Sl. No	Index
1.	Introduction
2.	Abbreviations and Definitions
3.	Registration for Business user
4.	Logging into FIRMS
5.	Form filing and Submissions
	FC-GRP
	FC-TRS
	LLP-I
	LLP-II
	CN
	ESOP
	DI
	DRR
6.	Shareholding Pattern
7.	Processing at AD level
8.	Contact us

Abbreviation	Description
FEMA 20(R)	Foreign Exchange Management (Transfer or issue of security by a person resident outside India) Regulations, 2017 dated November 07, 2017 and as amended from time to time.
FIRMS	Foreign Investment Reporting and Management System
SMF	Single Master Form
AD Bank	Authorised Dealer Bank
BU	Business User
EM	Entity Master
LLP	Limited Liability Partnership
CN	Convertible Notes
ESOP	Employee Stock options
DR	Depository Receipts
ADR	American Depository Receipts
GDR	Global Depository Receipts
DI	Downstream Investment

Field Name	Description
First Name	First Name of the BU
Middle Name	Middle Name of the BU
Last Name	Last Name of the BU
User Name	User name for the BU. It shall be unique.
Email	Email ID of the BU
Confirm email	Email ID of the BU
Phone No	Mobile No of the BU.
Address	Correspondence Address of the BU
IFSC code	Select the IFSC code of the Bank branch to whom the reporting would be made. This field shall be carefully selected so that the reporting is made to the correct branch of the bank. The applicant shall be versed with the working model of his/her bank for the foreign investment reporting in terms of the branches which are operating for the approval/rejection of the reported forms in the FIRMS application. Not all branches are incorporated in the FIRMS application, but only those as specified by the respective bank. If the applicant is unable to find its respective branch under the IFSC code, he/she may contact its branch for clarification on this issue.
Bank name	Auto-populated as per the IFSC code selected
Authority letter-Attachment	Attachment in the specified format for Authority letter. It is common for all forms filing in SMF. Attach PAN card of the individual registering as a Business User
Company CIN/LLPIN	Select the CIN or LLPIN of the entity of which the foreign investment is being affected. i.e. the indian investee company.
PAN Number	Auto-populated based upon CIN/LLPIN selection
Entity name	Auto-populated based upon CIN/LLPIN selection

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.
Whether the foreign investment received is for a specific project/ manufacturing unit/ plant?	Select Yes or No as applicable. If yes is selected, fill up the details as below: PIN Code Enter the PIN code and click on arrow. If the PIN code is not available, enter the nearby PIN code State Pre-filled as per PIN code (editable) City/District Enter the city/district (editable) Brownfield/Greenfield Enter brownfield or greenfield as applicable for the investment.

Field name	Description
Date of issue	The date on which the capital instruments have been allotted persons resident outside India pertaining to instant reporting
Nature of Issue	The nature under which the capital instruments have been issued, which can be one of the following : 1. Preferential allotment/ Private placement/ Private arrangement 2. Rights 3. Bonus 4. Merger/ demerger /Amalgamation ……along with attachment of relevant approvals from the competent authority. This also includes cross border mergers which requires filing of FC-GPR as per Foreign Exchange Management (Cross Border Merger) Regulations 2018. 5. Subscription to Memorandum of Association (MoA) 6. Conversion of Convertible notes…..along with the reference number/identification number for the form CN filed for the issuance of Convertible notes. Where the CN form is filed through physical filing, the same may be mentioned in the reference number/identification number field with the copy of acknowledgement letter/ application made as “other attachments” of the form in tab 5. If the form CN has not been filed by the applicant for the issuance of Convertible notes, the same may be declared as a separate attachment within “other attachments” of the form in tab 5 7. Capital Instruments issued under Schedule 7 of FEMA 20(R) to FVCIs 8. Shares issued upon exercise of ESOPs…along with the along with the reference number/identification number for the form ESOP filed for the issuance of ESOPs. Where the form ESOP is filed through physical filing, the same may be mentioned in the reference number/identification number field as “filed physically” with the copy of acknowledgement letter/ application made as “other attachments” of the form in tab 5. If the form ESOP has not been filed by the applicant for the issuance of ESOPs, the same may be declared as a separate attachment within “other attachments” of the form in tab 5. 9. Issue of sweat equity shares 10. Issue of participating interest /rights in oil fields 11. Others (please specify)
Initial FC-GPR reference number (In case of subsequent filing)	Non-mandatory. This field is applicable where the capital instruments issued are either partly paid up or share warrants where Form FC-GPR is filed multiple times for one allotment, as and when the remittance is received. Enter the reference number, if any, which could be Ebiz application number or the acknowledgement number for the previously filed FC-GPR for that particular allotment. Please give the details of the allotment and payment schedule as an other attachment in the “other attachment” of the form in tab 5.
Whether the change in the shareholding pattern due to this transaction being reported has already been accounted in the pre transaction shareholding pattern:*	Select Yes or No In case Yes is selected then there will not be any change in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported. In case No is selected changes are reflected in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported accordingly. For understanding refer to chapter on Shareholding pattern.

