SCHEDULE - II - FEES - Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993

SCHEDULE II Securities and Exchange Board of India (Debenture Trustees) Regulations, 1993 [Regulation 12] FEES 1 [1. Every debenture trustee shall pay fees of 2 [twenty lakh] rupees at the time of grant of certificate of 3 [***] registration. 1.A 4 [***] 2. 5 [A debenture trustee who has been granted a certificate of registration, to keep its registration in force, shall pay fee of nine lakh rupees every three years from the sixth year, from the date of grant of certificate of registration or from the date of grant of certificate of initial registration granted prior to the commencement of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change in Conditions of Registration of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016, as the case may be.] 3. (a) The fee referred to in paragraph 1 shall be paid by the debenture trustees within fifteen days from the date of receipt of intimation from the Board under regulation 8. (aa) 6 [***] 12 [ (b) The fee referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid by the Debenture Trustee one month before the expiry of the block for which the fee has been paid. ] 8 [3A. The non-refundable fee payable along with an application for registration under sub-regulation (1A) of regulation 3 shall be a sum of fifty thousand rupees.] 13 [ 4. The fee specified in paragraphs 1, 2 and 3A shall be payable by the Debenture Trustee by way of direct credit in the bank account through online payment using SEBI payment gateway. ] ******** 1 Substituted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, w.e.f. 5-7-2011.Prior to substitution it read as under: 1. Every debenture trustee shall pay a sum of ten lakh rupees as registration fees at the time of the grant of certificate by the Board. 2. Every debenture trustee to keep registration in force shall pay renewal fee of five lakh rupees every three years from the fourth year from the date of initial registration. 2 Substituted by the SEBI (Payment of Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, w.e.f.23-5-2014 for the words thirteen lakh thirty three thousand and three hundred . 3 The word initial was omitted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. 4 Omitted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. Prior to omission paragraph 1A read as under: 1A. A debenture trustee referred to under sub-regulation (3) of regulation 8, shall pay fees for the remaining period of two years on pro rata basis to the fee prescribed under paragraph 2. 5 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. Prior to substitution paragraph 2 read as under: 2. A debenture trustee who has been granted a certificate of permanent registration, to keep its registration in force, shall pay fees of 83[nine] lakh rupees every three years from the sixth year from the date of grant of certificate of initial registration, or from completion of the period of renewed certificate of registration, as the case may be. 6 Omitted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. Prior to omission paragraph 3(aa) read as under: (aa) The fees referred to in paragraph 1A shall be paid by the debenture trustee within a period of three months before completion of the period of three years from the date of grant of certificate of initial registration, or within a period of three months from the date of notification of these regulations, as the case may be. Prior to the above, paragraph 3 (aa) was inserted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, w.e.f. 5-7-2011. 7 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. Prior to substitution paragraph 3(b) as substituted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, w.e.f. 5-7-2011 read as under: (b) The fee referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid by the debenture trustee, at the time of grant of permanent registration, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of intimation from the Board under sub-regulation (6) of regulation 8A and thereafter the fee shall be paid three months before expiry of the block for which fee has been paid. Prior to the above, paragraph 3(b) was substituted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, w.e.f. 5-7-2011.Prior to substitution it read as under: (b) The fee referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid by the debenture trustee within fifteen days of receipt of intimation from the Board disposing of the application for renewal made under sub-regulation (1) of regulation 9. 8 Substituted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. Prior to substitution paragraph 3A read as under: 3A. The non-refundable fee payable along with an application for registration under sub-regulation (1A) of regulation 3 or an application for 86[permanent registration under sub-regulation (1) or sub-regulation (2) of regulation 8A] shall be a sum of 86[fifty] thousand rupees. Prior to the above paragraph 3A was inserted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006, w.e.f. 7-9-2006. Also, the words permanent registration under sub-regulation (1) or sub-regulation (2) of regulation 8A were substituted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, w.e.f. 5-7-2011 for the words and figures renewal of registration under sub-regulation (1A) of regulation 9 ; and the words fifty were substituted by the SEBI (Payment of Fees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2014, w.e.f. 23-5-2014 for the words twenty five 9 Substituted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2011, w.e.f. 5-7-2011 for the letters and figures 1, 2 and 3A which was earlier substituted by the SEBI (Debenture Trustees) (Amendment) Regulations, 2006, w.e.f. 7-9-2006. 10 The words 1A omitted by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Change In Conditions Of Registration Of Certain Intermediaries) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 w.e.f. 08-12-2016. 11 Inserted by the SEBI (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017, w.e.f. 6-3-2017. 12. Substituted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/23 dated 05-05-2021 before it was read as 7 [(b) The fee referred to in paragraph 2 shall be paid by the Debenture Trustee three months before expiry of the block for which fee has been paid.] 13. Substituted vide Notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/23 dated 05-05-2021 before it was read as 4. The fees specified in paragraphs 9 [1, 10 [***] 2 and 3A] shall be payable by the Debenture Trustees 11 by way of direct credit in the bank account through NEFT/RTGS/IMPS or any other mode allowed by RBI or] by a demand draft in favour of The Securities and Exchange Board of India payable at Mumbai or at the respective regional office.]