SEBI vide circular dated May 03, 2023 has introduced Legal Entity Identifier (LEI) for issuers who have listed and/ or propose to list non-convertible securities, securitized debt instruments and security receipts.
Issuers having outstanding listed non-convertible securities as on August 31, 2023, shall report/ obtain and report the LEI code in the Centralized Database of corporate bonds, on or before September 1, 2023. Similarly, issuers having outstanding listed securitized debt instruments and security receipts as on August 31, 2023, shall report/ obtain and report the LEI code to the Depository(ies), on or before September 1, 2023.