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PR No.

93/2016

Order in the Matter of M/s. ATM Agro Projects India Limited

Shri Prashant Saran, Whole Time Member, SEBI has passed an order on May 02, 2016, wherein M/s. ATM Agro
Projects India Limited, its promoters/ directors, inter-alia have been directed to refund the money collected by the
company through issuance of Redeemable Preference Shares and Secured Redeemable Non Convertible
Debentures including the money collected from investors, till date, pending allotment of RPS and NCDs, if any, with
interest at the rate of 15% per annum compounded at half yearly intervals.

The company and its promoters/ directors are also restrained from accessing the securities market and further
prohibited from buying, selling or otherwise dealing in the securities market, directly or indirectly in whatsoever
manner, with immediate effect. They are also restrained from issuing prospectus, offer document or advertisement
soliciting money from the public and associating themselves with any listed public company and any public company
which intends to raise money from the public, or any intermediary registered with SEBI. The above directions shall
come into force with immediate effect and shall continue to be in force from the date of this Order till the expiry of 4
years from the date of completion of refunds to investors.

The Debenture Trustee viz. Trustees of Secured Debentures Trust of ATM Agro Projects India Limited, Ms. Pratima
Roy, Mr. Ram Sunder Bhattacharya; ATM Secure Debenture Trust, Mr. Amit Samanta and Mr. Jagadish Chandra
Nag are prohibited from acting as an intermediary, accessing the securities market and further restrained from
buying, selling or dealing in securities, in any manner whatsoever, for a period of 4 years.

The company was engaged in fund mobilizing activity through issuance of Redeemable Preference Shares and
Secured Redeemable Non Convertible Debentures, to more than 49 persons, without complying with the relevant
provisions of the Companies Act, 1956 and the relevant provisions of the SEBI (Issue and Listing of Debt Securities)
Regulations, 2008.

The company and its directors shall issue public notice, in all editions of two National Dailies (one English and one
Hindi) and in one local daily with wide circulation, detailing the modalities for refund, including details of contact
persons including names, addresses and contact details, within fifteen days of this Order coming into effect.

SEBI had passed an interim order on February 12, 2015 in the matter, whereby inter-alia, it directed the company
and its promoters/ directors not to collect any more money from investors through issuance of securities in any
manner whatsoever.
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The present order dated May 02, 2016 brings to conclusion the above said proceedings with the aforesaid
directions.

The full text of the order is available on the website: www.sebi.gov.in

Mumbai
May 10, 2016

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