Jul 31, 2019

Amendment to the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993

By an amendment dated May 7, 2019, SEBI has amended the SEBI (Debenture Trustee) Regulations, 1993 (‘Debenture Trustee Regulations’), to inter alia increase the minimum capital adequacy requirement for a debenture trustee (‘DT’) to be registered as such with SEBI from Rs. 2 crores (approx. USD 300,000) to Rs. 10 crores (approx. USD 1.5 million). Debenture trustees already registered with SEBI are required to comply with this requirement within 3 years. Additionally, SEBI has clarified that the requirement to convene a meeting of all debenture holders in case of a default in payment obligation by the issuer will not apply in case of debentures issued by way of public issue.

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