The Securities and Exchange Board of India on 7th November 2022, notified that in order to obtain NOC from SEBI, the issuer is required to submit an application on its letter head addressed to SEBI in the format specified under this circular, after the expiry of 2 months from the date of listing on the latest stock exchange which permitted listing.
As per the provisions of regulation 38 (1) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (ICDR Regulations), the issuer, before the opening of the subscription list, is mandated to deposit with the designated stock exchange (DSE), 1% of the issue size available for subscription to the public. This amount of 1% shall be released to the issuer after obtaining the NOC from SEBI.
The application for NOC shall be filed by the Post Issue Lead Merchant Banker (PILMB), provided that all issue related complaints have been resolved by the PILMB/ issuer, with the concerned designated office of SEBI under which the registered office of the issuer falls. On the date of application for NOC, the bank guarantees, if any, which form part of the 1% deposit by issuer shall have a residual validity of minimum of 2 months.
The PILMB shall submit a certificate confirming that all the Self-Certified Syndicate Banks (SCSBs) involved in Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA) have unblocked ASBA accounts. The application for NOC shall be considered incomplete by SEBI if the application for NOC is not accompanied by a confirmation by PILMB that all the accounts in ASBA have been ‘unblocked’.
