SEBI circular HO/17/11/18(1)2025-DDHS-POD1/I/342/2025 · 16 Dec 2025
Official title
Mandating periodic disclosure requirements- Securitised Debt Instruments (SDIs)
Summary
Check the official recordThe Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has mandated that trustees of special purpose distinct entities (SPDEs) must submit periodic disclosures for Securitised Debt Instruments (SDIs). Trustees are required to file these disclosures on a half-yearly basis to SEBI and the relevant stock exchange where the SDIs are listed. The submission must be completed within 30 days from the end of March or September. The specific disclosure formats depend on the nature of the underlying assets, with separate requirements for SDIs backed by loans, listed debt securities, or credit facility exposures versus those backed by other exposures. These provisions are effective from March 31, 2026, to enhance transparency and investor protection in the securitised debt market.
What you must do
Key dates
Who is affected
CIRCULAR
HO/17/11/18(1)2025-DDHS-POD1/I/342/2025 December 16, 2025
To,
Special purpose distinct entities and their trustees; Recognised Stock Exchanges
Madam/ Sir,
Subject: Mandating periodic disclosure requirements- Securitised Debt Instruments (SDIs)
Regulation 11B of Securities and Exchange Board of India (Issue and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments and Security Receipts) Regulations, 2008 [Last amended on May 05, 2025] (hereinafter referred to as “SDI Regulations”) mandates a special purpose distinct entity and the trustee to furnish information to the Board on a half yearly basis, in the manner as may be specified by Board.
In this regard, pursuant to the discussions held with the stakeholders, it has been decided that the Trustee of special purpose distinct entity shall submit the disclosures, as mentioned in Annexure I and Annexure II, on a half yearly basis to the Board and on the stock exchange where the SDIs are listed, within 30 days from the end of March or September. The disclosures required for SDIs backed by loan / listed debt securities / credit facility exposures are set out under Annexure I hereto and the disclosures required for SDIs backed by other exposures are set out under Annexure II hereto. Illustrations in respect of weighted average maturity of the underlying assets, weighted average rating of the pool and average default rate are provided in Annexure III.
The provisions of this circular shall be effective from March 31, 2026.
The Circular is issued in exercise of the powers conferred under Section 11(1) of the Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 read with Regulation 11B and 48 of the SEBI (Issue and Listing of Securitised Debt Instruments and Security Receipts) Regulations, 2008 to protect the interest of investors in securities and to promote the development of, and to regulate the securities market.
This Circular is available at www.sebi.gov.in under the link “Legal Circulars”.
Yours faithfully,
Ritesh Nandwani Deputy General Manager Department of Debt and Hybrid Securities Tel No. +91-22-26449696 riteshn@sebi.gov.in
Annexure I
FORMAT FOR DISCLOSURES (SECURITISATION OF LOAN / LISTED DEBT SECURITIES / CREDIT FACILITY EXPOSURES)
Name/Identification No. of securitisation transaction:
| S. No. | Nature of disclosure | Details | Amount/ percentage/ years / Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maturity characteristics of the underlying assets | (i) Weighted average maturity of the underlying assets (in years) | |
| (ii) Maturity-wise distribution of underlying assets: | |||
| a) Percentage of assets maturing within one year | |||
| b) Percentage of assets maturing within one to three year | |||
| c) Percentage of assets maturing within three to five years | |||
| d) Percentage of assets maturing after five years | |||
| 2 | Minimum Retention Requirement (MRR) | (i) MRR as a percentage of book value of assets securitised and outstanding on the date of disclosure | |
| (ii) Actual retention as a percentage of book value of assets securitised and outstanding on the date of disclosure | |||
| (iii) Types of retained exposure constituting MRR in percentage of book value of assets securitised (percentage of book value of assets securitised and outstanding on the date of disclosure) | |||
| a) Credit Enhancement (i.e. whether investment in equity/subordinate tranches, first/second loss guarantees, cash collateral, over collateralisation | |||
| b) Investment in senior tranches | |||
| c) Liquidity support | |||
| d) Any other (pl. specify) | |||
| 3 | Credit quality of the underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures | (i) Distribution of overdue loan / listed debt securities / credit facility exposures (post securitisation) | |
| a) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities / credit facility exposures overdue up to 30 days | |||
| b) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures overdue between 31-60 days | |||
| c) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures overdue between 61-90 days | |||
| d) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities / credit facility exposures overdue for more than 90 days | |||
| (ii) Details of tangible security available for the portfolio of underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures (vehicles, mortgages, etc.) | |||
| a) Security 1(to be named) (% of loan / listed debt securities / credit facility exposures covered) | |||
