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RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION POLICY
IIFL FINANCE LIMITED AND THE SUBSIDIARIES
I. Objective:
To ensure that all transactions with the related parties are properly identified, reviewed and
approved pursuant to the applicable law. This policy applies to any transaction where the
Company is a participant, and the Related Party has or will have a direct or indirect material
interest in the transaction. This Policy may be amended at any time in accordance with the
applicable laws and is subject to further guidance from the Audit Committee/Board of
Directors.
II. Guiding Act/Regulations/Rules
a) The Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under
b) SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015(“Listing
Regulation”) as amended from time to time
c) Indian Accounting Standard - 24
As per the applicability, the listed company/s (equity listed company) will be required to
comply with (a), (b) & (c). As for unlisted companies, it will be required to comply with (a)
and (c).
III. Definitions:
(i) “Arms length transactions” means transactions between two related parties that are
conducted as if they were unrelated, so that there is no conflict of interest
(ii) “Audit Committee” or “Committee” means Committee of the Board of Directors of
the Company constituted under the provisions of the Listing Regulation and / or the
Companies Act, 2013.
(iii) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.
(iv) “Control” shall have the same meaning as defined in SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of
Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011“Key Managerial Personnel” means key
managerial personnel as defined under the Companies Act, 2013
(v) “Material Related Party Transaction” mean transactions as defined under Regulation
23(1) and 23(1A) of Listing Regulations and/or contracts or arrangements given under
Rule 15 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, as
amended from time to time..
“Policy” means the Policy on Related Party Transactions
(vi) “Related Party” ‘shall have the same meaning as defined under Regulation 2(1)(zb)of
Listing Regulation and sub-section (76) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013and
applicable Accounting Standard:
*Illustrative List of Related Party is attached as Annexure A and the said will be
amended from time to time as per the changes in the group structure.
(vii) “Relative” shall have the same meaning as defined under sub-section (77) of section
2 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules prescribed there under.
Note: Any definition not mentioned above shall have the same meaning as defined
under the Companies Act, 2013, Listing Regulations and applicable Accounting
Standard.
(viii) Related Party Transactions (RPT)
(a) “Related Party Transactions” or “RPTs” means transactions as given under
Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including Rules thereof and as defined in
Regulation 2(1)(zc) of the Listing Regulations.
(b) As per Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder the
approval of Audit Committee is required for any transactions of the Company
with Related Parties including any subsequent modification thereof. Further, the
Audit Committee may make omnibus approval for related party transactions
proposed to be entered into by the Company subject to such conditions, as may
be required under the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder, Listing
Regulation, RBI Directives and other applicable law.
IV. COMPLIANCES/APPROVALS/PROCESSES WITH RESPECT TO RELATED PARTY
TRANSACTIONS
In compliance and as provided in Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing
Regulation the following process is put in place:
A. Approval of the Board/ Audit Committee:
(i) Listed Companies (IIFL Finance Limited):(means the Company whose equity shares
are listed on Stock Exchanges):
a. All proposed related party transactions / arrangements or any modifications
thereof, with the details of related party, nature of transaction, reason for
undertaking the transaction, confirmation on arm’s length & in the ordinary course
of business, duration of the transaction will be placed before the Audit Committee
for prior approval.
All Related Party Transactions shall require prior approval of the Audit Committee.
However, the Audit Committee may grant omnibus approval for Related Party
Transactions proposed to be entered into by the company subject to the following
conditions:
i. The Audit Committee lays down the criteria for granting the omnibus approval
in line with the policy on Related Party Transactions of the company and such
approval shall be applicable in respect of transactions which are repetitive in
nature.
ii. while granting omnibus approval, the Audit Committee shall satisfy itself the
need for such omnibus approval and that such approval is in the interest of the
company;
iii. Such omnibus approval shall specify (i) the name/s of the related party, nature
of transaction, period of transaction, maximum amount of transaction that can
be entered into, (ii) the indicative base price / current contracted price and the
formula for variation in the price if any and (iii) such other conditions as the
Audit Committee may deem fit;
Provided that where the need for Related Party Transaction cannot be
foreseen and aforesaid details are not available, Audit Committee may grant
omnibus approval for such transactions subject to their value not exceeding
Rs.1 crore per transaction.
iv. Audit Committee shall review, atleast on a quarterly basis, the details of RPTs
entered into by the company pursuant to each of the omnibus approval given.
v. Such omnibus approvals shall be valid for a period not exceeding one year and
shall require fresh approvals after the expiry of one year.
vi. Related Party Transactions as defined under Section 188 of Companies Act,
2013 which are not in ordinary course of business and/or not on arms length
basis or any subsequent modification thereto, will be placed before the Board
for its approval.
