TMI BlogBuyback / Prepayment of Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs)X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... dated August 1, 2005 , A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.60 dated May 21, 2007 , A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 4 dated August 7, 2007 , A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No. 43 dated May 29, 2008 , A.P. (DIR Series) No. 16 dated September 22, 2008 , A. P. (DIR Series) Circular No.20 dated October 10, 2008 and A. P. (DIR Series) No. 26 dated October 22, 2008 relating to instructions / guidelines in respect of External Commercial Borrowings, which are also applicable, mutatis mutandis, to FCCBs. 2. Under the extant ECB Guidelines, AD Category - I banks are permitted to allow prepayment of ECB up to USD 500 million without prior approval of the Reserve Bank, subject to compliance with the stipulated minimum average maturity period as appl ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... n EEFC account) or abroad and / or out of fresh ECB raised in conformity with the current ECB norms; and iii) where the fresh ECB is co-terminus with the outstanding maturity of the original FCCB and is for less than three years, the all-in-cost ceiling should not exceed 6 months Libor plus 200 bps, as applicable to short term borrowings. In other cases, the all-in-cost for the relevant maturity of the ECB, as laid down in A. P. (DIR Series) No.26 dated October 22, 2008 shall apply. B. Approval Route: The Reserve Bank will consider proposals from Indian companies for buyback of FCCBs under the approval route, subject to compliance with the following conditions: i) the buyback value of the FCCB shall be at a minimum discount of 25 p ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X ..... ck or on the non-participating bond holders of companies opting for the buyback. (vii) The Indian company shall open an escrow account with the branch or subsidiary of an Indian bank overseas or an international bank for buying back the FCCBs to ensure that the funds are used only for the buyback. 6. The existing requirement of submission of ECB 2 return will continue as hitherto. Further, on completion of the buyback, a report giving details of buyback, such as, the outstanding amount of FCCBs, book value of FCCBs bought back, rate at which FCCBs bought back, amount involved, and source/s of funds may be submitted, through the designated AD Category - I bank, to the Chief General Manager-in-Charge, Reserve Bank of India, Foreign Exchan ..... X X X X Extracts X X X X X X X X Extracts X X X X
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