Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016 Series III subscription open from 24-10-2016 to 02-11-2016, Issuance Date is 17-11-2016-RBI
Date : Oct 20, 2016
Sovereign Gold Bond Scheme 2016 -17 – Series III
The Reserve Bank of India, in consultation with Government of India, has decided to issue Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17 – Series III. Applications for the bond will be accepted from October 24, 2016 to November 2, 2016. The Bonds will be issued on November 17, 2016. The Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated Post Offices, and recognised Stock Exchanges viz., National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock Exchange. The features of the Bond are given below:
| Sl. No. | Item | Details |
| 1 | Product name | Sovereign Gold Bond 2016-17 – Series III |
| 2 | Issuance | To be issued by Reserve Bank India on behalf of the Government of India. |
| 3 | Eligibility | The Bonds will be restricted for sale to resident Indian entities including individuals, HUFs, Trusts, Universities and Charitable Institutions. |
| 4 | Denomination | The Bonds will be denominated in multiples of gram(s) of gold with a basic unit of 1 gram. |
| 5 | Tenor | The tenor of the Bond will be for a period of 8 years with exit option from 5th year to be exercised on the interest payment dates. |
| 6 | Minimum size | Minimum permissible investment will be 1 gram of gold. |
| 7 | Maximum limit | The maximum amount subscribed by an entity will not be more than 500 grams per person per fiscal year (April-March). A self-declaration to this effect will be obtained. |
| 8 | Joint holder | In case of joint holding, the investment limit of 500 grams will be applied to the first applicant only. |
| 9 | Issue price | Price of Bond will be fixed in Indian Rupees on the basis of simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Limited for the week (Monday to Friday) preceding the subscription period. The issue price of the Gold bonds will be ₹ 50 per gram less than the nominal value. |
| 10 | Payment option | Payment for the Bonds will be through cash payment (upto a maximum of ₹ 20,000) or demand draft or cheque or electronic banking. |
| 11 | Issuance form | The Gold bonds will be issued as Government of India Stocks under GS Act, 2006. The investors will be issued a Holding Certificate for the same. The Bonds are eligible for conversion into demat form. |
| 12 | Redemption price | The redemption price will be in Indian Rupees based on previous week’s (Monday-Friday) simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity published by IBJA. |
| 13 | Sales channel | Bonds will be sold through banks, Stock Holding Corporation of India Limited (SHCIL), designated Post Offices (as may be notified) and recognised stock exchanges viz., National Stock Exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock Exchange, either directly or through agents. |
| 14 | Interest rate | The investors will be compensated at a fixed rate of 2.50 per cent per annum payable semi-annually on the nominal value. |
| 15 | Collateral | Bonds can be used as collateral for loans. The loan-to-value (LTV) ratio is to be set equal to ordinary gold loan mandated by the Reserve Bank from time to time. |
| 16 | KYC documentation | Know-your-customer (KYC) norms will be the same as that for purchase of physical gold. KYC documents such as Voter ID, Aadhaar card/PAN or TAN /Passport will be required. |
| 17 | Tax treatment | The interest on Gold Bonds shall be taxable as per the provision of Income Tax Act, 1961 (43 of 1961). The capital gains tax arising on redemption of SGB to an individual has been exempted. The indexation benefits will be provided to long term capital gains arising to any person on transfer of bond. |
| 18 | Tradability | Bonds will be tradable on stock exchanges within a fortnight of the issuance on a date as notified by the RBI. |
| 19 | SLR eligibility | The Bonds will be eligible for Statutory Liquidity Ratio purpose. |
| 20 | Commission | Commission for distribution of the bond shall be paid at the rate of 1% of the total subscription received by the receiving offices and receiving offices shall share at least 50% of the commission so received with the agents or sub agents for the business procured through them. |
Ajit Prasad
Assistant Adviser
Press Release : 2016-2017/985
Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17 – Series III Notification
RBI 2016-17/98
IDMD.CDD.No.893/14.04.050/2016-17
October 20, 2016
The Chairman & Managing Director
All Scheduled Commercial Banks,
(Excluding RRBs)
Designated Post Offices
Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd.( SHCIL)
National Stock Exchange of India Ltd. & Bombay Stock Exchange
Dear Sir/Madam,
Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17 – Series III
Government of India has vide its Notification F.No. 4(16)-W&M/2016 dated October 20, 2016 announced that the Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016 – Series III (“the Bonds”) will be open for subscription from October 24, 2016 to November 2, 2016. The Government of India may, with prior notice, close the Scheme before the specified period. The terms and conditions of the issuance of the Bonds shall be as follows:
1. Eligibility for Investment:
The Bonds under this Scheme may be held by a person resident in India, being an individual, in his capacity as such individual, or on behalf of minor child, or jointly with any other individual. The bond may also be held by a Trust, Charitable Institution and University. “Person resident in India” is defined under section 2(v) read with section 2(u) of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.