(ii) Unlisted Companies
a. All proposed related party transactions / arrangements or any modifications thereof, with
the details of related party, nature of transaction, reason for undertaking the transaction,
confirmation on arms length& in the ordinary course of business, duration of the
transaction will be placed before the Audit Committee for prior approval.
b. Related Party Transactions as defined under Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013 which are
not in ordinary course of business and/or not on arms length basis or any subsequent
modification thereto, will be placed before the Board for its approval.
B. Approval of Shareholders:
i. contracts or arrangements with respect to sale, purchase or supply of any goods or
materials directly or through appointment of agents amounting to ten percent or
more of the turnover of the Company.
ii. contracts or arrangements with respect to selling or otherwise disposing of, or
buying, property of any kind directly or through appointment of agents amounting
to ten percent or more of net worth of the Company.
iii. contracts or arrangements with respect to leasing of property of any kind
amounting to ten per cent or more of the turnover of the Company.
iv. contracts or arrangements with respect to availing or rendering of any services
directly or through appointment of agents amounting to ten percent or more of
the turnover of the Company.
v. appointment to any office or place of profit in the company, its subsidiary
company or associate company at a monthly remuneration exceeding two and half
lakh rupees.
vi. remuneration for underwriting the subscription of any securities or derivatives
thereof of the company exceeding one percent of the net worth.
C. Materiality Threshold:
Regulation 23 of the SEBI Listing Regulations requires a company to provide materiality
thresholds for transactions beyond which approval of the shareholders through
resolution will be required and the related parties shall abstain from voting on such
resolutions whether the entity is a related party to the particular transaction or not. The
Company has fixed its materiality threshold at 10% and for the brand usage or royalty at
5% of the annual consolidated turnover of the company as per last audited financial
statements of the company for the purpose of Regulation 23(4) of the SEBI Listing
Regulations.
D. Review of RPTs by Audit Committee:
Review of transactions with related parties pursuant to Indian Accounting Standard – 24
will be done by Audit Committee on quarterly basis.
E. Disclosure:
I. Listed company:(means the Company whose equity shares are listed on Stock
Exchanges):
i. Details of all material transactions with related parties shall be disclosed quarterly
along with the compliance report on corporate governance.
ii. The company shall disclose the policy on dealing with Related Party Transactions on
its website and also in the Annual Report.
iii. The Company shall submit within 30 days from the date of publication of its
standalone and consolidated financial result for the half year, disclosures of related
party transactions on a consolidated basis to the Stock Exchange(s) and publish the
same on its website.
II. Unlisted companies:
All Related Party Transactions will be disclosed in Annual Report, results and other
filings, as may be applicable, made by the Company to the extent required as per
the applicable provisions of the Laws and Regulations.
In terms of General Circular No. 30/2014 dated July 17, 2014 issued by MCA, all
existing contracts approved pursuant to Section 297 of the Companies Act, 1956
will not require fresh approval under the said section 188 till the expiry of the
original term of such contracts.
V. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION
For the purpose of meeting business requirements, IIFL Finance Limited, subsidiaries and
IIFL Group Companies, inter-se, enter into various transactions, contracts and
arrangements.
The nature of transactions and the approval/reporting process for all such transactions are
as follows:
Transaction Whether
in
ordinary
course of
business*
Whether
on arm’s
length
basis*
Approval for Listed
Companies
(Holding Company)
Approval
(Other companies)
Lease
Arrangements/infrastr
ucture sharing
Yes Yes Approval of Audit
Committee
Approval of Audit
Committee
Sub lease No (except
for IIFL
Facilities)
No Approval of Audit
Committee
Approval of the
Board and Audit
Committee
Loan including ICDs,
guarantees and
investments
Yes Yes Approval of Audit
Committee
Approval of Audit
Committee
Service charges
(brokerage/DP etc)
Yes Yes Approval of Audit
Committee
Approval of Audit
Committee
Any other transaction Yes Yes Approval of Audit
Committee
Approval of Audit
Committee
* if “No” under any of the conditions as mentioned in *, then Board approval will be
obtained for such transactions.
