MANU/SCOG/0001/2015
Ministry : Securities and Exchange Board of India
Department/Board : Corporation Finance Department
Circular No. : CIR/CFD/CMD/5/2015
Date : 24.09.2015
Subject: Capital Market
Industry: Finance
To
All Listed Entities
 All the Recognized Stock Exchanges
Dear Sir/Madam,
Format for compliance report on Corporate Governance to be submitted to Stock Exchange by Listed Entities
1. Regulation 27(2) of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 (Listing Regulations), specifies that the listed entity shall submit quarterly compliance report on corporate governance in the format specified by the Board from time to time to recognised Stock Exchange(s) within fifteen days from close of the quarter.
2. Accordingly, formats for Compliance Report on Corporate Governance as per
the  Annexures I,  II and  III to this circular are being prescribed:-
2.1. Annexure-I-on quarterly basis;
2.2. Annexure-II-at the end of the financial year (for the whole of financial year);
2.3. Annexure-III-within six months from end of financial year. This may be submitted alongwith second quarter report.
3. Additionally, the following reports shall also be placed before the board of directors of the listed entity in terms of requirement under Regulation 17(3) of Listing Regulations :-
3.1. Compliance Reports mentioned at para 2 above;
3.2. Secretarial Audit Report prepared in accordance with Rule 9 of Companies (Appointment and Remuneration of Managerial Personnel) Rules, 2014 under Section 204 of the Companies Act, 2013 in so far as it pertains to Securities Laws.
The above report shall be placed before the board of directors of the listed entity in its next meeting.
4. The Stock Exchanges are advised to bring the provisions of this circular to the notice of Listed Entity and also to disseminate the same on its website. This circular shall come into force with effect from 90 days of notifications of Listing Regulations i.e. September 02, 2015.
5. This circular is issued under regulation 27(2) read with regulation 101(2)
of Listing Regulations, 2015.
6. This circular is available on SEBI website
under the categories Legal Framework and Continuous Disclosure Requirements.
Yours faithfully,
 Harini Balaji
 General Manager
ANNEXURE I
Format to be submitted by listed entity on quarterly basis
1. Name of Listed Entity
2. Quarter ending
  
  
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       I. Composition of Board of Directors  |   
     |      Title (Mr./Ms)  |         Name of the Director  |         PAN$ & DIN  |         Category    (Chairperson/ Executive/N on-Executive/in dependent/ Nominee) &  |         Date of Appoint ment in the current    term/ cessation  |         Tenure*  |         No of Directorship in listed entities including this    listed entity 
      (Refer Regulation 25(1) of Listing Regulations)  | 
    
       Number of memberships in    Audit/ Stakeholder Committee(s)    including this listed entity 
      (Refer Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regulations)  |         No of post of Chairperson in    Audit/ Stakeholder    Committee held in listed entities including this listed entity (Refer    Regulation 26(1) of Listing Regulations)  |   
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       $PAN number of any director would not be displayed on    the website of Stock Exchange 
      &Category of directors means    executive/non-executive/independent/Nominee. if a director fits into more    than one category write all categories separating them with hyphen 
      * to be filled only for Independent Director. Tenure    would mean total period from which Independent director is serving on    Board of directors of the listed entity in continuity without any cooling    off period.  |   
 
     
  
  
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       II. Composition of Committees  |   
     |      Name of Committee  |         Name of Committee members  |         Category    (Chairperson/Executive/Non-Executive/independent/Nominee) $  |   
     |      1. Audit Committee  |           
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       2. Nomination & Remuneration Committee  |           
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       3. Risk Management Committee(if applicable)  |           
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       4. Stakeholders Relationship Committee  |           
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       &Category of directors means    executive/non-executive/independent/Nominee. if a director fits into more    than one category write all categories separating them with hyphen  |   
 
     
  
