Penalty for non-disclosure of acquisition of shares and take-overs.
15H. If any person, who is required under this Act or any rules or regulations made thereunder, fails to,-
(i) disclose the aggregate of his shareholding in the body corporate before he acquires any shares of that body corporate; or
(ii) make a public announcement to acquire shares at a minimum price;
(iii) make a public offer by sending letter of offer to the shareholders of the concerned company; or
(iv) make payment of consideration to the shareholders who sold their shares pursuant to letter of offer he shall be liable to a penalty which shall not be less than ten lakh rupees but which may extend to twenty-five crore rupees or three times the amount of profits made out of such failure, whichever is higher.
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