What provision is made for acquirers who have made a voluntary open offer under regulation 6 in the event of a competing offer under Reg 7 of the SEBI (SAS

Solution

As per Reg 7(2) The open offer made under regulation 6 shall be for acquisition of at least such number of shares as  would entitle the holder thereof to exercise an additional ten per cent of the [voting rights in] the target company, and shall not exceed such number of shares as would result in the post-acquisition holding of the acquirer and persons acting in concert with him exceeding the maximum permissible non-public shareholding applicable to such target company: Provided that in the event of a competing offer being made, the acquirer who has voluntarily made a public announcement of an open offer under regulation 6 shall be entitled to increase the number of shares for which the open offer has been made to such number of shares as he deems fit: Provided Further That such increase in offer size shall have to be made within a period of fifteen working days from the public announcement of a competing offer, failing which the acquirer shall not be entitled to increase the offer size.