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    ESOP for person resident outside India

    Posted By : Shiriti / Published on : 17-Jun-2022 06:28 AM / View : 894 / Comment : 9

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    Issue of shares under Employees Stock Options Scheme and/or sweat equity shares to person resident outside India
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    • Hi Madam

      The company can issue shares to its employees resident outside india 

      However reporting of such issue shall be made in FCGPR within 30 days from the date of issue.

      Relevent provision-

      After issue of shares (including bonus and shares issued on rights basis and shares issued under ESOP and against Convertible Notes)/fully, mandatorily & compulsorily convertible debentures/fully, mandatorily & compulsorily convertible preference shares, the Indian company has to file Form FCGPR, not later than 30 days from the date of issue of shares

      20-06-2022 / 05:24:42 AM
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    • As per RBO Normas, Issue of shares under Employees Stock Options Scheme and/or sweat equity shares to persons resident outside India:

      Indian company may issue “employees’ stock option” and/or “sweat equity shares” to its employees/directors or employees/directors of its holding company or joint venture or wholly owned overseas subsidiary/subsidiaries who are resident outside India, provided that :

      1. The scheme has been drawn either in terms of regulations issued under the Securities Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 or the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 notified by the Central Government under the Companies Act 2013, as the case may be.

      2. The “employee’s stock option”/ “sweat equity shares” issued to non-resident employees/directors under the applicable rules/regulations are in compliance with the sectoral cap applicable to the said company.

      3. Issue of “employee’s stock option”/ “sweat equity shares” in a company where foreign investment is under the approval route shall require prior approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of Government of India.

      4. Issue of “employee’s stock option”/ “sweat equity shares” under the applicable rules/regulations to an employee/director who is a citizen of Bangladesh/Pakistan shall require prior approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) of Government of India.

      The issuing company shall furnish to the Regional Office concerned of the RBI under whose jurisdiction the registered office of the company operates, within 30 days from the date of issue of employees’ stock option or sweat equity shares, a return as per the Form-ESOP(Annex to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.4 dated July 16, 2015) ;

       

      Format issued by RBI:

       

      Annex to A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.4 dated July 16, 2015

      Form ESOP
      Return to be filed by Indian company who has issued shares under Employees’ Stock Options (ESOP) Scheme and/or sweat equity shares.

      (To be filed by the company through its Authorised Dealer Category – I bank with the Regional Office of the RBI under whose jurisdiction the Registered Office of the company is situated making the declaration as and when shares under Employees’ Stock Options Scheme and/or sweat equity shares are issued to the foreign investor)

      I. Details of the Company issuing ESOP/sweat equity shares

      S. No. Particulars (In Block Letters)
      1. Name of the Company  
      2. Permanent Account Number (PAN)  
      3. Address of the Registered office  
      4. Registration No. given by Registrar of Companies  
      5. Registration No. given by RBI for FDI, if applicable  
      6. Telephone  
      7. Fax  
      8. e-mail  
      9. Business details
      a) Description of the main business activity  
      b) NIC Code  
      c) Percentage of FDI allowed as per FDI policy  
      d) State whether FDI is allowed under Automatic Route or Approval route  
      e) FIPB approval, if any  

       

      II. Type of security issued  (Tick mark whichever is applicable)
      1. Sweat equity shares (            )
      2. Stock Option Scheme (            )
      3. Shares issued against exercise of option (            )

      Please provide the details of the security issued in a separate Annex viz. date of issue, names of persons to whom shares are issued, number of shares, issue price, consideration other than cash(if any), in case of options (maturity date, pre-determined issue price etc.) and any other details relevant to the issue.

      DECLARATION TO BE FILED BY THE AUTHORISED REPRESENTATIVE OF THE INDIAN COMPANY: (Delete whichever is not applicable and authenticate)

      We hereby declare that:

      1. We comply with the procedure for issue of shares under Employees’ Stock Option Scheme/ sweat equity shares as indicated in Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated 3rd May 2000, as amended from time to time.

      2. The investment is within the sectoral cap / statutory ceiling permissible under the Automatic Route of RBI and we fulfill all the conditions laid down for investments under the Automatic Route namely (strike off whichever is not applicable).

      a) Options issued under Employees’ Stock Option Scheme

      OR

      b) Shares issued against exercise of option as (a) above

      OR

      c) Sweat Equity Shares issued to non-residents

      3. Shares have been issued in terms of FIPB approval No.___________________ dated ____________________

      4. The foreign investment received and reported now will be utilized in compliance with the provision of a Prevention of Money Laundering Act 2002 (PMLA) and Unlawful Activities(Prevention) Act, 1967 (UAPA). We confirm that the investment complies with the provisions of all applicable Rules and Regulations.

      5. We enclose the following documents in compliance with Regulation 8 of Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000:

      (i) A certificate from our Company Secretary certifying that

      1. Sweat equity shares have been issued / the Employees’ Stock Option Scheme has been drawn either in terms of regulations issued under the Securities Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 or the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 notified by the Central Government under the Companies Act, 2013, as the case may be

      2. all the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with;

      3. terms and conditions of the Government approval, if any, have been complied with;

      4. the company is eligible to issue shares under these Regulations; and

      5. the company has all original certificates issued by authorised dealers in India evidencing receipt of amount of consideration in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000.

      (ii) A certificate from SEBI registered Merchant Banker / Chartered Accountant indicating the manner of arriving at the price of the shares issued to the persons resident outside India.

      6. Unique Identification Numbers given for all the remittances received as consideration for issue of shares under Employees’ Stock Option Scheme/ Sweat Equity shares by Reserve Bank.

      (Signature of the Applicant)* :___________________________________________

      (Name in Block Letters) :___________________________________________

      (Designation of the signatory) :___________________________________________

      Place:
      Date:

      (* To be signed by Managing Director/Director/Secretary of the Company)

      CERTIFICATE TO BE FILED BY THE COMPANY SECRETARY OF THE INDIAN COMPANY ACCEPTING THE INVESTMENT:

      In respect of the abovementioned details, we certify the following:

      1. Sweat equity shares have been issued / the Employees’ Stock Option Scheme has been drawn either in terms of regulations issued under the Securities Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 or the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014 notified by the Central Government under the Companies Act, 2013, as the case may be

      2. all the requirements of the Companies Act, 2013 have been complied with;

      3. terms and conditions of the Government approval, if any, have been complied with;

      4. the company is eligible to issue shares under these Regulations; and

      5. the company has all original certificates issued by authorised dealers in India evidencing receipt of amount of consideration in accordance with paragraph 8 of Schedule 1 to Notification No. FEMA 20/2000-RB dated May 3, 2000.

      (Name & Signature of the Company Secretary) (Seal)

      FOR USE OF THE RESERVE BANK ONLY:

       

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