SEBI Regulations

SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) regulations 2015’s Regulation 46 mandates public listed companies to update investor related information on its website. The companies thus include information related to its business, code of conduct, directors details, whistle blower policy, grievance redressal mechanism etc, amongst others, to cater to investors.

Many companies also diligently update the website with press releases and post archives and transcripts of webcasts/earning calls of recently concluded meetings/investor events. It is thus further suggested to amend regulation 46 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 to include press releases, archives/transcripts of webcasts and earning calls as an optional requirement by the companies. The amendment can also include a mandate to share the press releases across social media channels also and thus help the companies to disseminate announcements through various digital platforms.

The suggestion for amendment of Regulation 46 of SEBI (LODR) Regulations 2015 will highly benefit analysts, investors, media and other relevant stakeholders to stay abreast of the updates through website and social media. The companies on the other hand will gain through an immense reach through to its stakeholders through various communication channels.

Varun Dambal,

Bangalore