MANU/SDEP/0009/2021

Ministry : Securities and Exchange Board of India

Department/Board : Market Regulation Department

Circular No. : SEBI/HO/MRD2/DCAP/P/CIR/2021/628

Date : 07.09.2021

To

All Recognized Clearing Corporations
All Recognized Stock Exchanges
All Recognized Depositories

Dear Sir/Madam

Introduction of T+1 rolling settlement on an optional basis

1. SEBI, vide circular no. SMD/POLICY/Cir-/03 dated February 6, 2003, shortened the settlement cycle from T+3 rolling settlement to T+2 w.e.f. April 01, 2003.

2. SEBI has been receiving request from various stakeholders to further shorten the settlement cycle. Based on discussions with Market Infrastructure Institutions (Stock Exchanges, Clearing Corporations and Depositories), it has been decided to provide flexibility to Stock Exchanges to offer either T+1 or T+2 settlement cycle.

3. Accordingly, a Stock Exchange may choose to offer T+1 settlement cycle on any of the scrips, after giving an advance notice of at least one month, regarding change in the settlement cycle, to all stakeholders, including the public at large, and also disseminating the same on its website.

4. After opting for T+1 settlement cycle for a scrip, the Stock Exchange shall have to mandatorily continue with the same for a minimum period of 6 months. Thereafter, in case, the Stock Exchange intends to switch back to T+2 settlement cycle, it shall do so by giving 1-month advance notice to the market.

5. Any subsequent switch (from T+1 to T+2 or vice versa) shall be subject to minimum period and notice period as mentioned in Para 4 above.

6. There shall be no netting between T+1 and T+2 settlements.

7. The settlement option for security shall be applicable to all types of transactions in the security on that Stock Exchange. For example,........