Step 4.2: Tab 2 : Foreign investors details

 

 

 

Field name	Description
Number of investors	Enter the number of foreign investors to whom the capital instruments have been allotted in the issue being reported. Only that number of foreign investors can be entered in the form. For example, if the number of investors entered is 3, details of only 3 foreign investors can be added. In case, more number of investors (in case of incorrect number filled), please change the number in this field and then proceed ahead.
General details	Name : Name of the foreign investor (Ensure that the name is same as in the FIRC or KYC). Address Address of the foreign investor Town/City Town/City of the foreign investor State State of the foreign investor PIN code/Zip Code Pin Code /Zip Code of the foreign investor Country of residence Country of residence of the foreign investor. In case the investor belongs to Pakistan/Bangladesh, Government Approval shall be attached in the attachment “Government Approval” of the common details page. Constitution/nature of the investing entity (Specify whether) Select Constitution/nature of the foreign investor as applicable from the drop down menu.
Particulars of Issue/Allotment to Each Investor	Type of Capital instrument Select the type of capital instrument issued to the foreign investor from the drop down menu Number of instruments Enter the number of instruments issued. For participating interest/rights in oil fields enter the value as 1 (one). Conversion ratio In case of Equity shares, partly paid up shares, shares issued against convertible notes and, participating interest/rights in oil fields this is auto-populated as 1:1. For CCDs /CCPs/ share warrants enter the pre-fixed upfront conversion ratio. (In case there is no upfront conversion ratio enter the ratio as per the maximum permissible conversion of CCDs/CCPs/share warrants into equity shares in compliance to the pricing guidelines) Number of Equity shares on fully diluted basis Auto-calculated as per the conversion ratio and number of instruments Face value Enter the face value of the equivalent equity shares. In case of CCDs/CCPs /share warrants do NOT enter the face value of CCDs/CCPs/share warrants as it will not give the correct shareholding pattern. For participating interest/rights in oil fields enter the value as 0 (one). Premium Enter the value of premium, if any, else enter 0 (Zero). Issue Price per instrument Enter the Issue price per instrument. For participating interest/rights in oil fields enter the total value of the participating interest/rights in oil fields Amount of Consideration Auto calculated as Issue Price per instrument multiplied with number of instruments. After entering all details click on “Add issue particular” and check whether the details are reflected in the adjoining table and verify the same. In case any of the details entered needs to be modified click on the edit icon under “Edit/Update” head of the table. This would populate the details in the respective fields. Modify and then click on “Save” button, this will save the details in the table again. If the details needs to be deleted entirely, click on the delete icon. Further, in case the investor has been allotted more than one capital instrument in the same allotment, add the details using the above procedure. Multiple details would be added as different rows in the adjoining table. In case the investor has been issued equity shares of different face value, for example, 100 equity shares of face value 10 and 50 equity shares of face value 20, then enter the details as two different rows and NOT a single record. This would ensure correct shareholding pattern
Mode of Payment	Name of the AD bank through whom remittance has been received Enter the name of the AD Bank Address of the AD bank Enter the address of the AD bank Town/City Enter the Town/City of the AD bank Pin code Enter the PIN code of the AD bank State Enter the State or Union territory of the AD bank Mode of payment Select the mode of payment from the drop down menu. @ Whether the remitter is different from the foreign investor Please select “NO” if the remitter is same as the foreign investor to whom the capital instruments have been allotment. In case the two are different (third party payment, if permissible), Please select “YES” enter