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Who are debentures trustee?
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Solution
(1) Debentures Trustee is a person or institution which protects the interest of the debenture holders. The Trustees become the custodian of the assets on which charge has been created.
(2) A company which issues prospectus or invites more than 500 persons to buy its debentures has to appoint one or more Debentures Trustee. Companies issuing secured debentures also must appoint Debentures Trustee.
(3) Debentures Trustee is appointed before prospectus or letter of offer/offer letter is issued or within 60 days after the allotment of the debenture. The Trustees must give written consent to act as Debenture Trustees.
(4) According to SEBI Rules, 1993 "debentures trustee" means a trustee of a trust deed for securing any issue of debentures of a body corporate (section 2 (bb)). (Applicable to public companies only).
(5) The trustee can appoint a nominee to the board of directors of the company. Before the trustee appoints the nominee, the following conditions must be satisfied:
• Two consecutive defaults made by the company in payment of interest to the debenture holders; or
• Default in the creation of security for debentures or default in the redemption of debentures.
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Select the correct answer from the option given below and rewrite the statement:
A company which issues prospectus or invites more than 500 persons to buy its debenture has to appoint ____________.
The contract between company and Debenture trustees of companies is called as _____________.
Match the pairs.
| Group 'A |
Group 'B' |
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a) Debenture Trustees |
1) Power to issue debentures |
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b) Debenture holders |
2) Protects interest of shareholders |
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c) Charge on assets |
3) Secured debentures |
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d) Board of Directors |
4) NCLT |
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e) Debenture certificate |
5) No voting rights |
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6) Unsecured debentures |
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7) Protects interest of debenture holders |
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8) Voting rights |
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9) Proof of ownership of shares |
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10) Issued within 6 months of allotment of debentures |
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following
statement.
The document which contains terms and conditions agreed upon by the company and the Debenture trustees.
Write a word or a term or a phrase which can substitute the following
statement.
Institution which redresses grievances of debenture holders.
Find the odd one.
Complete the sentence.
To protect the interest of Debenture holders, a company appoints ______.
Complete the sentence.
Authority to create charge on company’s assets is with the ______.
Answer in one sentence:
Who has the authority to create charge on assets of a company?
Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence:
A company issuing irredeemable debentures must create a charge on the assets of the company.
Correct the underlined word and rewrite the following sentence:
Debenture certificates are issued within 3 months of allotment of debentures.
Explain the following term/concept.
Debenture Certificate
Explain the following term/concept.
Charge on assets.
Study the following case/situation and express your opinion.
| Rose limited company proposes to issue debentures to the public to raise funds. After discussions, the board of directors has decided to issue secured, redeemable, non-convertible debentures with a tenure of ten years. Please advise the board on the following matters: |
- Should the company appoint a debentures trustee?
- Should the company create a charge on its assets?
- Can the tenure of debentures be less than ten years?
Justify the following statement:
A company has to create charge on its assets for issuing secured debentures.
Justify the following statement:
Debenture trustees are appointed by a company issuing debentures.
