SEBI okays conversion of 25% IDR into equity

29 Aug 2012 Evaluate

In an effort to entice foreign entities to list their IDRs on domestic bourses, capital market regulator Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), has permitted conversion of 25% Indian Depository Receipts (IDRs) of company into underlying overseas listed equity shares in a financial year. This development is confirmation to the government proposal of allowing two-way fungibility of IDR’s to encourage greater foreign participation in the Indian capital market, in 2012-13 Union Budget. The two-way fungibility allows Indian shareholders to convert their depository receipts into equity shares of the issuer company and vice versa. Further, the fungibility of these IDR’s may help investors take advantage of higher liquidity in the home market such as London for Standard Chartered Bank, the only listed IDR in India.

However, capital market regulator would separately issue instructions for modifying the existing legal framework governing IDRs, in order to implement the decision to allow redemption of IDRs into underlying equity shares and re-conversion of equity shares of a foreign issuer into IDRs.

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