the details viz., Name of the Remitter, Country of remitter, relationship between Remitter and foreign investor and attach the requisite documents. @ Details of the menu options of Mode of payment drop down. Menu options are as follows: Menu options Description Inward remittance from abroad through banking channel Fields to be entered: “Date of Remittance”, “Amount in Rs” “FIRC number” Attachments: FIRC and KYC of the foreign investor NRE/FCNR Fields to be entered: “Date of debit”, “Amount in Rs” Attachments: Debit statement Escrow A/c Fields to be entered: “Date of debit”, “Amount in Rs” “FIRC number ” (if any) Attachments: Debit statement Swap Fields to be entered: “Value of Capital instruments in Rs”- Enter the value of capital instruments that are being swapped for the allotment of the instant capital instruments in this allotment. Attachments: “Valuation certificate”: Attach the valuation certificate for the value of capital instrument as entered in the above field Issue of shares against fund payables to its foreign investor Fields to be entered: “Value of fund payables in Rs”- Enter the value of fund payables for the allotment of the instant capital instruments in this allotment. “Description ”-Enter the description such as “conversion of ECB” or “import payables” etc as applicable Attachments: “Relevant documents from RBI/GOI and related documents”: Attach the related Government approvals or RBI approvals and any other related documents as applicable Others Select in case of any other mode of payment. Fields to be entered: “Date of Remittance”, “Amount in Rs” “FIRC number” Attachments: related documents, if any, as per the mode of payment and to be attached at the “other attachments” at tab 5 in the form. Multiple mode of payment Select this option if the total payment has been made through more than one mode or through one mode but multiple tranches. For example, if the allotment is of Rs 10 crores and the investor, lets say is an NRI, has paid the same as, Rs 5 crore through inward remittance and Rs 5 crore as NRE/FCNR. Fields to be entered: “Date of Remittance”, -earliest date of date of remittances “Amount in Rs”-Total amount through all modes of payment. “Multimode Payment details”-Specify the individual mode of payment and amount received through that. Attachments: “Relevant documents from RBI/GOI and related documents”: Attach the related Government approvals or RBI approvals, if any and any other related documents as applicable for the mode of payment as specified for the individual mode of payment. For allotments which does not involve any remittances, such as bonus issue, merger/demerger etc., select the mode of transfer as “others (please specify)”. A new field will pop-up as “others”. Enter “non cash transaction” in this field”. In “Date of remittance” select the date of allotment and in “Amount of remittance” enter 0 (zero). Leave the FIRC number blank.
Investment details	Total amount of Inflow (in Rs) Auto-populated from mode of payment details (Amount in Rs) Amount for which capital instruments have been issued Auto-populated from “Particulars of issue/ details of individual investor” details. (Amount of Consideration) Note : If the Total amount of inflow is in excess in comparison to Amount for which capital instruments have been issued, then specify the details as per the validation note as below : Please specify and give as other attachment (refer user manual), whether the excess amount: 1. has already been utilized for previous allotment, if so reference no be provided 2. will be utilized for subsequent allotment 3. has been refunded, if so refunds details shall be provided 4. will be refunded, if so please be guided by proviso to para 2(3) of schedule 1 of FEMA 20 (R)). Attachments to be provided in the attachment “other attachments” in the tab 5 of the form.
ADD Investor	Upon filling all above details, click on the “ADD investor” check whether the details are reflected in the adjoining table (at the bottom) and verify the same. In case any of the details entered needs to be modified click on the edit icon under “Edit/Update” head of the table. This would populate the details in the respective fields. Modify and then click on “Save” button, this will save the details in the table again. Repeat the process in case of multiple investors.

