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11/3/2020 Annual Compliance Calendar - Companies Act, 2013 LISTED COMPANY - Series 527

Companies Act, 2013


FCS Divesh Goyal

Annual Compliance Calendar - Companies


Act, 2013 LISTED COMPANY - Series 527
- January 21, 2020

Annual Compliance Calendar - Companies Act,


2013
LISTED COMPANY
                                                                (21st January,
2020)

BACKGROUND:

In this Flash editorial, the author begins by referring the


provisions of Companies Act, 2013 read with all Amendment Acts and rules mentioned there
under till Companies (Amendment) Act, 2019.

As per latest amendments, Companies requirements for compliances have been changed in
comparison of compliance requirement as on 01st April, 2014 when Companies Act, 2013 came
into effect.

After commencement of Companies Act, 2013 from 01st April 2014 Compliance requirement
of Companies has been increased Like: MSME-1, BEN-2, Dematerialization of Shares, DPT-3
etc. Even no exemptions are granted to Public Limited Companies under Companies Act,
2013.

Meaning of Public Company:


"Public Company" means a company which—

(a) is not a private company

Provided that a company which is a subsidiary of a company, not being a private company, shall be
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deemed to be public company for the purposes of this Act even where such subsidiary company
continues to be a private company in its articles ;

Detailed article on “Deemed Public Company” available on following Link


http://www.csdiveshgoyal.info/2016/04/deemed-public-company.html

Meaning of Listed Company:


(52) "listed company" means a company which has any of its securities listed on any recognised
stock exchange;

Important Features of Listed Companies:


i. All shares should be in Demat.
ii. Provisions of Secretarial Auditor shall be applicable on Listed Companies.
iii. Loan to Directors and relative of Directors are strictly prohibited.
iv. Needs to file MGT-14 for all the resolutions passed u/s 179(3).
v. Provisions of KMP, MD and WTD Applicable on Listed Companies.
vi. Remuneration to Directors are restricted as per Section 197 of Companies Act, 2013.
vii. Independent Directors are mandatory to appoint.
viii. Women Directors are mandatory to appoint.
ix. CEO/ CFO are mandatory to appoint.

Major Changes are as follow:


1. Annual Return (MGT-7): Annual Return is Form MGT-7. This is a very lengthy form.

* Annual Return [MGT-7] of Listed Company mandatory required signature of Company


Secretary in employment. Annual Return need be file with ROC with the Digital Signature of
Directors and Company Secretary in employment.

§ Certification of Annual Return by Company Secretary (MGT-8):


a) All Listed Companies

2. Secretarial Standard: From 1stJuly 2015 onwards, every meeting of Board of Directors and
Shareholders shall be conducted in consolidation with the provisions of Secretarial
Standards and Companies Act, 2013. It needs a lot of Concentration and documentation.

ANNUAL COMPLIANCES FOR


LISTED COMPANY:

S. No. Section & Particular of Compliance


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Rules
1. Receipt of 184(1) Form Every Director of the Company
MBP-1 MBP- 1 in First Meeting of the Board
of Director in each Financial

Year shall disclose his interest


in other entities.
Every Director is required to
submit with the Company a
fresh MBP-1, whenever there is
change in his interest from the
earlier given MBP-1.
2. Receipt of 164(2) Form Every Director of the Company
DIR- 8 143(3)(g) DIR - 8 in each Financial Year will file
with the Company disclosure
of non-disqualification.
3. E- Forms Filing 92 E-form: Annual Return: Every
Requirements Company will file its Annual
MGT-7 Return within 60 days of
Annual Form holding of Annual General
Meeting.

Annual Return will be for the


period 1st April to 31st March.

Annual Return of Every Listed


Company should be signed by
Company Secretary in
Employment.
4. 92 MGT-8 Listed Companies shall submit
Certificate from Company
Secretary in Practice as an
attachment to MGT-7.

5. 121 MGT-15 Report on AGM:

Company shall prepare in the


Report on each AGM.

