Avenues of Investment

Instruments

Category of Investors

Public /Private Limited Companies

Shares/Convertible Debentures/Preference shares

Non-Resident Indians/Non-resident/Non-Resident Incorporated Entities/Foreign Institutional Investors

Public Limited Companies

NCDs

NRIs

Trading Companies

Shares/Convertible Debentures/Preference Shares

Export House/Trading House/Super Trading House/Star Trading House

SSI Units

Shares/Convertible Debentures/Preference Shares

Non-residents

EOU or Unit in Free Trade Zone or in Export Processing Zone

Shares/Convertible Debentures/Preference Shares

Non-residents

Public/Private Ltd. Companies

Right Share

Non-residents

Under Scheme of amalgamation/ merger

Shares/Convertible Debentures/Preference Shares

Non-residents

Employees Stock Option

Shares/Convertible Debentures/Preference Shares

Non-residents

ADR/GDR

Receipts

Non-residents

PIS (Portfolio Investment Scheme)

Shares/Convertible Debentures

FIIs & NRIs

Exchange Traded Derivatives

FIIs (on repatriation basis) & NRIs (on non-repatriation basis)

Govt. Securities

Govt. dated Securities/Treasury Bills, Units of Domestic Mutual Funds, Bonds issued by PSUs and shares of Public Sector Enterprises being divested

NRIs & FIIs

Indian VCU or VCF or in a Scheme floated by VCF

SEBI Registered VCF/VC Units

SEBI Registered Foreign Venture Capital Investor