Religare Enterprises resolves all legacy issues with SEBI

The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI/Regulator) had brought to the notice of Religare Enterprises Limited (REL/Company) that certain compliance requirements were overlooked/not complied with during the period between April 1, 2011 to March 31, 2018. It may be noted that during the aforesaid period, the control and management of the Company rested with erstwhile promoters Malvinder Mohan Singh and Shivinder Mohan Singh and certain individuals who were accustomed to act on their instructions. None of these are now associated with REL. The erstwhile promoters have already been reclassified as public shareholders by the exchanges and REL is a professional company without any promoter. Further, the Company and its subsidiaries have been vigorously pursuing various legal recourses against such persons. Upon receipt of the notice from SEBI, REL had acted promptly and approached the Regulator with its submissions so that SEBI's concerns could be addressed.

In order to cure another legacy issue and keep REL growing as per its plans, it had submitted an application for settlement under the SEBI (Settlement Proceedings) Regulations, 2018 without admission or denial of SEBI's findings. The said application along with the settlement terms proposed by the Company were examined by SEBI which having considered the facts and circumstances of the case, approved that the specified proceedings may be settled upon payment of INR 5,41,80,000 (Five Crore Forty One Lakh Eighty Thousand Rupees).

REL has complied with the direction immediately and accordingly deposited the suggested amount with SEBI.

Commenting on the development, REL's Executive Chairperson Dr. Rashmi Saluja said "This is a reaffirmation of the consistent efforts made by the REL management to adhere to the highest levels of corporate governance. The current management is working tirelessly to restore REL to its rightful position as a leading player in the BFSI domain and closing these legacy issues remains a top priority as we embark on a new journey with new businesses and fresh funding on the horizon."

Shares of Religare Enterprises Limited was last trading in BSE at Rs. 117.70 as compared to the previous close of Rs. 118.65. The total number of shares traded during the day was 46586 in over 1096 trades.

The stock hit an intraday high of Rs. 119.90 and intraday low of 117.35. The net turnover during the day was Rs. 5497630.00.

Source : Equity Bulls

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