FD holders vote against DHFL resolution plan proposals

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Continuing their demand for full repayment of their investments, fixed deposit holders of Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd (DHFL) voted against all the proposals as part of the resolution process.

Voting on the proposals by the Committee of Creditors ended on January 15.

Public depositors, who have a 6.18 per cent share in the voting mechanism, voted against all the proposals.

 

“We will continue to fight the case in the National Company Law Tribunal. We believe that voting against the proposals will strengthen our case,” said Vinay Kumar Mittal, a lead petitioner in the court on behalf of FD holders of DHFL.

The NCLT is hearing a petition of FD holders on DHFL dues and the next hearing is scheduled on January 20.

FD holders have been opposing the resolution plan as many of them would get negligible amount of their investments back.

Under the proposal for payout to FD holders and non-convertible debenture holders for DHFL, they will be divided into four categories based on the value of their admitted claims.

The first category of up to ₹2 lakh will get 100 per cent repayment of the principal under the resolution mechanism.

“The aggregate additional amounts to be distributed to the FD holders in Category 1 and secured NCD holders in Category 1 shall be paid in full to the extent of principal from upfront cash up to two per cent of the resolution plan payment with the intention of providing the maximum principal recovery to them basis amounts available,” said the proposal.

The second category is between ₹2 lakh and ₹5 lakh, followed by the third category of ₹5 lakh to ₹10 lakh and the fourth category would be of over ₹10 lakh.

The proposal has however, been approved by the CoC with about 87 per cent of votes in favour of it.

Piramal Capital and Housing Finance, which has emerged as the winning bidder for DHFL, is understood to have set aside funds for FD holders in its resolution plan.

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SEBI begins probe into credit rating for Oaktree’s DHFL resolution plan

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Market regulator SEBI has begun investigations into allegations against certain credit rating agencies for rating Oaktree Capital’s resolution plan for debt-ridden Dewan Housing Finance Corporation Ltd.

In letters to the DHFL Administrator and the Committee of Creditors, Oaktree Capital has often underlined the efficacy of its resolution plan and unconditionality as well as its AAA credit rating with no contagion risk. SEBI has asked the DHFL Administrator for details on the basis of which Oaktree Capital has made such claims.

According to sources close to the development, the probe relates to unnamed credit rating agencies offering views to Oaktree Capital on a future rating of its DHFL resolution plan and instruments. “Offering such views is in violation of SEBI regulations for credit rating agencies,” said the sources.

SEBI wrote to DHFL Administrator R Subramaniakumar on the issue on January 5 and sought available documents, and the names of the credit rating agencies.

Indicative rating

Under SEBI regulations, credit rating agencies cannot offer an indicative rating of an instrument as it has the potential to mislead investors. An email query by BusinessLine to the DHFL Administrator did not elicit a response.

Oaktree Capital declined to comment on a similar email query from this paper. While it is unclear if the complaint will have an impact on Oaktree’s bid, it has come at a time when the voting process for DHFL is on. Creditors are expected to complete voting by January 14 and the winning bid is likely to be announced later this month.

Oaktree Capital and Piramal Capital and Housing Finance Ltd are the two top suitors for DHFL with both contending that their bids, at a little over ₹38,000 crore, are the highest.

Other contenders include the Adani Group and SC Lowy.

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