Key Approval Details
- The Board of Directors approved the amendments at their meeting held on Friday, November 06, 2026
- The amended Fair Disclosure Policy is effective from November 06, 2026
- Policy revision approved pursuant to Regulation 8 read with Schedule A of the PIT Regulations
Policy Framework Details
Fair Disclosure Policy Provisions:
- Prompt public disclosure of UPSI must be made once credible and concrete information potentially affecting security prices is discovered
- Uniform and universal dissemination of UPSI to avoid selective disclosures
- Company Secretary designated as Chief Investor Relations Officer responsible for dissemination of information and UPSI disclosure
- Prompt dissemination required if UPSI gets disclosed selectively or inadvertently
- Appropriate and fair responses to be provided to queries on news reports and market rumor verification requests from regulatory authorities
- No UPSI to be shared with analysts and research personnel
- Best practices to be developed for making transcripts/records of analyst meetings and investor conferences available on official website
- All UPSI to be handled on a need-to-know basis
- UPSI can be shared for legitimate purposes as per the Policy for determination of Legitimate Purposes (Annexure A)
Legitimate Purposes Policy (Annexure A)
Objective:
To identify 'Legitimate Purposes' for performance of duties or discharge of legal obligations as exception for procuring UPSI
UPSI Definition Coverage:
Includes information relating to: financial results; dividends; change in capital structure; mergers, de-mergers, acquisitions, delistings, disposals and expansion of business; changes in key managerial personnel; change in rating(s); fund raising; agreements impacting management or control; fraud or defaults; resolution plan/restructuring; insolvency proceedings; forensic audit; regulatory actions; litigation outcomes; guarantees/indemnities; and licensing/regulatory approval changes
Entities for Legitimate UPSI Sharing:
- Promoters of the Company
- Auditors (Statutory, Internal, Branch, Cost, Secretarial, GST and any other Auditor)
- Staff Members of the Audit firm/team conducting the Audit
- Collaborators
- Lenders
- Customers
- Suppliers
- Bankers
- Legal Advisors
- Insolvency Professionals
- Consultants
- Merchant Bankers
- Any other advisors/consultants/partners
- Any other person with whom UPSI is shared
Digital Database Requirements:
- Chief Investor Relations Officer responsible for maintaining structured digital database of persons/entities with whom UPSI is shared
- Database must contain: recipient name, organization/entity represented, postal address and email ID, PAN or other authorized identifier
- Database must be maintained with adequate internal controls and checks including time stamping and audit trails to ensure non-tampering
Recipient Obligations:
- Any person receiving UPSI pursuant to legitimate purpose considered an "insider"
- Due notice must be given to such persons to maintain confidentiality
Governance Provisions
- Policy can be modified by Board of Directors or by Company Secretary to reflect SEBI changes/amendments/clarifications
- Company Secretary amendments subject to Board ratification in next meeting
- Board may amend/substitute any provisions or replace entire Policy subject to applicable laws, rules & Regulations
- In case of conflict with laws/rules/regulations, the law takes precedence over Policy