Tip : Please select the “Nature of issue” in tab 1, before entering the investor details. The investor details are erased in case “nature of issue” selected after.

Step 4.3 –Tab 3-Amount of Issue

 

Field name	Description
Total amount of inflow	Auto-populated from tab 2 for all foreign investors
Total amount for which capital instruments have been issued	Auto-populated from tab 2 for all foreign investors

Step 4.4-Tab 4-Particulars of Issue

 

Field name	Description
Consolidated Particulars of Issue	Auto-populated table for the consolidated particulars of issue (from tab 2), for all foreign investors
Fair value of the Shares (in Rs)	Fair value of the shares as per the valuation certificate issued by the person authorized as per FEMA 20 (R) along with the attachment at “Valuation Certificate”. Mandatory where nature of issues is “Preferential Allotment/Private Placement/Private arrangement” and “Conversion of Convertible Notes”.
Declaration	“I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. I hereby attach requisite Declaration, CS certificate and other relevant attachment(s) for this reporting.” * Please select “Yes” upon completing all details in the form. Attach the Declaration and CS certificate as well as other relevant documents in the attachment “CS certificate/other attachments”.

Step 4.5-Tab 5-Shareholding Pattern

 

Field name

Description

Shareholding pattern

Particulars Pre-Transaction Post-Transaction Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis) other than Foreign Portfolio Investment and indirect foreign investment or Value of Capital contribution/profit shares     Foreign Portfolio Investment     Indirect foreign investment- Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis)     Total     Percentage     Pre transaction values are auto-populated from the Entity Master (tab 3) Post transaction values are auto-calculated based upon the details provided in the form. Post transaction=Pre transaction value of shares + Value of shares reported in the form. The Business user shall ensure that the details are correctly filled in the form, so that the shareholding pattern which is auto- calculated is correct.

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.
Whether the foreign investment received is for a specific project/ manufacturing unit/ plant?	Select Yes or No as applicable. If yes is selected, fill up the details as below: PIN Code Enter the PIN code and click on arrow State Pre-filled as per PIN code City/District Enter the city/district Brownfield/Greenfield Enter brownfield or greenfield as applicable for the investment.

Field name	Description
Transfer by way of	Select sale or Gift as the case may be
Whether the change in the shareholding pattern due to this transaction being reported has already been accounted in the pre transaction shareholding pattern:*	Select Yes or No In case Yes is selected then there will not be any change in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported. In case No is selected changes are reflected in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported accordingly. For explanation refer to the chapter under head “Shareholding Pattern”
Transfer from	Select from the following options as applicable: Resident to Non-resident (including NRI/OCI on repatriable basis) Non-resident (including NRI/OCI on repatriable basis) to Resident NRI /OCI/eligible investor on non-repatriable basis to Non-resident (including NRI/OCI on repatriable basis) Non-resident (including NRI/OCI on repatriable basis) to NRI/OCI/eligible investor on non-repatriable basis
Transfer Type	Select from the following options as applicable: Transfer as per Regulation 10(3) of FEMA 20(R)-Sale of capital instruments from a person resident outside India to a person resident in India Transfer as per Regulation 10(4) of FEMA 20(R)-Sale of capital instruments from a person resident in India, including NRI/OCI or eligible investor under Schedule 4 to FEMA 20(R) to a person resident outside India Transfer as per Regulation 10(5) of FEMA 20(R)-Gift of capital instruments from a person resident in India, including NRI/OCI or eligible investor under Schedule 4 to FEMA 20(R) to a person resident outside India Transfer as per Regulation 10(12) of FEMA 20(R)-Invocation of pledge Transfer of capital instruments as per Regulation 3 to FEMA 20(R) Others (please specify)
Date of Transfer	Select the date of transfer from the calendar. (In case the date of transfer is after the date of filing of FC-TRS form i.e future date, select the date as application date and provide the date of transfer as per the Transfer agreement as an attachment under “Other attachments”).
Nature of Transfer	Select from the following options as applicable: Offer for sale in an IPO/ FPO Private arrangement Swap of capital instruments Sale on stock exchange other than those under Schedule 2 and Schedule 3 of FEMA 20(R) Purchase on stock exchange other than those under schedule 2 and Schedule 3 of FEMA20(R) Participating interests / rights in oil fields Merger / Demerger / Amalgamation Buy back Invocation of pledge Others (please specify) NOT applicable for Transfer by Gift
Buyer and Seller details for sale or Donee and Donor details for gift	Fill up the buyer and seller details for transfer by sale or Donee and Donor details for Transfer by Gift.