VI. CRITERIA/DOCUMENTS/PROCESS FOR ALL TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES:
a. For all the transactions, due documentation by way of contract/agreement/
bills/invoices/ should be in place.
b. All the related party transactions shall be subject to the applicability, limits,
enablement and other conditions as prescribed under the applicable Acts, Rules,
Regulations and circulars and guidelines of Regulatory authorities including RBI, SEBI,
MCA, Income Tax, etc.
c. In case of infrastructure and common sharing arrangement, the terms of arrangement
including the nature and quality of services, consideration and other terms and
conditions shall be as comparable with the terms if availed from the market/third
parties.
d. In case of purchase/sale of fixed assets or other assets, the same shall be at market
prices or per the valuer certificate.
e. Related Party Transaction shall be approved after assessing all material terms and
conditions of the transaction and ensure that the terms are comparable with the
market rates/practices at the particular point of time and on arms length basis. The
following information will be taken into account when assessing a Related Party
Transaction:
i. The terms of such transaction;
ii. The Related Person’s interest in the transaction;
iii. The purpose and timing of the transaction;
iv. the nature of the Company’s participation in the transaction;
v. If the transaction involves the sale of an asset, a description of the asset,
including date acquired and costs basis;
vi. Information concerning potential counterparties in the transaction;
vii. Whether the proposed transaction includes any potential reputational risk
issues that may arise as a result of or in connection with the proposed
transaction and
viii. Any other relevant information regarding the transaction.
f. Where any contract or arrangement is entered into by a Director or any other
employee, without obtaining the consent of the Board or approval by a special
resolution in the general meeting, should be ratified by the Board or, as the case may
be, by the shareholders at a meeting within three months from the date on which such
contract or arrangement was entered into. If the said ratification is not done such
contract or arrangement shall be voidable at the option of the Board;
Any other regulatory changes in this regard will stand updated in the policy from time to time.
Annexure A as on March 31, 2020
Direct Subsidiaries IIFL Home Finance Limited (Formerly India Infoline Housing
Finance Limited)
Samasta Microfinance Limited
Clara Developers Private Limited
Other Related Parties IIFL Securities Limited
IIFL Securities Services IFSC Limited
IIFL Wealth Management Limited
IIFL Asset Management Limited (Formerly India Infoline Asset
Management Company Limited)
IIFL Commodities Limited
India Infoline Foundation
IIFL Insurance Brokers Limited
IIFL Management Services Limited
IIFL Trustee Limited (Formerly India Infoline Trustee Company
Limited)
IIFL Wealth Portfolio Managers Limited (Formerly Known as IIFL
Portfolio Managers Limited) (Originally Known as IIFL Alternate
Asset Advisors Limited)
IIFL Asset Reconstruction Limited
IIFL Distribution Services Limited
IIFL Investment Adviser and Trustee Services Limited
IIFL Facilities Services Limited (Formerly IIFL Real Estate Limited)
IIFL Wealth Finance Limited (Formerly Chephis Capital Markets
Limited)
IIFL Private Wealth (HongKong) Limited
IIFL Private Wealth Management (Dubai) Limited
IIFL Inc
IIFL Wealth (UK) Limited
IIFL Capital Inc.
