Listing means admission of securities to dealings on a recognised stock exchange. The securities may be of any public limited company, Central or State Government, quasi governmental and other financial institutions/corporations, municipalities, etc.

The objectives of listing are mainly to :

• provide liquidity to securities;
• mobilize savings for economic development;
• protect interest of investors by ensuring full disclosures.

The Bombay Stock Exchange (BSE) has a dedicated Listing Department to grant approval for listing of securities of companies in accordance with the provisions of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956, Securities Contracts (Regulation) Rules, 1957, Companies Act, 1956, Guidelines issued by SEBI and Rules, Bye-laws and Regulations of BSE.

BSE has set various guidelines and forms that need to be adhered to and submitted by the companies. These guidelines will help companies to expedite the fulfillment of the various formalities and disclosure requirements that are required at various stages of

• Public Issues
• Initial Public Offering
• Further Public Offering
• Preferential Issues
• Indian Depository Receipts
• Amalgamation
• Qualified Institutions Placements

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A company intending to have its securities listed on BSE has to comply with the listing requirements prescribed by it. Some of the requirements are as under :

[I] Minimum Listing Requirements for New Companies

The following eligibility criteria have been prescribed effective August 1, 2006 for listing of companies on BSE, through Initial Public Offerings (IPOs) & Follow-on Public Offerings (FPOs):

1. Companies have been classified as large cap companies and small cap companies. A large cap company is a company with a minimum issue size of Rs. 10 crore and market capitalization of not less than Rs. 25 crore. A small cap company is a company other than a large cap company.
   
   
   1. In respect of Large Cap Companies
      
      
      1. The minimum post-issue paid-up capital of the applicant company (hereinafter referred to as "the Company") shall be Rs. 3 crore; and
      2. The minimum issue size shall be Rs. 10 crore; and
      3. The minimum market capitalization of the Company shall be Rs. 25 crore (market capitalization shall be calculated by multiplying the post-issue paid-up number of equity shares with the issue price).
      
      
      
   2. In respect of Small Cap Companies
      
      
      1. The minimum post-issue paid-up capital of the Company shall be Rs. 3 crore; and
      2. The minimum issue size shall be Rs. 3 crore; and
      3. The minimum market capitalization of the Company shall be Rs. 5 crore (market capitalization shall be calculated by multiplying the post-issue paid-up number of equity shares with the issue price); and
      4. The minimum income/turnover of the Company shall be Rs. 3 crore in each of the preceding three 12-months period; and
      5. The minimum number of public shareholders after the issue shall be 1000.
      6. A due diligence study may be conducted by an independent team of Chartered Accountants or Merchant Bankers appointed by BSE, the cost of which will be borne by the company. The requirement of a due diligence study may be waived if a financial institution or a scheduled commercial bank has appraised the project in the preceding 12 months.
      
      
      
2. For all companies :
   
   
   1. In respect of the requirement of paid-up capital and market capitalization, the issuers shall be required to include in the disclaimer clause forming a part of the offer document that in the event of the market capitalization (product of issue price and the post issue number of shares) requirement of BSE not being met, the securities of the issuer would not be listed on BSE.
   2. The applicant, promoters and/or group companies, shall not be in default in compliance of the listing agreement.
   3. The above eligibility criteria would be in addition to the conditions prescribed under SEBI (Disclosure and Investor Protection) Guidelines, 2000.

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[II] Minimum Listing Requirements for Companies already Listed on Other Stock Exchanges

The listing norms for companies already listed on other stock exchanges and seeking listing at BSE, made effective from August 6, 2002, are as under:

1. The company shall have a minimum issued and paid up equity capital of Rs. 3 crore.
2. The company shall have a profit making track record for the preceding last three years. The revenues/profits arising out of extra ordinary items or income from any source of non-recurring nature shall be excluded while calculating the profit making track record.
3. Minimum net worth shall be Rs. 20 crore (net worth includes equity capital and free reserves excluding revaluation reserves).
4. Minimum market capitalisation of the listed capital shall be at least two times of the paid up capital.
5. The company shall have a dividend paying track record for at least the last 3 consecutive years and the dividend should be at least 10% in each year.
6. Minimum 25% of the company's issued capital shall be with Non-Promoter shareholders as per Clause 35 of the Listing Agreement. Out of above Non-Promoter holding, no single shareholder shall hold more than 0.5% of the paid-up capital of the company individually or jointly with others except in case of Banks/Financial Institutions/Foreign Institutional Investors/Overseas Corporate Bodies and Non-Resident Indians.
7. The company shall have at least two years listing record with any of the Regional Stock Exchanges.
8. The company shall sign an agreement with CDSL and NSDL for demat trading.

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[III] Minimum Requirements for Companies Delisted by BSE seeking Relisting on BSE

Companies delisted by BSE and seeking relisting at BSE are required to make a fresh public offer and comply with the extant guidelines of SEBI and BSE regarding initial public offerings.

