Markets: A Rigorous Course

Facts that change

Core about 5 min
Fact Value As of Source
Results deadlines (LODR Reg. 33) 45 days after quarter; 60 days after year for audited annual checked 6 Nov 2026 SEBI LODR (verify consolidated text)
Board-meeting intimation (Reg. 29) 2 working days (5 days for results before 17 May 2024) amendment 17 May 2024 taxguru / MBG Corp summaries (S)
Outcome of board meeting (Reg. 30) within 30 minutes of the meeting ending checked 6 Nov 2026 SEBI LODR
Buyback tax regime Company tax to 30 Sep 2024; deemed dividend 1 Oct 2024–31 Mar 2026; capital gains plus promoter additional tax from 1 Apr 2026 6 Nov 2026 Finance (No. 2) Act 2024; Budget 2026 coverage (S); verify Finance Act 2026 text
Open-market buyback via exchange discontinued from 1 Apr 2025; reintroduction proposed Apr 2026 6 Nov 2026 SEBI Buy-back amendments (S)
Small-shareholder reservation in tender buyback 15% (holders up to ₹2 lakh) 6 Nov 2026 SEBI Buy-back Regulations 2018
SAST trigger / offer size 25% / at least 26% 6 Nov 2026 SEBI SAST 2011
Delisting RBB to 90%; counter-offer from 75% with ≥50% of public tendered; fixed price ≥ 1.15 × floor amendment notified 25 Sep 2024 LiveLaw, Business Standard (S)
Block-deal minimum order ₹25 cr; windows 08:45–09:00 and 14:05–14:20; ±3% effective 7 Dec 2025 SEBI circular 8 Oct 2025; NSE circular
SME IPO eligibility EBITDA ≥ ₹1 cr in 2 of 3 years; OFS ≤ 20% of issue notified Mar 2025 PTI, law-firm summaries (S)
IPO listing timeline T+3, mandatory from 1 Dec 2023 SEBI (S)
ITC Hotels demerger cost split ITC 86.49%, ITC Hotels 13.51% filing 28 Jan 2025 NSE filing (V)
HDFC–HDFC Bank swap ratio 42 : 25; effective 1 Jul 2023; record date 13 Jul 2023 2023 Reuters/Khaleej Times
IIMA factor library release 2025-12 (Oct 1993 – Dec 2025) fetched 6 Nov 2026 IIMA library page (V)

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