| b) Security 2… | |||
| c) Security ‘n | |||
| (iii) Extent of security cover available for the underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures | |||
| a) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures fully secured included in the pool (%) | |||
| b) Percentage of partly secured loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures included in the pool (%) | |||
| c) Percentage of unsecured loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures included in the pool (%) | |||
| (iv) Rating-wise distribution of underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures (if these loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures are rated) | |||
| a) Internal grade of the bank/ external grade (highest quality internal grade may be indicated as 1) | |||
| 1/AAA or equivalent | |||
| 2 | |||
| 3 | |||
| 4… | |||
| N | |||
| b) Weighted average rating of the pool | |||
| (v) Default rates of similar portfolios observed in the past | |||
| a) Average default rate per annum during last five years | |||
| b) Average default rate per annum during last year | |||
| (vi) Upgradation/Recovery/Loss Rates of similar portfolios | |||
| a) Percentage of non-performing assets (NPAs) upgraded (average of the last five years) | |||
| b) Amount written-off as a percentage of NPAs in the beginning of the year (average of last five years) | |||
| c) Amount recovered during the year as a percentage of incremental NPAs during the year (average of last five year) | |||
| (vii) Frequency distribution of loan to value (LTV) ratios, in case of housing loans and commercial real estate loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures) | |||
| a) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures with LTV ratio less than 60% | |||
| b) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures with LTV ratio between 60-75% | |||
| c) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures with LTV ratio greater than 75% | |||
| d) Weighted average LTV ratio of the underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures (%) | |||
| (viii) Frequency distribution of Debt-to-Income (DTI) ratios, as applicable and/or available | |||
| a) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures with DTI ratio less than 60% | |||
| b) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures with DTI ratio between 60-75% | |||
| c) Percentage of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures with DTI ratio greater than 75% | |||
| d) Weighted average DTI ratio of the underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures (%) | |||
| (ix) Prepayment Rates | |||
| a) Prepayment rate observed in the current portfolio | |||
| b) Prepayment rate observed of similar portfolio in the past | |||
| c) Prepayment fee / charges collected since the date of last disclosure | |||
| (x) Top-up / Additional Loans | |||
| a) Number of top-up loans made available (post securitisation) against same underlying security | |||
| b) Number of additional loans made available (post securitisation) to same borrower | |||
| (xi) Expected Credit Loss | |||
| a) Any increase in probability of default with respect to underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures (from the last disclosure) and the number of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures where this has been observed | |||
| b) Expected credit loss on the underlying loan / listed debt securities / credit facility exposures (and any change thereof from the last disclosure) | |||
| (xii) Recovery Actions | |||
| a) Collections made towards overdue loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures since the date of last disclosure | |||
| (xiii) Utilisation of Credit Enhancement | |||
| a) Excess Interest Spread | |||
| b) Cash Collateral | |||
| c) Overcollateralisation | |||
| d) Subordination | |||
| e) Guarantee | |||
| f) In any other form | |||
| (xiv) Utilisation of Liquidity facility | |||
| 4 | Amendments | (i) Number of underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposure transactions, where amendments to loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures' documentation has been carried out, post securitisation. If there are any material amendments, brief particulars of the same | |
| (ii) Number of underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposure transactions, where amendments to payment terms of the underlying loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures has been carried out, post securitisation | |||
| 5 | Other characteristics of the pool | (i) Industry-wise breakup of the loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposures in case of mixed pools (%) | |
| Industry 1 | |||
| Industry 2 | |||
| Industry 3… | |||
| Industry n | |||
| (ii) Geographical distribution of loan / listed debt securities/ credit facility exposure pools (statewise) (%) | |||
| State 1 | |||
| State 2 | |||
| State 3 | |||
| State 4 | |||
| (iii) Other information | |||
| Any defaults observed in collection and servicing functions being discharged on behalf of the Securitisation Trust | |||
| 6 | Minimum Holding Period (MHP) | (i) MHP required as per RBI guidelines (years/months) | |
| (ii) a) Weighted average holding period of securitised assets at the time of securitisation (years / months) | |||
| b) Minimum and maximum holding period of the securitised assets |