IFL Asset Management (Mauritius) Limited
IIFL (Asia) Pte. Limited
IIFL Capital Pte. Limited
IIFL Securities Pte. Limited
IIFL Capital (Canada) Limited
IIFL Wealth Securities IFSC Limited
IIFLW CSR Foundation (Incorporated w.e.f. January 20, 2020)
IIFL Altiore Advisors Private Limited
(Formerly Altiore Advisors Private Limited)
IIFL Wealth Advisors(India) Limited
(Formerly Wealth Advisors (India) Private Limited)
* amalgamated with IIFL Wealth Management Limited with
effect from December 27, 2019
Meenakshi Tower LLP (Joint venture of wholly owned subsidiary
IIFL Management Services Limited)
5paisa Capital Limited
5paisa P2P Limited
5paisa Trading Limited
5paisa Insurance Brokers Limited
FIH Mauritius Investment Limited
Geocentric Solutions Private Limited (w.e.f. December 20, 2019
and upto March 25, 2020)
Shreyans Foundation LLP
Format for approval
Sr. Nature and
purpose of
Transaction
Name of the party
with whom
transaction is to be
entered
Nature of
interest
Terms of
transaction(s)
along with
supporting
documents, if any
Amount
involved

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Related Party Transaction Policy And The Subsidiaries

  • 1. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION POLICY IIFL FINANCE LIMITED AND THE SUBSIDIARIES I. Objective: To ensure that all transactions with the related parties are properly identified, reviewed and approved pursuant to the applicable law. This policy applies to any transaction where the Company is a participant, and the Related Party has or will have a direct or indirect material interest in the transaction. This Policy may be amended at any time in accordance with the applicable laws and is subject to further guidance from the Audit Committee/Board of Directors. II. Guiding Act/Regulations/Rules a) The Companies Act, 2013 and rules made there under b) SEBI (Listing Obligations and Disclosure Requirements), Regulations, 2015(“Listing Regulation”) as amended from time to time c) Indian Accounting Standard - 24 As per the applicability, the listed company/s (equity listed company) will be required to comply with (a), (b) & (c). As for unlisted companies, it will be required to comply with (a) and (c). III. Definitions: (i) “Arms length transactions” means transactions between two related parties that are conducted as if they were unrelated, so that there is no conflict of interest (ii) “Audit Committee” or “Committee” means Committee of the Board of Directors of the Company constituted under the provisions of the Listing Regulation and / or the Companies Act, 2013. (iii) “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company. (iv) “Control” shall have the same meaning as defined in SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011“Key Managerial Personnel” means key managerial personnel as defined under the Companies Act, 2013 (v) “Material Related Party Transaction” mean transactions as defined under Regulation 23(1) and 23(1A) of Listing Regulations and/or contracts or arrangements given under
  • 2. Rule 15 of the Companies (Meetings of Board and its Powers) Rules, 2014, as amended from time to time.. “Policy” means the Policy on Related Party Transactions (vi) “Related Party” ‘shall have the same meaning as defined under Regulation 2(1)(zb)of Listing Regulation and sub-section (76) of Section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013and applicable Accounting Standard: *Illustrative List of Related Party is attached as Annexure A and the said will be amended from time to time as per the changes in the group structure. (vii) “Relative” shall have the same meaning as defined under sub-section (77) of section 2 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rules prescribed there under. Note: Any definition not mentioned above shall have the same meaning as defined under the Companies Act, 2013, Listing Regulations and applicable Accounting Standard. (viii) Related Party Transactions (RPT) (a) “Related Party Transactions” or “RPTs” means transactions as given under Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 including Rules thereof and as defined in Regulation 2(1)(zc) of the Listing Regulations. (b) As per Section 177 of the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder the approval of Audit Committee is required for any transactions of the Company with Related Parties including any subsequent modification thereof. Further, the Audit Committee may make omnibus approval for related party transactions proposed to be entered into by the Company subject to such conditions, as may be required under the Companies Act, 2013 and Rules framed thereunder, Listing Regulation, RBI Directives and other applicable law. IV. COMPLIANCES/APPROVALS/PROCESSES WITH RESPECT TO RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS In compliance and as provided in Section 188 of the Companies Act, 2013 and the Listing Regulation the following process is put in place: A. Approval of the Board/ Audit Committee: (i) Listed Companies (IIFL Finance Limited):(means the Company whose equity shares are listed on Stock Exchanges):
  • 3. a. All proposed related party transactions / arrangements or any modifications thereof, with the details of related party, nature of transaction, reason for undertaking the transaction, confirmation on arm’s length & in the ordinary course of business, duration of the transaction will be placed before the Audit Committee for prior approval. All Related Party Transactions shall require prior approval of the Audit Committee. However, the Audit Committee may grant omnibus approval for Related Party Transactions proposed to be entered into by the company subject to the following conditions: i. The Audit Committee lays down the criteria for granting the omnibus approval in line with the policy on Related Party Transactions of the company and such approval shall be applicable in respect of transactions which are repetitive in nature. ii. while granting omnibus approval, the Audit Committee shall satisfy itself the need for such omnibus approval and that such approval is in the interest of the company; iii. Such omnibus approval shall specify (i) the name/s of the related party, nature of transaction, period of transaction, maximum amount of transaction that can be entered into, (ii) the indicative base price / current contracted price and the formula for variation in the price if any and (iii) such other conditions as the Audit Committee may deem fit; Provided that where the need for Related Party Transaction cannot be foreseen and aforesaid details are not available, Audit Committee may grant omnibus approval for such transactions subject to their value not exceeding Rs.1 crore per transaction. iv. Audit Committee shall review, atleast on a quarterly basis, the details of RPTs entered into by the company pursuant to each of the omnibus approval given. v. Such omnibus approvals shall be valid for a period not exceeding one year and shall require fresh approvals after the expiry of one year. vi. Related Party Transactions as defined under Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013 which are not in ordinary course of business and/or not on arms length basis or any subsequent modification thereto, will be placed before the Board for its approval.
