in this Issue. For taking an investment decision, investors must rely on their own examination of the Issuer and this Issue, including the risks involved. The Equity Shares have not been recommended or approved by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (“SEBI”), nor does, SEBI guarantee the accuracy or adequacy of the contents of the RHP. Specified attention of the investors is invited to the section titled “Risk Factors” at page XXX of the RHP and on page XX of this Abridged Prospectus. PROCEDURE You may obtain a physical copy of the Bid-cum-Application Form and the RHP from the stock exchange, syndicate members, registrar to the issue, share transfer agents, depository participants, stock brokers, underwriters, bankers to the issue, investors’ associations or Self Certified Syndicate Banks. If you wish to know about processes and procedures applicable to this issue, you may request for a copy of the RHP and/or the General Information Document (GID) from the BRLM’s or download it from the websites of the Stock Exchanges i.e. www.nseindia.com; www.bseindia.com; and the BRLMs (websites to be specified). PRICE INFORMATION OF BRLM’s* Issue Name Name of Merchant Banker +/- % change in closing price, (+/- % change in closing benchmark)- 30th calendar days from listing +/- % change in closing price, (+/- % change in closing benchmark)- 90th calendar days from listing +/- % change in closing price, (+/- % change in closing benchmark) - 180th calendar days from listing +1% (+5%) -2% (-5%)
Annexure A
Page X of Y
PROMOTERS OF THE ISSUER COMPANY
Sr. No. Name Individual/Corporate Experience & Educational Qualification Experience:
Educational Qualification:
Details of promoter/s should not exceed 500 words while explaining their experience and educational qualifications BUSINESS OVERVIEW AND STRATEGY Company Overview:
Product/Service Offering:
Revenue segmentation by product/service offering Geographies Served:
Revenue segmentation by geographies
Key Performance Indicators:
Client Profile or Industries Served:
Revenue segmentation in terms of top 5/10 clients or Industries:
Intellectual Property, if any:
Market Share:
Manufacturing plant, if any:
Employee Strength:
Note: (1) The quantitative statements shall be substantiated with Key Performance Indicators (KPIs) and other quantitative factors. (2) No qualitative statements shall be made which cannot be substantiated with KPIs. (3) Information provided in the table should not exceed 1000 words.
Annexure A
Page X of Y
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Sr.
No.
Name Designation (Independent / Whole time / Executive / Nominee) Experience & Educational Qualification Other Directorships Indian Companies:
Foreign Companies:
Annexure A
Page X of Y
OBJECTS OF THE ISSUE
Details of means of finance -
The find requirements for each of the objects of the Issue are stated as follows: (Rs. in crores) Sr. No. Objects of the Issue Total estimate cost Amount deployed till Amount to be financed from Net Proceeds Estimated Net Proceeds Utilization Fiscal 20_ Fiscal 20_ , General corporate purposes Total Details and reasons for non-deployment or delay in deployment of proceeds or changes in utilization of issue proceeds of past public issues / rights issue, if any, of the Company in the preceding 10 years. Name of monitoring agency, if any Terms of Issuance of Convertible Security, if any Convertible securities being offered by the Company Face Value / Issue Price per Convertible securities Issue Size Interest on Convertible Securities Conversion Period of Convertible Securities Conversion Price for Convertible Securities Conversion Date for Convertible Securities Details of Security created for CCD Shareholding Pattern:
Sr. No. Particulars Pre Issue number of shares % Holding of Pre issue
Annexure A
Page X of Y
RESTATED CONSOLIDATED AUDITED FINANCIALS
Latest
Stub period
FY 3
(Last audited financial year prior to issue opening) FY 2 FY 1 Total income from operations (Net) Net Profit/(Loss) before tax and extraordinary items Net Profit / (Loss) after tax and extraordinary items Equity Share Capital Reserves and Surplus Net worth Basic earnings per share (Rs.) Diluted earnings per share (Rs.) Return on net worth (%) Net asset value per share (Rs.)
Annexure A
Page X of Y
INTERNAL RISK FACTORS
(Minimum 5 and maximum 10 risk factors to be specified) The below mentioned risks are top 5 or 10 risk factors as per the RHP. (500 word limit in total) SUMMARY OF OUTSTANDING LITIGATIONS, CLAIMS AND REGULATORY ACTION A. Total number of outstanding litigations against the company and amount involved Name of Entity Criminal Proceedings Tax Proceedings Statutory or Regulatory Proceedings Disciplinary actions by the SEBI or Stock Exchanges against our Promoters Material Civil Litigations Aggregate amount involved (Rs in crores) Company By the Company Against the Company Directors By our Directors Against the Directors Promoters By Promoters Against Promoters Subsidiaries By Subsidiaries Against Subsidiaries B. Brief details of top 5 material outstanding litigations against the company and amount involved Sr. No. Particulars Litigation filed by Current status Amount involved
C. Regulatory Action, if any - disciplinary action taken by SEBI or stock exchanges against the Promoters in last 5
financial years including outstanding action, if any (200 – 300 word limit in total) D. Brief details of outstanding criminal proceedings against Promoters (200 - 300-word limit in total) DECLARATION BY THE COMPANY We hereby declare that all relevant provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, the Companies Act, 2013 and the guidelines/regulations issued by the Government of India or the guidelines/regulations issued by the Securities and Exchange Board of India, established under Section 3 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, as the case may he have been complied with and no statement made in the Red Herring Prospectus is contrary to the provisions of the Companies Act, 1956, the Companies Act, 2013, the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 or rules made or guidelines or regulation issued there under, as the case may be. We further certify that all statements in the Red Herring Prospectus are true and correct. ANY OTHER IMPORTANT INFORMATION AS PER BRLM / ISSUER COMPANY
