NATIONAL STOCK EXCHANGE OF INDIA LIMITED

FUTURES & OPTIONS SEGMENT

CIRCULAR

 

Circular No. NSE/F&O/094/2008                                                          September 10, 2008

Download No: NSE/FAOP/11273

 

Dear Members,

 

Subject: Adjustment of Futures and Options contracts in the security BIOCON

 

In pursuance of SEBI guidelines for adjustments to futures and options contracts on announcement of corporate action and in continuance to circular no NSE/F&O/082/2008 dated August 18, 2008, the members are informed of the following:

 

Corporate action:

 

Biocon Limited has informed the Exchange that the members at the Annual General Meeting of the Company held on July 18, 2008 approved the issue of Bonus Shares in the ratio of one fully paid equity share for every equity share held in the Company. Further to the same, the Board has fixed September 12, 2008 as the record date for determining the eligibility and other conditions pursuant to the aforesaid approval by the members.

 

Symbol                        :           BIOCON

Bonus issue ratio         :           1:1

Ex-date                       :           September 11, 2008

Record Date                :           September 12, 2008

 

Adjustment factor:

 

Adjustment factor for Bonus issue of A: B is defined as (A+B)/B. In the case of BIOCON, the adjustment factor is 2/1 = 2 since the bonus issue ratio is 1:1.

 

Adjustments for Options Contracts:

 

1.   Strike Price: The adjusted strike price shall be arrived at by dividing the old strike price by the adjustment factor.

2.   Market Lot: The adjusted market lot shall be arrived at by multiplying the old market lot by the adjustment factor. The revised market lot would be 900.

 

Adjustments for Futures Contracts:

 

1.   Futures Base Price: The adjusted Futures Base Price shall be arrived at by dividing the old Futures Base Price by the adjustment factor.

2.   Market Lot: The adjusted market lot shall be arrived at by multiplying the old market lot by the adjustment factor. The revised market lot would be 900.

 

The methodology for position adjustments has been separately intimated by NSCCL.

 

The above changes shall be effective from September 11, 2008.

 

Members are advised to load the following files in the NEATFO software before trading on September 11, 2008

 

1.      Security.gz

2.      Contract.gz

 

These files can be obtained from the directory faoftp/faocommon in the Extranet server.

 

The details of the revised option strike prices available for trading in the security BIOCON on September 11, 2008 is given in Annexure I.

 

For any clarifications, members are advised to contact the following officials:

Ms. Shalini Rebeiro and Mr. Sachin Dhar at 022-26598151 and 022-26598152.

 

 

 

For and on behalf of

National Stock Exchange of India Limited

 

 

 

Suprabhat Lala

Asst. Vice President


Annexure 1

 

 

Sr. No.

Instrument

Symbol

Expiry

Existing strike price

Revised strike price

1

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

320

160

2

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

330

165

3

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

340

170

4

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

350

175

5

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

360

180

6

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

370

185

7

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

380

190

8

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

390

195

9

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

400

200

10

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

410

205

11

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

420

210

12

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

430

215

13

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

440

220

14

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

450

225

15

OPTSTK

BIOCON

25-Sep-08

460

230

16

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

350

175

17

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

360

180

18

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

370

185

19

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

380

190

20

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

390

195

21

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

400

200

22

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

410

205

23

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

420

210

24

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

430

215

25

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

440

220

26

OPTSTK

BIOCON

29-Oct-08

450

225

27

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

360

180

28

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

370

185

29

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

380

190

30

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

390

195

31

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

400

200

32

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

410

205

33

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

420

210

34

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

430

215

35

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

440

220

36

OPTSTK

BIOCON

27-Nov-08

450

225