Suzlon Energy Shares Drop 5% After Rs 29 Crore Sebi Fine for Misleading Financials; Company Clarifies Shares of renewable energy company Suzlon Energy fell 5% to Rs 54.40 on the BSE on Monday following a Rs 29 crore penalty imposed by the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) for financial misconduct. The regulator accused the company and former executives of inflating profits, misrepresenting financial positions, and failing to disclose critical information related to transactions involving subsidiaries. The penalties, outlined in a 96-page order issued on May 29, 2026, replaced an earlier adjudication from June 2025 and confirmed multiple violations of SEBI regulations. The fine was levied under provisions addressing fraudulent practices, disclosure lapses, and violations of listing obligations. Former executive Vinod R. Tanti was fined Rs 5.75 crore, Girish R. Tanti Rs 5.45 crore, Group CFO Kirti J. Vagadia Rs 1.5 crore, and former CFO Amit Agarwal Rs 30 lakh. The matter originated from an anonymous complaint filed in December 2019, which alleged irregularities in transactions involving Suzlon’s subsidiaries and associate entities. A forensic audit and investigation covering fiscal years 2015 to 2020 and the first nine months of 2021 uncovered significant discrepancies. A key issue highlighted by SEBI involved the transfer of Suzlon’s operations and maintenance services business to its subsidiary, Suzlon Global Services Ltd, in March 2014. The business, valued at Rs 77 crore, was transferred for Rs 2,000 crore, resulting in an accounting gain of Rs 1,922.92 crore for Suzlon.#sebi #suzlon_energy #kirti_j_vagadia #vinod_r_tanti #girish_r_tanti
SEBI fines Suzlon ₹28.95 crore for inflated profits, false disclosures In a significant regulatory action, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) imposed a penalty of ₹28.95 crore on Suzlon Energy and four former executives for financial misrepresentation. The penalties, outlined in a 96-page order dated May 29, overturn a 2025 adjudication that had previously cleared the company of wrongdoing. SEBI concluded that Suzlon’s financial statements from fiscal years 2015 to 2020 and early 2021 failed to present a true and fair view of the company’s financial position, violating regulations on disclosure, listing obligations, and fair accounting practices. The company was fined ₹15.95 crore, while former executives Vinod R. Tanti, Girish R. Tanti, Kirti J. Vagadia, and Amit Agarwal received penalties of ₹5.75 crore, ₹5.45 crore, ₹1.5 crore, and ₹30 lakh respectively. The penalties were imposed for misrepresenting financials over multiple years, including overvalued asset transfers, circular fund movements, and double booking of profits to inflate net worth. A central finding of the investigation was the 2014 sale of Suzlon’s operations and maintenance services business to its subsidiary SGSL for ₹2,000 crore, despite the asset’s net book value being only ₹77 crore. This transaction generated an accounting gain of nearly ₹1,923 crore, inflating the company’s net worth from ₹741 crore to ₹2,664 crore. Much of the consideration was routed through circular fund transfers, which SEBI deemed to lack genuine economic value. Additional irregularities included a later intra-group stake sale that booked ₹830 crore more profit than warranted and transactions involving SE Forge and Suzlon Gujarat Wind Park that involved repeated fund movements without legitimate business rationale.#sebi #suzlon_energy #kirti_j_vagadia #vinod_r_tanti #girish_r_tanti
SEBI Imposes ₹28.6 Crore Penalty on Suzlon Energy and Executives for Financial Fraud The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) has imposed a penalty of ₹28.6 crore on Suzlon Energy Ltd. (SEL) and its top executives for engaging in fraudulent practices that inflated the company’s net worth and misled investors. The order, released on Friday, detailed how SEL manipulated its financial statements through circular transactions, specifically involving the sale of its operations and maintenance services (OMS) business. According to the regulatory order, SEL sold its OMS division, valued at ₹77.08 crore, to its wholly-owned subsidiary SGSL in March 2014. The transaction was conducted as a slump sale, meaning it was executed at a significantly undervalued price. The company received a lump-sum payment of ₹2,000 crore for the division, which resulted in a reported gain of ₹1,922.92 crore. However, SEBI alleged that this gain was artificially inflated through a series of complex and deceptive accounting practices. The fraudulent activity unfolded in multiple layers. Initially, ₹700 crore was transferred through bank accounts. The remaining ₹1,300 crore was split into two payments: ₹900 crore and ₹400 crore. The ₹900 crore portion was further misrepresented by recording it as ₹150 crore six times, while the remaining ₹400 crore was divided into four entries of ₹100 crore each. These false records distorted the company’s revenue and turnover figures, creating a misleading portrayal of its financial health. SEBI emphasized that the fraudulent transactions had severe consequences for Suzlon’s financial standing. The order stated that if the slump sale had not occurred, the company’s net worth would have plummeted to a negative ₹3,555.92 crore during FY2014-15.#sebi #suzlon_energy #vinod_r_tanti #girish_r_tanti #kirti_j_vagadia