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[IV] Permission to Use the Name of BSE in an Issuer Company's Prospectus

Companies desiring to list their securities offered through a public issue are required to obtain prior permission of BSE to use the name of BSE in their prospectus or offer for sale documents before filing the same with the concerned office of the Registrar of Companies.

BSE has a Listing Committee , comprising of market experts, which decides upon the matter of granting permission to companies to use the name of BSE in their prospectus/offer documents. This Committee evaluates the promoters, company, project , financials, risk factors and several other aspects before taking a decision in this regard.

Decision with regard to some types/sizes of companies has been delegated to the Internal Committee of BSE.

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[V] Submission of Letter of Application

As per Section 73 of the Companies Act, 1956, a company seeking listing of its securities on BSE is required to submit a Letter of Application to all the stock exchanges where it proposes to have its securities listed before filing the prospectus with the Registrar of Companies.

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[VI] Allotment of Securities

As per the Listing Agreement, a company is required to complete the allotment of securities offered to the public within 30 days of the date of closure of the subscription list and approach the Designated Stock Exchange for approval of the basis of allotment.

In case of Book Building issues, allotment shall be made not later than 15 days from the closure of the issue, failing which interest at the rate of 15% shall be paid to the investors.

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[VII] Trading Permission

As per SEBI Guidelines, an issuer company should complete the formalities for trading at all the stock exchanges where the securities are to be listed within 7 working days of finalization of the basis of allotment.

A company should scrupulously adhere to the time limit specified in SEBI (Disclosure and Investor Protection) Guidelines 2000 for allotment of all securities and dispatch of allotment letters/share certificates/credit in depository accounts and refund orders and for obtaining the listing permissions of all the exchanges whose names are stated in its prospectus or offer document. In the event of listing permission to a company being denied by any stock exchange where it had applied for listing of its securities, the company cannot proceed with the allotment of shares. However, the company may file an appeal before SEBI under Section 22 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956.

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[VIII] Requirement of 1% Security

Companies making public/rights issues are required to deposit 1% of the issue amount with the Designated Stock Exchange before the issue opens. This amount is liable to be forfeited in the event of the company not resolving the complaints of investors regarding delay in sending refund orders/share certificates, non-payment of commission to underwriters, brokers, etc.

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[IX] Payment of Listing Fees

All companies listed on BSE are required to pay to BSE the Annual Listing Fees by 30th April of every financial year as per the Schedule of Listing Fees prescribed from time to time.

The schedule of Listing Fees for the year 2008-09, prescribed by the Governing Board of BSE, is given hereunder :

SCHEDULE OF LISTING FEES FOR THE YEAR 2008-09

Securities *other than Privately Placed Debt Securities

APPLICABILITY

The above schedule of Listing Fee is uniformly applicable for all companies irrespective of whether BSE is the designated stock exchange or not.

PAYMENT DATE

The last date for payment of Listing Fee for the year 2008-09 is April 30, 2008. Failure to pay the Listing Fee (for equity and/or debt segment) by the due date will attract interest @ 12% per annum w.e.f. May 1, 2008.

SERVICE TAX

The Finance Bill 2008 has proposed a Service Tax on services provided by the Stock Exchanges. As and when the Bill would be notified, a separate debit note would be raised for the proportionate Service Tax.

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[X] Compliance with the Listing Agreement

Companies desirous of getting their securities listed at BSE are required to enter into an agreement with BSE called the Listing Agreement, under which they are required to make certain disclosures and perform certain acts, failing which the company may face some disciplinary action, including suspension/delisting of securities. As such, the Listing Agreement is of great importance and is executed under the common seal of a company. Under the Listing Agreement, a company undertakes, amongst other things, to provide facilities for prompt transfer, registration, sub-division and consolidation of securities; to give proper notice of closure of transfer books and record dates, to forward 6 copies of unabridged Annual Reports, Balance Sheets and Profit and Loss Accounts to BSE, to file shareholding patterns and financial results on a quarterly basis; to intimate promptly to the Exchange the happenings which are likely to materially affect the financial performance of the Company and its stock prices, to comply with the conditions of Corporate Governance, etc.

The Listing Department of BSE monitors the compliance by the companies with the provisions of the Listing Agreement, especially with regard to timely payment of annual listing fees, submission of results, shareholding patterns and corporate governance reports on a quarterly basis . Penal action is taken against the defaulting companies.

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[XI] Cash Management Services (CMS) - Collection of Listing Fees

In order to simplify the system of payment of listing fees, BSE has entered into an arrangement with HDFC Bank for collection of listing fees from 141 locations all over the country.Details of the HDFC Bank branches are available on our website site www.bseindia.com as well as on the HDFC Bank website www.hdfcbank.com This facility is being provided free of cost.

Companies intending to utilize this facility for payment of listing fee should furnish the information (as mentioned below) in the Cash Management Cash Deposit Slip. These slips are available at all the HDFC Bank branches.

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