A Regulatory Affair: Fair Value Discovery in Preferential Share Issues
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The recent cases of intervention by the stock market regulator and stock exchanges in the preferential allotment of listed companies have brought to the fore an important but fundamental point. That is, with a price band fixed under the SEBI (Issue of Capital and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2018 (‘ICDR Regulations’), and considering the liquidity in listed (and frequently traded) shares, whether there is a need for an independent valuation report, has become a question of great interest. Since the issue is currently under litigation will want to say that it will be interesting to see the evolution of jurisprudence on this important issue. While the issue is of relevance to minority shareholders, but it also touches on a key issue in valuation as to whether there is a fair value beyond the quoted value of a company whose shares are not infrequently traded.
Further, there might be the scenario, where a preferential allotment triggers an open offer under SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2011 (“SAST Regulations”). The SAST Regulations provide a formula for determining offer price, which establishes a clear nexus between the price of shares offered under preferential allotment and the price of shares under open offer as per SAST Regulations. Given that the pricing of the open offer is influenced by the pricing under preferential allotment, should the price under the ICDR Regulations be accepted or fair valuation of shares should be sought in order to ensure fair compensation to shareholders?
At this stage of discussion, it becomes important to look into the relevant provisions and the meaning of “fair value” and understand how fair it is to have a preferential allotment without ascertainment of such fair value by an independent valuer.
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