Annexure B
(Please scan this QR Code to view the DRHP/RHP) Draft Red Herring Prospectus Dated Feb XX, 2022 (Please read Section 32 of the Companies Act, 2013) (This Draft Red Herring Prospectus will be updated upon filing with theRoC) 100% Book Built Offer NAME OF THE ISSUER COMPANY Corporate Identity Number: XXXXXXXXXXXXX Registered Office Corporate Office Contact Person Email and Telephone Website NAMES OF PROMOTER(S) OF THE COMPANY DETAILS OF OFFER TO PUBLIC, PROMOTERS/ SELLING SHAREHOLDERS Type ofIssue (Fresh/ Fresh Issue Size OFSSize (by no. of TotalIssueSize(byno.of IssueUnder6(1)/6(2) OFS/Fresh&OFS) (by no. of shares or by amount in ₹) shares or by amount in ₹) shares or by amount in ₹) FreshIssue&OFS ₹[•]Million [•]EquityShares aggregat- Upto₹[•]Million The Offer is being made pursuant toRegulation 6(1)/6(2) of SEBIICDR ing up to ₹ [•] million Regulations, as Company did not fulfil requirement under Regulation 6(1)(b) of having operating profitineach ofthepreceding 3years. OFS: Offer for Sale Details of OFS by Promoter(s)/ Promoter Group/ Other Selling Shareholders (upto a maximum of 10 selling shareholders) RISKSINRELATIONTOTHEFIRSTOFFER-The facevalue oftheEquitySharesis ₹[•].TheFloorPrice,CapPrice andOfferPricedetermined byourCompanyand the InvestorSellingShareholders,inconsultationwiththeBookRunningLeadManagers,onthebasisoftheassessmentofmarketdemandfortheEquitySharesbywayoftheBook Building Process, asstated under “Basisfor Offer Price” on page [•]should not be considered to be indicative of themarket price of the Equity Shares after the Equity Shares are listed.Noassurance can be givenregardinganactive orsustained trading in theEquityShares norregarding the price atwhichtheEquityShareswill be tradedafterlisting. GENERAL RISK Investmentsin equityandequity-related securitiesinvolve a degree ofrisk and investorsshould notinvest any fundsin theOfferunlessthey canafford to take the risk oflosing their entire investment. Investors are advised to read the risk factors carefully before taking an investment decision in the Offer. For taking an investment decision, investors mustrely on their own examination of ourCompanyand theOffer,includingthe risksinvolved.TheEquitySharesin theOffer have not beenrecommended or approved by the Securities andExchangeBoardofIndia (“SEBI”),nordoesSEBIguarantee the accuracyor adequacyofthe contentsofthisDraftRedHerringProspectus.Specific attention of the investors is invited to “Risk Factors” on page [•]. ISSUER’S AND SELLING SHAREHOLDERS’ ABSOLUTE RESPONSIBILITY The issuer,havingmade allreasonable inquiries, acceptsresponsibilityfor andconfirmsthatthisofferdocumentcontains allinformationwithregardtothe issuer andthe issue which ismaterial in the context ofthe issue, that the information contained in the offer document istrue and correct in allmaterial aspects and is notmisleading in anymaterial respect,thatthe opinions and intentions expressed herein arehonestly heldandthatthere areno otherfacts,theomission ofwhichmake
this document asawhole or any ofsuch information or the expression of any such opinions or intentions misleading in any material respect. The selling shareholders accept responsibility for and confirm the statements made bytheminthisoffer documentto the extentofinformationspecificallypertainingtothemandtheirrespective portionofthe offeredsharesandassume responsibilitythat such statements are true and correct in all material respects and not misleading in any material respect. LISTING The Equity Shares offered through the Red Herring Prospectus are proposed to be listed on the Stock Exchanges being [●] and [●]. For the purposes of the Offer, [●] isthe Designated Stock Exchange. BOOK RUNNING LEAD MANAGERS REGISTRAR TO THE OFFER Name Type No. of Shares offered/ Amount in ₹ WACAin₹ PerEquity Share Name Type Shares offered/ Amount (upto) WACAin₹ PerEquity Share [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million [•] Equity Shares aggregating up to ₹ [•] Million P: Promoter; PG: Promoter Group; OSS: Other Selling shareholder; WACA: Weighted Average Cost of Acquisition on fully diluted basis Name of BRLM and logo Contact person Email and Telephone Name of BRLM and logo Contact person Email and Telephone BRLM 1 Tel:
E-mail:
BRLM 5 Tel:
E-mail:
BRLM 2 Tel:
E-mail:
BRLM 6 Tel:
E-mail:
BRLM 3 Tel:
E-mail:
BRLM 7 Tel:
E-mail:
BRLM 4 Tel:
E-mail:
Name of Registrar Contact person Email and Telephone BID/ OFFER PERIOD ANCHOR PORTION OFFER OPENS/CLOSES ON [•] BID/ OFFER OPENS ON [•] BID/OFFERCLOSESON [•] Type Fresh Issue Size (by amount in Rs Million) OFS Size (by no. of shares or by amount in Rs) Total Issue Size Eligibility – 6(1) / 6(2) & Share Reservation among QIB, NII &RII
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“This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and Regulation 299 read with Regulation 34(1) and 131(1) of ICDR Regulations to protect the interests of inves…”
“This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and Regulation 299 read with Regulation 34(1) and 131(1) of ICDR Regulations to protect the interests of inves…”
“This circular is issued in exercise of powers conferred by Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 and Regulation 299 read with Regulation 34(1) and 131(1) of ICDR Regulations to protect the interests of inves…”
“SEBI/HO/CFD/SSEP/CIR/P/2022/14 February 04, 2022”
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