Step 4.2-Tab 2-Particulars of Transfer

 

Field Name	Description
Type of capital instrument	Select the type of capital instrument as transferred from the drop down menu. In case of gift, if the shares are transferred select as “Shares transferred as Gift”, if not, then the capital instrument as transferred
Number of Instruments	Enter the number of instruments as transferred.
Conversion ratio	In case of Equity shares, partly paid up shares, shares transferred as Gift, participating interest/rights in oil fields enter as 1:1. For CCDs /CCPs/ share warrants enter the pre-fixed upfront conversion ratio. (In case there is no upfront conversion ratio enter the ratio as per the maximum permissible conversion of CCDs/CCPs/share warrants into equity shares in compliance to the pricing guidelines).
Number of equity shares on fully diluted basis	Auto-populated as per the conversion ratio and the number of instruments
Face value	Enter the face value of the equivalent equity shares. In case of CCDs/CCPs /share warrants do NOT enter the face value of CCDs/CCPs/share warrants as it will not give the correct shareholding pattern. For participating interest/rights in oil fields enter the value as 0 (zero).
Transfer price per instrument	Transfer price. For Gift, enter transfer price as 0 (zero).
Total amount consideration	Auto-calculated as Number of instruments multiplied by transfer price per instrument.
“ADD” button	Click on the ADD button after entering above details and check that all details are reflected in the adjoining table. In case of multiple instruments being transferred repeat the above process. In case the entered details needs to be modified click on the Edit icon in the table. The details would be re-populated in the fields, modify accordingly and click on Save Button. Check for the details in the adjoining table. In case the details needs to be deleted click on the Delete icon in the table.
Fair value of the capital instruments at the time of transfer	Enter the fair value of the capital instrument being transferred and attach the valuation certificate form the authorized person and Transfer agreement (relevant extracts) along with the consent letter of buyer and seller at “Valuation certificate.” In case where multiple instruments are being transferred, enter the fair value of one instrument and attach a clarificatory letter along with the valuation certificates at the attachment “Valuation certificate” In case of Gift, the field may be kept blank.

Step 4.3 : Tab 3-Remittance Details – Not applicable for Transfer by Gift

 

