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Listed public sector companies, including banks, will be required to take shareholders' approval for any appointment or reappointment to the board of directors in the immediate next general meeting, capital markets regulator Sebi has clarified. In case shareholders do not clear resolution for the appointment, such a person would cease to be a director, it added. Providing informal guidance to state-owned Bank of Baroda, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) indicated that its views might differ on a case-to-case basis. The clarification came after Bank of Baroda sought informal guidance in relation to amendments made in LODR (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) rules pertaining to shareholders' requirement for appointment on the board. The bank has sought clarification on the status of government-appointed directors in a scenario where resolutions put for appointment are rejected by shareholders and whether the government can participate in such a ...
REC Ltd will seek shareholders' approval to raise up to Rs 75,000 crore through issuance of bonds next week. The funds are proposed to be raised through issuance of debentures on private placement basis during a period of one year from the date of passing of the resolution, in one or more tranches, as per the AGM notice. The limit of Rs 75,000 crore shall be within the overall revised borrowing limit. The annual general meeting (AGM) of shareholders is scheduled for September 16, 2022. REC will also seek shareholders' approval to authorize the board to mortgage/create charge on immovable and/or movable properties of the company, for securing loan up to Rs 4,50,000 crore.
Indian origin Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa's Fairfax India Holdings promoted CSB Bank will seek shareholders' nod later this month to extend interim head Pralay Mondal's term till a regular MD & CEO is appointed. CSB Bank will seek shareholders' nod for Mondal's appointment at the 101th Annual General Meeting (AGM) to be held on September 27, 2022, the private sector lender said in its annual report 2021-22. He was appointed as the interim MD & CEO with effect from April 1, 2022 for a period of three months and further got an extension from July 1 till September 30. Mondal was elevated as the deputy managing director of south-based CSB Bank from February 17, 2022 from the position of president (Retail, SME, Operations, and IT) up to February 16, 2025. With a banking experience of around 30 years, prior to joining CSB Bank, he worked at Axis Bank, Yes Bank, HDFC Bank and Standard Chartered Bank, among others. Former MD & CEO C V R Rajendran stepped down in March 2022 in .