V-Guard Industries Limited has informed the stock exchanges that its promoter and promoter group members did not encumber any shares during the financial year ended March 31, 2026. The disclosure was filed under Regulation 31(4) of the SEBI (Substantial Acquisition of Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2011. The regulation mandates an annual disclosure of encumbrances from promoters of listed companies.
Promoter Chittilappilly Thomas Kochouseph submitted the declaration to the listing departments of both the BSE and the National Stock Exchange. The filing confirmed that no member of the promoter and promoter group including persons acting in concert created any encumbrance on shares directly or indirectly during the financial year ended March 31, 2026. The declaration covers the full financial year from April 1, 2025 to March 31, 2026.
The disclosure included details of the promoter and promoter group entities as of March 31, 2026, which were enclosed as Annexure-1. The submission was dated April 7, 2026 and was signed by Chittilappilly Thomas Kochouseph in his capacity as promoter.
Regulation 31(4) of the SEBI Takeover Regulations mandates that promoters of listed companies disclose any encumbrance created on their shares during a financial year. The provision applies to promoters, promoter group entities, and persons acting in concert with them. The disclosure must be made to the stock exchanges where V-Guard Industries shares are listed.
V-Guard Industries is listed on the BSE under scrip code 532953 and on the NSE under the symbol VGUARD. The nil encumbrance declaration confirms that the promoter group did not create any encumbrance on its V-Guard Industries shareholding during the financial year 2025-26.
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