Field Name	Description
Mode of payment	Select from the drop down menu
Name of AD bank	Click on the search icon. A pop-up window will open, select the AD bank facilitating the transfer.
Address of the AD bank	Address is auto-populated based on bank selection. In case the address is not correct, edit the details accordingly.
Amount remitted/received in Rs	Amount in Rs as being received or remitted in this reporting
Whether and Tranche number	Select from the drop down menu as below Payment on full consideration Date of remittance Enter the Date of Remittance. In case the remittance date is future date, it may be left blank. Tranche number Enter tranche number as 1 Is last tranche Select Yes Payment on deferred basis In case it is first tranche payment Tranche number Enter Tranche number as 1 (one) Amount in the tranche Enter the Amount as received in the tranche Date of remittance Enter the Date of Remittance. In case the remittance date is future date, it may be left blank. Is last tranche Select YES or NO as applicable In case it is 2,3,4…..etc tranche Tranche number Enter Tranche number as 2,3…etc as applicable Amount in previous tranche(s) Enter the total amount as received in all earlier tranche(s). FC-TRS details Enter the FC-TRS reference number along with the tranche amount reported in the FC-TRS Amount in the tranche Enter the Amount as received in this tranche Date of remittance Enter the Date of Remittance. In case the remittance date is future date, it may be left blank. Is last tranche Select YES or NO as applicable Indemnity Arrangement In case it is first FC-TRS reporting Tranche number Enter Tranche number as 1 Amount indemnified /Amount being paid as indemnity Enter the Amount indemnified in Rs Date of remittance Enter the Date of Remittance. In case the remittance date is future date, it may be left blank. This date is the date on which the Amount is received for the transfer Is last tranche Select NO In case it is first FC-TRS reporting for reporting indemnity payment Tranche number Enter Tranche number as 2 Amount in previous tranche(s) Enter the total amount as received in all previous tranches FC-TRS details Enter the FC-TRS reference number along with the tranche amount reported in the FC-TRS Amount Indemnified /Amount paid as Indemnified in Rs Enter the Amount being paid as indemnity Date of Remittance Enter the date of remittance. Is last tranche Select YES or No as applicable
Whether the remitter is different from a foreign investor	Please select “NO” if the remitter is same as the foreign investor. In case the two are different (third party payment, if permissible), Please select “YES” enter the details viz., Name of the Remitter, Country of remitter, relationship between Remitter and foreign investor and attach the requisite documents
Declaration	Declaration text- I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. I hereby attach requisite Declaration and other relevant attachment(s) for this reporting.* Check upon completing all details in the form.

Step 5.5-Tab 5-Shareholding Pattern

 

Field name

Description

Shareholding pattern

Particulars Pre-Transaction Post-Transaction Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis) other than Foreign Portfolio Investment and indirect foreign investment or Value of Capital contribution/profit shares     Foreign Portfolio Investment     Indirect foreign investment- Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis)     Total     Percentage     Pre transaction values are auto-populated from the Entity Master (tab 3) Post transaction values are auto-calculated based upon the details provided in the form. Post transaction=Pre transaction value of shares + Value of shares reported in the form. The Business user shall ensure that the details are correctly filled in the form, so that the shareholding pattern which is auto- calculated is correct.

Step 5.6: After filling in all details, click on Save and Submit for submitting the form.

“Save as draft” feature: The Business User can also save the draft and submit later, by filling in all mandatory details in the “Common details” page.

“Reset” feature : This will reset the complete form.

“Back” button: To go back to the Dashboard.

LLP-I

Step 1: Login into SMF and reach your workspace.

Click on the left navigation button and select Single Master Form.

Step 2 : Click on drop down menu “Return Type”. Select “Form LLP-I” and click on Add new return. The user will be taken to form LLP-I.

The complete form is arranged into two parts, Common Investment details and “Form LLP-I” which is further arranged into 5 tabs.

(Common Investment details: These details are common to all returns that can be reported in SMF.)

Step 3: Fill up the common investment details as below:

 

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.
Whether the foreign investment received is for a specific project/ manufacturing unit/ plant?	Select Yes or No as applicable. If yes is selected, fill up the details as below: PIN Code Enter the PIN code and click on arrow State Pre-filled as per PIN code City/District Enter the city/district Brownfield/Greenfield Enter brownfield or greenfield as applicable for the investment.