  
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       III. Meeting of Board of Directors  |   
     |      Date(s) of Meeting (if any) in the previous quarter  |         Date(s) of Meeting (if any) in the relevant quarter  |         Maximum gap between any two consecutive (in number of    days)  |   
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       IV. Meeting of Committees  |   
     |      Date(s) of meeting of the committee in the relevant    quarter  |         Whether requirement of Quorum met (details)  |         Date(s) of meeting of the committee in the previous    quarter  |         Maximum gap between any two consecutive meetings in    number of days*  |   
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       * This information has to be mandatorily be given for    audit committee, for rest of the committees giving this information is    optional  |   
 
     
  
  
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       V. Related Party Transactions  |   
     |      Subject  |         Compliance status (Yes/No/NA) refer note below  |   
     |      Whether prior approval of audit committee obtained  |           
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       Whether shareholder approval obtained for material RPT  |           
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       Whether details of RPT entered into pursuant to omnibus    approval have been reviewed by Audit Committee  |           
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       Note 
      1. In the column Compliance Status, compliance or    non-compliance may be indicated by Yes/No/N.A. For example, if the Board    has been composed in accordance with the requirements of Listing    Regulations, "Yes" may be indicated. Similarly, in case the    Listed Entity has no related party transactions, the words N.A. may    be indicated. 
      2. If status is No details of non-compliance may
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       VI. Affirmations  |   
     |      1. The composition of Board of Directors is in terms of    SEBI (Listing obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. 
      2. The composition of the following committees is in
      terms of SEBI(Listing obligations and disclosure requirements)
      Regulations, 2015 
      a. Audit Committee 
      b. Nomination & remuneration committee 
      c. Stakeholders relationship committee 
      d. Risk management committee (applicable to the top 100    listed entities) 
      3. The committee members have been made aware of their    powers, role and responsibilities as specified in SEBI (Listing    obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. 
      4. The meetings of the board of directors and the above    committees have been conducted in the manner as specified in SEBI (Listing    obligations and disclosure requirements) Regulations, 2015. 
      5. This report and/or the report submitted in the    previous quarter has been placed before Board of Directors. Any    comments/observations/advice of Board of Directors may be mentioned here:  |   
     |      Name & Designation 
      Company Secretary/Compliance Officer/Managing
      Director/CEO  | 
  
  
Note:
Information at Table I and II above need to be necessarily given in 1st quarter of each financial year. However if there is no change of information in subsequent quarter(s) of that financial year, this information may not be given by Listed entity and instead a statement same as previous quarter may be given.
ANNEXURE II
Format to be submitted by listed entity at the end of the financial year (for the whole of financial year)
  
