RBI/2009-10/367
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 44
March 29, 2010
To
All Category - I Authorised Dealer Banks
Madam / Sir,
Buyback / Prepayment of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs)
Attention of Authorised Dealer Category – I (AD Category – I) banks is invited
to the
A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 39 dated December 08, 2008 and
A.P. (DIR
Series) Circular No. 65 dated April 28, 2009 on the captioned subject. In terms
of A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 58 dated March 13, 2009, Indian companies were
allowed to buyback their Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs) both under
the automatic route and approval route until December 31, 2009. The Scheme was
discontinued with effect from January 1, 2010.
2. In view of the representations made by the issuers of FCCBs, it has been
decided to consider applications, under the approval route, for buyback of FCCBs
until June 30, 2010, subject to issuers complying with all the terms and
conditions of buyback/prepayment of FCCBs, as mentioned in A.P. (DIR Series)
Circular No.39 dated December 08, 2008 and A.P. (DIR Series) Circular No.65
dated April 28, 2009. Accordingly, applications complying with the conditions
may be submitted, together with the supporting documents, through the designated
AD Category - I bank to the Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Reserve Bank of
India, Foreign Exchange Department, External Commercial Borrowings Division,
Central Office, 11th Floor, Central Office Building, Shahid Bhagat Singh Road,
Mumbai-400 001.
3. AD Category – I banks may bring the contents of this circular to the notice
of their constituents and customers concerned.
4. The directions contained in this circular have been issued under sections 10
(4) and 11 (1) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (42 of 1999) and is
without prejudice to permissions / approvals, if any, required under any other
law.
Yours faithfully,
(Salim Gangadharan)
Chief General Manager in-Charge