Reg 44(3) voting results of a general meeting
Submission of the voting results of a general meeting to the stock exchanges in the format SEBI specifies.
2 working days from the close of the meeting
Counted from conclusion of the general meeting
- SEBI
- SEBI events and governance
- Not specified
- 2026-09-01
Two working days from the conclusion of the general meeting. The period was substituted from forty eight hours with effect from 5 May 2021 and the 2024 to 2026 amendments left it alone. The results go in the format the Board specifies.
Deadlines counted from an event
Within two working days of the conclusion of the general meeting, submit the voting results to the stock exchange in the format specified by the Board. Substituted from forty eight hours with effect from 5 May 2021.
The rule
Within two working days of the conclusion of the general meeting, submit the voting results to the stock exchange in the format specified by the Board. Substituted from forty eight hours with effect from 5 May 2021.
Who must comply
- Every entity with specified securities listed on a recognised stock exchange
- Every general meeting, whether annual or extraordinary, and the postal ballot and remote e-voting that go with it
Statutory basis
Before you file
- Get the scrutinizer's report on the e-voting and the poll.
- Get the chairman to sign the voting results.
- Use the format the Board specifies for the results.
How to file
- Consolidate the remote e-voting, the e-voting at the meeting and any poll into one result set.
- Prepare the results in the Board-specified format.
- Submit the results to each exchange where the securities are listed within two working days.
- Publish the results and the scrutinizer's report on the entity's website.
Stock exchange electronic filing system
If you miss it
No per-day exchange fine is asserted here, because this provision is not on the fine table we have verified. SEBI adjudicates a late or missed disclosure under section 15A(b) of the SEBI Act, which reaches ₹1 lakh for each day the failure continues and is capped at ₹1 crore. Section 23E of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) Act is the other head, at not less than ₹5 lakh and up to ₹25 crore for a breach of listing conditions. Orders in this area normally land in lakhs rather than near the ceiling.
- The exchange records the default in the entity's compliance history, and a repeated default feeds SEBI's decision to adjudicate
- The disclosure still has to be made after the deadline passes, and it has to carry an explanation for the delay
- Disclosing favourable events on time while letting unfavourable ones slip is charged as a breach of Reg 4(1)(d) in its own right, alongside the specific provision
Recent changes affecting this
Relaxation from SEBI Master Circular for Minimum Public Shareholding Non-Compliance
Master Circular for compliance with the provisions of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements) Regulations, 2015 by listed entities
Master Circular for listing obligations and disclosure requirements for Non-convertible Securities, Securitized Debt Instruments and/ or Commercial Paper
Common questions
Is it forty eight hours or two working days?
Two working days. The forty eight hour period was replaced with effect from 5 May 2021, and the difference matters over a weekend.
When does the clock start?
On the conclusion of the general meeting, not on the date the scrutinizer signs the report.