NSE bidding process for FII on April 16, 2010 on first come first serve basis
To
All Foreign Institutional Investors
through their designated Custodians of Securities
Sub: Allocation of debt investment limits to FIIs
Based on the assessment of the allocation and the utilization of the limits to FIIs for investments in Government and Corporate Debt, it has been decided to allocate the unutilized limits in the following manner:-
I Allocation through bidding process
Please refer to SEBI circular IMD/FII & C/ 37/2009 dated February 06, 2009, providing the modalities for the allocation methodology through the bidding process. The bidding process shall be on April 16, 2010 on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) for both the government as well as the corporate debt limits subject to the following conditions: -
1. Government Debt:
a. In partial amendment to clause 3 (h) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII & C/37/2009, no single entity shall be allocated more than Rs.200 cr. of the government debt investment limit.
b. In partial amendment to clause 3 (c) and 3(d) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII & C/ 37/2009, the minimum amount which can be bid for shall be Rs.50 cr. and the minimum tick size shall be Rs.50 cr.
2. Corporate Debt:
a. In partial amendment to clause 3 (h) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII & C/37/2009, no single entity shall be allocated more than Rs.2000 cr. of the corporate debt investment limit.
b. In partial amendment to clause 3 (c) and 3(d) of the aforesaid circular IMD/FII & C/ 37/2009, the minimum amount which can be bid for shall be Rs.200 cr. and the minimum tick size shall be Rs.200 cr.
II. Allocation through first come first serve process (FCFS)
In terms of SEBI circular dated January 31, 2008, the government and corporate debt limits shall be allocated in the first come fist served basis subject to the following conditions:-
3. Government Debt:
a. An investment limit of Rs.200 cr. in Government debt shall be allocated among the FIIs/sub-accounts on a first come first served basis, subject to a ceiling of Rs.49 cr. per registered entity.
4. Corporate Debt:
a. The remaining amount in corporate debt after bidding process shall be allocated among the FIIs/sub-accounts on a first come first served basis, subject to a ceiling of Rs.199 cr. per registered entity.
The debt requests in this regard shall be forwarded to the dedicated email id
fii_debtrequests@sebi.gov.in. The window for first come first served process shall open at 08:30 AM IST, April 19, 2010. Time period for utilization of the allocated debt limit through first come first served basis shall be 11 working days from the date of the allocation.
The format for applying for debt limit for FCFS process is as per the source.
Source: Cir No. IMD/FII & C/42/2010 dated 9th April 2010