6. 137 E-form: Financial Statement: Company


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is required to file its Balance


AOC-4 Sheet along with Statement of
Profit and Loss Account, Cash
flow statement, Directors’
Report and Auditors’ Report in
this form within 30 days of
holding of Annual General
Meeting.
Attachment:
Balance Sheet, Statement of
Profit & Loss Account, Cash
Flow Statement, Directors’
Report, Auditors’ Report and
Notice of AGM.
7. Filing of Section MGT-14 Listed Company required filing
Resolution 117 read this form with ROC within 30
with ROC with 179 days of approval of Directors’
Report and Financial
Statement with ROC.
8. Section MGT-14 Appointment of Secretarial
179(3) Auditor

Company will file MGT-14 along


with copy of Board Resolution
within 30 days of Board
Meeting.

9. Annual Form Section E-form Return of Deposit: Company is


73 DPT-3 required to file this form every
Rule 16 year on or before 30th June in
respect of return of Deposit
and Particulars not considered
as Deposit as on 31st March.
10. Event Based Section BEN-2 Disclosure of Significant
Form 90 Beneficial Owner: Company
shall file BEN-2 within 30 days
of receipt of BEN-1 from Share
holder.
Note: On regular basis
company have to check
whether there is any SBO in
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whether there is any SBO in
company due to change in its
shareholding or due to change
in shareholding of body
corporate members.

11. Annual Form Rule 12A DIR-3 KYC of Directors: All the
KYC Directors of company shall file
this form on or before 30th
September every year for all
the directors of the Company.

12. Half Yearly Section MSME-1 Delay in Payment to MSME


Return 405 Vendor: Company have to file
this return half yearly in
respect of pending payments
to MSME vendors as at end of
half year.

· April to Sep -
31st October
· October to March -
30th April

13. Directors’ 134 Directors’ Report shall be prepared by


Report mentioning all the information required
for Company under Section 134 read with
relevant rules and relevant provisions of
other Act.

It should be signed by the “Chairperson”


authorized by the Board, where he is not
so authorized by at least 2 Directors one
of them MD.

14. XBRL Every Listed Companies required


preparing its Financial Statement in
Extensible Business Reporting system.
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15. Circulation of 136 Company will send to the members of


Financial the Company approved Financial
Statement Statement, Directors’ Report and
&other Auditors’ Report at least 21 clear days
relevant Dox before the Annual General Meeting.

In case AGM called on shorter notice


then above mentioned documents shall
be circulated on such shorter period.
For holding of AGM on shorter notice
companies need to take the proper
approvals as per the Act.
16. Notice of 101 & SS- Every Notice of Annual General Meeting
AGM II will be prepared as per Section 101 of
Companies Act 2013 and Secretarial
Standard – II.
Every Listed Company will give e-voting
facility.
17. Sending of 101 & SS Notice of Annual General Meeting will be
Notice of sent to following:
AGM · All Directors, Members, Auditors &
Debenture Trustees.
18. Board 173 & Every Company shall hold a minimum
Meetings SS-I number of FOUR meetings of its Board of
Directors every year in such a manner
that maximum gap between two
meetings should not be more than 120
(One hundred twenty) days.
19. Maintenance 88 and Company will maintain the following
of Statutory other mandatory Registers:
Registers sections · Register of Director,

· Registers of Director Shareholding,

· Registers of Members

· Registers of Transfer

· Registers of Related Party transaction


etc
20. Appointment 139 E-form Auditor will be appointed for 5
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of Auditor ADT-1 (Five) years and form ADT-1 will


be filed for 5-year appointment
within 15 days of Annual
General Meeting.

21. E- Voting 108 Voting Through Electronic Means:

It is mandatory for the Listed Company to


provide e-voting facility to Shareholders.

22. Postal Ballot 110 Voting Through Postal Ballot:

There are certain Items for which it is


mandatory for the Company to provide
Postal Ballot Facility.
23. Secretarial Section All the Listed Companies are required to
Audit 204 appoint Company Secretary for
Secretarial Audit by filing e-form MGT-14
24. Secretarial 205 A Listed Company is required to get
Audit Report Secretarial Audit of the Company from
the Practicing Company Secretary and
repot in form of MR-3 will be part of
Directors’ Report
25. Internal 138 All the Listed Companies are required to
Auditor appoint Internal Auditor by filing e-form
MGT-14
26. Audit 177 A Listed Company is required to
Committee constitute its Audit Committee and
meetings of Committee will be as per
Secretarial Standard- I.
27. Nomination & 178 A Listed Company is required to
Remuneration constitute its Nomination &
Committee Remuneration Committee and meetings
of Committee will be as per Secretarial
Standard- I.
28. Stake Holder 178 A Listed Company is required to
Relationship constitute its Stake Holder Relationship
Committee Committee and meetings of Committee
will be as per Secretarial Standard- I.
29. Vigil 178 A Listed Company is required
Mechanism constituting policy of vigil mechanism.
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Mechanism constituting policy of vigil mechanism.