2. Form of Security
The Bonds shall be issued in the form of Government of India Stock in accordance with section 3 of the Government Securities Act, 2006. The investors will be issued a Holding Certificate (Form C). The Bonds shall be eligible for conversion into de-mat form.
3. Date of Issue
Date of issuance shall be November 17, 2016.
4. Denomination
The Bonds shall be denominated in units of one gram of gold and multiples thereof. Minimum investment in the Bonds shall be one gram with a maximum limit of subscription of five hundred grams per person per fiscal year (April-March).
5. Issue Price
Nominal value of the Bonds shall be fixed in Indian Rupees on the basis of simple average of closing price of gold of 999 purity published by the India Bullion and Jewellers Association Limited for the week (Monday to Friday) preceding the subscription period. The issue price shall be Rs. 50 per gram less than the nominal value.
6. Interest
The Bonds shall bear interest at the rate of 2.50 percent (fixed rate) per annum on the nominal value. Interest shall be paid in half-yearly rests and the last interest shall be payable on maturity along with the principal.
7. Receiving Offices
Scheduled commercial banks (excluding RRBs), designated Post Offices (as may be notified), Stock Holding Corporation of India Ltd (SHCIL) and recognized stock exchanges viz., National Stock exchange of India Limited and Bombay Stock Exchange are authorized to receive applications for the Bonds either directly or through agents.
8. Payment Options
Payment shall be accepted in Indian Rupees through Cash (up to a maximum of Rs.20,000/-) or Demand Drafts or Cheque or Electronic banking. Where payment is made through cheque or demand draft, the same shall be drawn in favour of receiving office.
9. Redemption
- The Bonds shall be repayable on the expiration of eight years from November 17, 2016, the date of issue of Gold bonds. Pre-mature redemption of the Bond is permitted from fifth year of the date of issue on the interest payment dates.
- The redemption price shall be fixed in Indian Rupees on the basis of the previous week’s (Monday-Friday) simple average closing price for gold of 999 purity, published by IBJA.
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The receiving office shall inform the investor of the date of maturity of the Gold Bond one month before its maturity.
10. Repayment
The receiving office shall inform the investor of the date of maturity of the Bond one month before its maturity.
11. Eligibility for Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR)
Investment in the Bonds shall be eligible for SLR.
12. Loan against Bonds
The Bonds may be used as collateral for loans. The Loan to Value ratio will be as applicable to ordinary gold loan mandated by the RBI from time to time. The lien on the Bonds shall be marked in the depository by the authorized banks.
13. Tax Treatment
Interest on the Bonds shall be taxable as per the provisions of the Income-tax Act, 1961. The capital gains tax arising on redemption of SGB to an individual has been exempted. The indexation benefits will be provided to long term capital gains arising to any person on transfer of bond.
14. Applications
Subscription for the Bonds may be made in the prescribed application form (Form ‘A’) or in any other form as near as thereto stating clearly the grams of gold and the full name and address of the applicant. The receiving office shall issue an acknowledgment receipt in Form ‘B’ to the applicant.
15. Nomination
Nomination and its cancellation shall be made in Form ‘D’ and Form ‘E’, respectively, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 (38 of 2006) and the Government Securities Regulations, 2007, published in part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India dated December 1, 2007.
16. Transferability
The Bonds shall be transferable by execution of an Instrument of transfer as in Form ‘F’, in accordance with the provisions of the Government Securities Act, 2006 (38 of 2006) and the Government Securities Regulations, 2007, published in part III, Section 4 of the Gazette of India dated December 1, 2007.
17. Tradability of bonds
The Bonds shall be eligible for trading on a date notified by the Reserve Bank of India.
18. Commission for distribution
Commission for distribution shall be paid at the rate of rupee one per hundred of the total subscription received by the receiving offices on the applications received and receiving offices shall share at least 50% of the commission so received with the agents or sub-agents for the business procured through them.
19. All other terms and conditions specified in the notification of Government of India in the Ministry of Finance (Department of Economic Affairs) vide number F. No.4(13) W&M/2008, dated 8th October 2008 shall apply to the Bonds.
20. Operational guidelines relating to Sovereign Gold Bonds 2016-17 – Series III are issued vide circular IDMD.CDD.NO.894/14.04.050/2016-17.
Yours faithfully,
(Rajendra Kumar)
General Manager
Encls.: As above.
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