  
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       I. Disclosure on website in terms of Listing    Regulations  |   
     |      Item  |         Compliance status (Yes/No/NA) refer note below  |   
     |      Details of business  |           
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       Terms and conditions of appointment of independent    directors  |           
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       Composition of various committees of board of directors  |           
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       Code of conduct of board of directors and senior    management personnel  |           
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       Details of establishment of vigil mechanism/Whistle    Blower policy  |           
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       Criteria of making payments to non-executive directors  |           
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       Policy on dealing with related party transactions  |           
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       Policy for determining material subsidiaries  |           
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       Details of familiarization programmes imparted to    independent directors  |           
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       Contact information of the designated officials of the    listed entity who are responsible for assisting and handling investor    grievances  |           
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       email address for grievance redressal and other    relevant details  |           
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       Financial results  |           
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       Shareholding pattern  |           
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       Details of agreements entered into with the media    companies and/or their associates  |           
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       New name and the old name of the listed entity  |           
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       II Annual Affirmations  |   
     |      Particulars  |         Regulation Number  |         Compliance status (Yes/No/NA) refer note below  |   
     |      Independent    director(s) have been appointed in terms of    specified criteria of independence and/or eligibility  |         16(1)(b) & 25(6)  |           
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       Board composition  |         17(1)  |           
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       Meeting of Board of directors  |         17(2)  |           
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       Review of Compliance Reports  |         17(3)  |           
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       Plans for orderly succession for appointments  |         17(4)  |           
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       Code of Conduct  |         17(5)  |           
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       Fees/compensation  |         17(6)  |           
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       Minimum Information  |         17(7)  |           
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       Compliance Certificate  |         17(8)  |           
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       Risk Assessment & Management  |         17(9)  |           
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       Performance Evaluation of Independent Directors  |         17(10)  |           
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       Composition of Audit Committee  |         18(1)  |           
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       Meeting of Audit Committee  |         18(2)  |           
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       Composition of nomination & remuneration committee  |         19(1) & (2)  |           
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       Composition of Stakeholder Relationship Committee  |         20(1) & (2)  |           
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       Composition and role of risk management committee  |         21(1),(2),(3),(4)  |           
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       Vigil Mechanism  |         22  |           
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       Policy for related party Transaction  |         23(1),(5),(6),(7) & (8)  |           
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       Prior or Omnibus approval of Audit Committee for all    related party transactions  |         23(2), (3)  |           
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       Approval for material related party transactions  |         23(4)  |           
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       Composition of Board of Directors of unlisted material    Subsidiary  |         24(1)  |           
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       Other Corporate Governance requirements with respect to    subsidiary of listed entity  |         24(2),(3),(4),(5) & (6)  |           
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       Maximum Directorship & Tenure  |         25(1) & (2)  |           
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       Meeting of independent directors  |         25(3) & (4)  |           
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       Familiarization of independent directors  |         25(7)  |           
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       Memberships in Committees  |         26(1)  |           
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       Affirmation with compliance to code of conduct from    members of Board of Directors and Senior management personnel  |         26(3)  |           
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       Disclosure of Shareholding by Non-Executive Directors  |         26(4)  |           
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       Policy with respect to Obligations of directors and    senior management  |         26(2) & 26(5)  |           
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       Note 
      1. In the column Compliance Status, compliance or    non-compliance may be indicated by Yes/No/N.A. For example, if the Board    has been composed in accordance with the requirements of Listing    Regulations, "Yes" may be indicated. Similarly, in case the    Listed Entity has no related party transactions, the words N.A. may    be indicated. 
      2. If status is No details of non-compliance may
      be given here. 
      3. If the Listed Entity would like to provide any other    information the same may be indicated here.  |   
     |      III Affirmations: 
      The Listed Entity has approved Material Subsidiary
      Policy and the Corporate Governance requirements with respect to
      subsidiary of Listed Entity have been complied.  | 
  
  
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       Name & Designation 
      Company Secretary/Compliance Officer/Managing    Director/CEO  |   
 
    ANNEXURE III
Format to be submitted by listed entity at the end of 6 months after end of
financial year along-with second quarter report of next financial year
  
  
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       I Affirmations  |   
     |      Broad heading  |         Regulation Number  |         Compliance status (Yes/No/NA) refer note below  |   
     |      Copy of the annual report including balance sheet,    profit and loss account, directors report, corporate governance report,    business responsibility report displayed on website  |         46(2)  |           
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       Presence of Chairperson of Audit Committee at the    Annual General Meeting  |         18(1)(d)  |           
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       Presence of Chairperson of the nomination and    remuneration committee at the annual general meeting  |         19(3)  |           
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       Whether Corporate Governance Report disclosed in    Annual Report  |         34(3) read with para C of Schedule V  |           
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       Note 
      1. In the column Compliance Status, compliance or    non-compliance may be indicated by Yes/No/N.A. For example, if the Board    has been composed in accordance with the requirements of Listing    Regulations, "Yes" may be indicated. Similarly, in case the    Listed Entity has no related party transactions, the words N.A. may    be indicated. 
      2. If status is No details of non-compliance may
      be given here. 
      3. If the Listed Entity would like to provide any other    information the same may be indicated here.  |   
     |      Name & Designation 
      Company Secretary/Compliance Officer/Managing
      Director/CEO  |