  • 4. (ii) Unlisted Companies a. All proposed related party transactions / arrangements or any modifications thereof, with the details of related party, nature of transaction, reason for undertaking the transaction, confirmation on arms length& in the ordinary course of business, duration of the transaction will be placed before the Audit Committee for prior approval. b. Related Party Transactions as defined under Section 188 of Companies Act, 2013 which are not in ordinary course of business and/or not on arms length basis or any subsequent modification thereto, will be placed before the Board for its approval. B. Approval of Shareholders: i. contracts or arrangements with respect to sale, purchase or supply of any goods or materials directly or through appointment of agents amounting to ten percent or more of the turnover of the Company. ii. contracts or arrangements with respect to selling or otherwise disposing of, or buying, property of any kind directly or through appointment of agents amounting to ten percent or more of net worth of the Company. iii. contracts or arrangements with respect to leasing of property of any kind amounting to ten per cent or more of the turnover of the Company. iv. contracts or arrangements with respect to availing or rendering of any services directly or through appointment of agents amounting to ten percent or more of the turnover of the Company. v. appointment to any office or place of profit in the company, its subsidiary company or associate company at a monthly remuneration exceeding two and half lakh rupees. vi. remuneration for underwriting the subscription of any securities or derivatives thereof of the company exceeding one percent of the net worth. C. Materiality Threshold: Regulation 23 of the SEBI Listing Regulations requires a company to provide materiality thresholds for transactions beyond which approval of the shareholders through resolution will be required and the related parties shall abstain from voting on such resolutions whether the entity is a related party to the particular transaction or not. The Company has fixed its materiality threshold at 10% and for the brand usage or royalty at 5% of the annual consolidated turnover of the company as per last audited financial statements of the company for the purpose of Regulation 23(4) of the SEBI Listing Regulations.
  • 5. D. Review of RPTs by Audit Committee: Review of transactions with related parties pursuant to Indian Accounting Standard – 24 will be done by Audit Committee on quarterly basis. E. Disclosure: I. Listed company:(means the Company whose equity shares are listed on Stock Exchanges): i. Details of all material transactions with related parties shall be disclosed quarterly along with the compliance report on corporate governance. ii. The company shall disclose the policy on dealing with Related Party Transactions on its website and also in the Annual Report. iii. The Company shall submit within 30 days from the date of publication of its standalone and consolidated financial result for the half year, disclosures of related party transactions on a consolidated basis to the Stock Exchange(s) and publish the same on its website. II. Unlisted companies: All Related Party Transactions will be disclosed in Annual Report, results and other filings, as may be applicable, made by the Company to the extent required as per the applicable provisions of the Laws and Regulations. In terms of General Circular No. 30/2014 dated July 17, 2014 issued by MCA, all existing contracts approved pursuant to Section 297 of the Companies Act, 1956 will not require fresh approval under the said section 188 till the expiry of the original term of such contracts. V. RELATED PARTY TRANSACTION For the purpose of meeting business requirements, IIFL Finance Limited, subsidiaries and IIFL Group Companies, inter-se, enter into various transactions, contracts and arrangements. The nature of transactions and the approval/reporting process for all such transactions are as follows:
  • 6. Transaction Whether in ordinary course of business* Whether on arm’s length basis* Approval for Listed Companies (Holding Company) Approval (Other companies) Lease Arrangements/infrastr ucture sharing Yes Yes Approval of Audit Committee Approval of Audit Committee Sub lease No (except for IIFL Facilities) No Approval of Audit Committee Approval of the Board and Audit Committee Loan including ICDs, guarantees and investments Yes Yes Approval of Audit Committee Approval of Audit Committee Service charges (brokerage/DP etc) Yes Yes Approval of Audit Committee Approval of Audit Committee Any other transaction Yes Yes Approval of Audit Committee Approval of Audit Committee * if “No” under any of the conditions as mentioned in *, then Board approval will be obtained for such transactions. VI. CRITERIA/DOCUMENTS/PROCESS FOR ALL TRANSACTIONS WITH RELATED PARTIES: a. For all the transactions, due documentation by way of contract/agreement/ bills/invoices/ should be in place. b. All the related party transactions shall be subject to the applicability, limits, enablement and other conditions as prescribed under the applicable Acts, Rules, Regulations and circulars and guidelines of Regulatory authorities including RBI, SEBI, MCA, Income Tax, etc. c. In case of infrastructure and common sharing arrangement, the terms of arrangement including the nature and quality of services, consideration and other terms and conditions shall be as comparable with the terms if availed from the market/third parties. d. In case of purchase/sale of fixed assets or other assets, the same shall be at market prices or per the valuer certificate. e. Related Party Transaction shall be approved after assessing all material terms and conditions of the transaction and ensure that the terms are comparable with the market rates/practices at the particular point of time and on arms length basis. The following information will be taken into account when assessing a Related Party Transaction:
  • 7. i. The terms of such transaction; ii. The Related Person’s interest in the transaction; iii. The purpose and timing of the transaction; iv. the nature of the Company’s participation in the transaction; v. If the transaction involves the sale of an asset, a description of the asset, including date acquired and costs basis; vi. Information concerning potential counterparties in the transaction; vii. Whether the proposed transaction includes any potential reputational risk issues that may arise as a result of or in connection with the proposed transaction and viii. Any other relevant information regarding the transaction. f. Where any contract or arrangement is entered into by a Director or any other employee, without obtaining the consent of the Board or approval by a special resolution in the general meeting, should be ratified by the Board or, as the case may be, by the shareholders at a meeting within three months from the date on which such contract or arrangement was entered into. If the said ratification is not done such contract or arrangement shall be voidable at the option of the Board; Any other regulatory changes in this regard will stand updated in the policy from time to time.
  • 8. Annexure A as on March 31, 2020 Direct Subsidiaries IIFL Home Finance Limited (Formerly India Infoline Housing Finance Limited) Samasta Microfinance Limited Clara Developers Private Limited Other Related Parties IIFL Securities Limited IIFL Securities Services IFSC Limited IIFL Wealth Management Limited IIFL Asset Management Limited (Formerly India Infoline Asset Management Company Limited) IIFL Commodities Limited India Infoline Foundation IIFL Insurance Brokers Limited IIFL Management Services Limited IIFL Trustee Limited (Formerly India Infoline Trustee Company Limited) IIFL Wealth Portfolio Managers Limited (Formerly Known as IIFL Portfolio Managers Limited) (Originally Known as IIFL Alternate Asset Advisors Limited) IIFL Asset Reconstruction Limited IIFL Distribution Services Limited IIFL Investment Adviser and Trustee Services Limited IIFL Facilities Services Limited (Formerly IIFL Real Estate Limited) IIFL Wealth Finance Limited (Formerly Chephis Capital Markets Limited) IIFL Private Wealth (HongKong) Limited IIFL Private Wealth Management (Dubai) Limited IIFL Inc IIFL Wealth (UK) Limited IIFL Capital Inc. IFL Asset Management (Mauritius) Limited IIFL (Asia) Pte. Limited
  • 9. IIFL Capital Pte. Limited IIFL Securities Pte. Limited IIFL Capital (Canada) Limited IIFL Wealth Securities IFSC Limited IIFLW CSR Foundation (Incorporated w.e.f. January 20, 2020) IIFL Altiore Advisors Private Limited (Formerly Altiore Advisors Private Limited) IIFL Wealth Advisors(India) Limited (Formerly Wealth Advisors (India) Private Limited) * amalgamated with IIFL Wealth Management Limited with effect from December 27, 2019 Meenakshi Tower LLP (Joint venture of wholly owned subsidiary IIFL Management Services Limited) 5paisa Capital Limited 5paisa P2P Limited 5paisa Trading Limited 5paisa Insurance Brokers Limited FIH Mauritius Investment Limited Geocentric Solutions Private Limited (w.e.f. December 20, 2019 and upto March 25, 2020) Shreyans Foundation LLP
  • 10. Format for approval Sr. Nature and purpose of Transaction Name of the party with whom transaction is to be entered Nature of interest Terms of transaction(s) along with supporting documents, if any Amount involved