Above mentioned 29 (Twenty Nine) Compliances are mandatory yearly


compliances for the Listed Company. Except above 29 (Twenty Nine), there
may be event-based compliances Companies.

ANNUAL COMPLIANCES FOR


LISTED COMPANY – UNDER LODR:

QUARTERLY COMPLIANCE
S. No. Regulation reference Timeline
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1 Regulation 31 (1) (b)- Shareholding Pattern Within 21 days from the


end of the quarter
2 27(2)(a) – Corporate Governance Report Within 15 days from the
end of the quarter.

3 Regulation 33 (3) (a) - Financial Results Within 45 days from the


alongwith Limited review report/Auditor’s end of the quarter.
report
4 Reconciliation of share capital audit report Within 30 days from the
end of the quarter.
5 Regulation 13 (3) - Statement of Grievance Within 21 days from the
Redressal Mechanism end of the quarter.
6 Regulation 32 (1) - Statement of deviation(s) or -
variation(s).
7 (in case of deviation of proceeds of IPO from
prospectus)

HALF YEARLY COMPLIANCE


Regulation reference Timeline

1 Regulation 7 (3) - Share Transfer Agent – Within 1 month of end of


Compliance Certificate each half of the financial
year
2 Regulation 40 (10) - Transfer or transmission or Within 1 month of end of
transposition of securities (process should each half of the financial
complete within 15 days of receipt provided no year
error in documents)

ANNUAL COMPLIANCE
Regulation reference Timeline

1 Regulation 14 - Fees and other charges to be Within one month of end


paid to the recognized stock exchange(s) of March 31

2 Regulation 24A - Secretarial Compliance Report within 60 days of the end


of the financial year

3 Regulation 33 (3) (d) - Financial Results along Within 60 days from the
with Auditor’s Report: Download Regulation end of the financial year
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4 Regulation 34(1) & 36(2) – Annual Report Not later than the day of
commencement of
dispatch to its
shareholders and not less

than 21 days before the


annual general meeting

(Author – CS Divesh Goyal, GOYAL DIVESH & ASSOCIATES Company Secretary in


Practice from Delhi and can be contacted at csdiveshgoyal@gmail.com). Disclaimer: The
entire contents of this document have been prepared on the basis of relevant provisions
and as per the information existing at the time of the preparation. Although care has been
taken to ensure the accuracy, completeness and reliability of the information provided, I
assume no responsibility therefore. Users of this information are expected to refer to the
relevant existing provisions of applicable Laws. The user of the information agrees that
the information is not a professional advice and is subject to change without notice. I
assume no responsibility for the consequences of use of such information. IN NO EVENT
SHALL I SHALL BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, SPECIAL OR
INCIDENTAL DAMAGE RESULTING FROM, ARISING OUT OF OR IN
CONNECTION WITH THE USE OF THE INFORMATION

M achuth menon January 22, 2020 at 4:06 AM

Secretarial audit report is as per section 204 read with Rule 9(1) and 9(2) of
Companies (appointment and remuneration of managerial personnel) Rules
2014
Section 205 refers to functions of Company secretary read with rule 10 of
above said Rules.

REPLY

Rishi January 22, 2020 at 8:54 PM

If a Company is debt listed company, then whether it is mandatory to appoint


secretarial auditor or not.?

REPLY

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Anonymous January 23, 2020 at 1:01 AM

Yes, It is mandatory.

REPLY

Unknown April 2, 2020 at 9:19 AM


Cost Auditor appointment, ling of cost audit report and DPT 3 form not
covered

REPLY

Pooja Toshniwal April 30, 2020 at 3:05 AM

Can you please share private limited company annual compliance list .

REPLY

ami sheth May 2, 2020 at 10:27 AM

You can also add provision and form ling relating to Cost Audit

REPLY

Ayushi Solanki May 14, 2020 at 12:09 AM

Very useful sir thanks alot for this.

REPLY

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