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The Securities and Exchange Board of India introduces the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025, to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015.

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The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) published the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025, on September 8, 2025, which came into force upon their publication in the Official Gazette. These regulations, enacted under the powers conferred by sections 11, 11A(2), and 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992), read with section 31 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015. Key amendments include the insertion of sub-regulation (2A) in regulation 39, mandating that listed entities issue securities from schemes of arrangement, sub-division, split, or consolidation only in dematerialised form, with a provision for opening separate demat accounts for investors without one. Regulation 91C(1) is substituted, requiring Not for Profit Organizations registered on Social Stock Exchange(s) to make annual financial disclosures by October 31st or the income tax return due date (whichever is later, as per the Income-tax Act, 1961), and non-financial disclosures within 60 days from the financial year-end. In regulation 91E, the word 'Firm' is replaced with 'Organization' in sub-regulation (2), and the phrase 'for listed project(s) and shall be self-certified for non-listed project(s):' is added after 'Social Impact Assessor(s)'. A new proviso to regulation 91E(2) mandates that the annual impact report cover at least 67% of the previous financial year's program expenditure. Furthermore, a new sub-regulation (2A) is inserted in regulation 91E, stipulating that Social Enterprises registered on a Social Stock Exchange without raising funds must submit a self-certified annual impact report, and Not for Profit Organizations are permitted not to raise funds for a maximum of two years from registration, after which they must have at least one listed project or cease registration. Finally, the provisos in sub-clauses (1) and (2) of clause B in Schedule VII are omitted. The notification was signed by Amit Pradhan, Executive Director.

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REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99 The Gazette of India CG-MH-E-08092025-266009 EXTRAORDINARY PART III—Section 4 PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY NEW DELHI, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2025 No. 613] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA NOTIFICATION Mumbai, the 8th September, 2025 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE BOARD OF INDIA (LISTING OBLIGATIONS AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS) (THIRD AMENDMENT) REGULATIONS, 2025 F. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/261.—In exercise of the powers conferred by section 11, sub-section (2) of section 11A and section 30 of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 (15 of 1992) read with section 31 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act, 1956 (42 of 1956), the Board hereby makes the following regulations to further amend the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, namely:- 1. These regulations may be called the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2025. 2. They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 3. In the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 – I. in regulation 39, after sub-regulation (2), the following new sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely,- "(2A) The listed entity shall issue securities pursuant to any Scheme of Arrangement or any sub- division, split or consolidation of securities only in the dematerialised form: Provided that the listed entity shall open a separate demat account for such securities of investors not having a demat account.". II. in regulation 91C, the existing sub-regulation (1), shall be substituted with the following sub- regulation, namely, - "91C. (1) A Not for Profit Organization registered on the Social Stock Exchange(s), including a Not for Profit Organization whose designated securities are listed on the Social Stock Exchange(s), shall be required to make annual disclosures to the Social Stock Exchange(s) on (i) financial aspects, as may be specified by the Board, by October 31st of each year or before the due date of filing of income tax return as prescribed under the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961, whichever is later, or within such other period as may be specified by the Board; and (ii) non-financial aspects, as may be specified by the Board, within a period of 60 days from the end of the financial year or within such other period as may be specified by the Board.". III. in regulation 91E, A. in sub-regulation (2), 1. the word “Firm” shall be substituted with the word "Organization"; 2. the symbol "." appearing after the words and symbols "Social Impact Assessor(s)", shall be substituted with the symbols and words “for listed project(s) and shall be self-certified for non-listed project(s):"; 3. after sub-regulation (2), the following proviso shall be inserted, namely, - "Provided that the annual impact report shall cover atleast 67% of the program expenditure in the previous financial year."; B. after sub-regulation (2), the following new sub-regulation shall be inserted, namely, - "(2A) A Social Enterprise which is only registered on a Social Stock Exchange without raising funds shall submit a self-certified annual impact report: Provided that a Not for Profit Organization that is registered on a Social Stock Exchange shall be permitted not to raise funds through it for a maximum period of two years from the date of registration or such duration as may be specified by the Board: Provided further that upon expiry of the period of two years from the date of registration, the Not for Profit Organization shall have at least one listed project failing which it shall cease to be registered.". IV. in Schedule VII, in clause B, A. in sub-clause (1), the proviso shall be omitted; and B. in sub-clause (2), the proviso shall be omitted. AMIT PRADHAN, Executive Director [ADVT.-III/4/Exty./346/2025-26] Footnotes: 1. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 were published in the Gazette of India on 2nd September 2015 vide No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015- 16/013. 2. The Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015, were subsequently amended on: a) December 22, 2015 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2015 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2015-16/27. b) May 25, 2016 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2016 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2016- 17/001. c) July 8, 2016 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2016 vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2016-17/008. d) January 4, 2017 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2016 vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2016-17/025. e) February 15, 2017 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD/NRO/GN/2016-17/029. f) March 6, 2017 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide Notification No. LAD-NRO/GN/2016- 17/037 read with March 29, 2017 by Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2017 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2016-17/38. g) May 9, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2018/10. h) May 30, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2018/13. i) June 1, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2018/21. j) June 8, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2018/24. k) September 6, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2018/30. l) November 16, 2018 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2018 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2018/47. m) March 29, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2019 vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2019/07. n) May 7, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2019/12. o) June 27, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2019/22. p) July 29, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2019/28. q) December 26, 2019 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2019, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2019/45. r) January 10, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD-NRO/GN/2020/02. s) April 17, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2020 vide no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2020/10. t) August 5, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2020/25. u) October 8, 2020 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2020, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2020/33. v) January 8, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/02. w) May 5, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2021/22. x) August 3, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Regulatory Sandbox) (Amendment) Regulations, 2021 vide notification no. No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2021/30. y) August 3, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2021/35. z) August 13, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2021/42. aa) September 7, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2021/47. bb) November 9, 2021 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2021, vide notification no. SEBI/ LAD- NRO/GN/2021/55. cc) January 24, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2022/66. dd) March 22, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2022/76. ee) April 11, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2022, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2022/79. ff) April 25, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2022/80. gg) July 25, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2022/88. hh) November 14, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2022/103. ii) December 05, 2022 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2022 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/- 2022/109. jj) January 17, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/- 2023/117. kk) February 7, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Payment of Fees and Mode of Payment) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/121. ll) June 14, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2023/131. mm) July 4, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Alternative Dispute Resolution Mechanism) (Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2023/137. nn) August 23, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2023/149. oo) September 19, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fourth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2023/151. pp) October 09, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Fifth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2023/155. qq) October 20, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Sixth Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2023/158. rr) December 21, 2023 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Seventh Amendment) Regulations, 2023 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2023/161. ss) May 17, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2024/177. tt) July 10, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2024 vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2024/189. uu) December 12, 2024 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Third Amendment) Regulations, 2024, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2024/218. vv) March 28, 2025 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations, 2025, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD-NRO/GN/2025/239. ww) May 1, 2025 by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) (Second Amendment) Regulations, 2025, vide notification No. SEBI/LAD- NRO/GN/2025/244. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring Road, Mayapuri, New Delhi-110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi-110054.

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