Step 4 : Fill up the details in form LLP-I as below :

 

 

Step 4.1: Tab 1: Common details

Field Name	Description
General Details	Enter the details of the person resident outside India making the capital contribution in the LLP as Name, address, country and constitution nature
Remittance details	Select the name of the AD bank through which the remittance has been received. Enter the address and select the PIN code through the search option. State and City are auto-populated. In case the state or city auto-populated is not correct, edit the same accordingly.
Mode of Payment	Select the mode of payment, as applicable, from the radio button as Remittance through banking channel Date of remittance Amount remitted in rs Attachments : FIRC and KYC NRE/FCNR Date of Debit Amount in rs Attachments: Debit statement Others: Others (please specify) Date of Remittance Amount in Rs Attachment: As applicable
Value of Capital contribution	Value of capital contribution by the person resident outside India in the LLP.
Total Capital contribution in the LLP	Value of capital contribution in the LLP from all investors including resident and non-resident
Total Value of Capital contribution in Rs for all investors	In case where the capital contribution is being received at the same date from multiple foreign investors and the applicant wishes to file for all investors in one form LLP-I, enter the total value of capital contribution for all such foreign investors. For entering the details for other foreign investors, file another form LLP-I as the LLP-I has the provision of entering only one investor details.
Fair value	Enter the fair value and attach the valuation certificate
Remarks	Enter remarks if any.
Declaration and other attachments	Declaration text -I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. I hereby attach requisite Declaration and other relevant attachment(s) for this reporting. Select the check box and attach other documents, if any.

Step 4.2-Tab 2-Shareholding Pattern

Field name

Description

Shareholding pattern

Particulars Pre-Transaction Post-Transaction Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis) other than Foreign Portfolio Investment and indirect foreign investment or Value of Capital contribution/profit shares     Foreign Portfolio Investment     Indirect foreign investment- Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis)     Total     Percentage     Pre transaction values are auto-populated from the Entity Master (tab 3) Post transaction values are auto-calculated based upon the details provided in the form. Post transaction=Pre transaction value of shares + Value of shares reported in the form. The Business user shall ensure that the details are correctly filled in the form, so that the shareholding pattern which is auto- calculated is correct.

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.
Whether the foreign investment received is for a specific project/ manufacturing unit/ plant?	Select Yes or No as applicable. If yes is selected, fill up the details as below:   PIN Code Enter the PIN code and click on arrow State Pre-filled as per PIN code City/District Enter the city/district Brownfield/Greenfield Enter brownfield or greenfield as applicable for the investment.

Step 4 : Fill up the details in form LLP-II as below :

Step 4.1: Tab 1- Transfer details

 

Field Name	Description
Date of Transfer	Select the date of transfer. In case the date of transfer is a future date, please leave this date as blank
Transfer Type	Select from the following (radio buttons) as applicable : Transfer of capital contribution/profit shares from a person resident outside India to a person resident in India [including NRI/ OCI or eligible investor under Schedule 4 of FEMA 20(R)]. Upon selection of this option enter the amount of outflow in Rs and attach the relevant acknowledgement letters, if any. Transfer of capital contribution/profit shares instruments from a person resident in India [including NRI/ OCI or eligible investor under Schedule 4 of FEMA 20(R)] to a person resident outside India Upon selection of this option enter the amount of inflow in Rs and attach the relevant acknowledgement letters, if any. (In case, there is no necessary attachments, attach a declaration specifying the same)

Step 4.2: Tab 2- Buyer Seller details

 

Field name	Description
Buyer details	Enter the name and address of the buyer. Select the country of residence and constitution/nature from the drop down menu
Seller details	Enter the name and address of the seller. Select the country of residence and constitution/nature from the drop down menu

Step 4.3: Tab 3- Particulars of Transfer

Field name	Description
Whether the change in the shareholding pattern due to this transaction being reported has already been accounted in the pre transaction shareholding pattern:*	Select Yes or No accordingly. For explanation refer to the head under “Shareholding pattern”
Value of capital contribution in Rs	Enter the value of capital contribution being transferred
Fair price in Rs	Enter the fair value of the capital contribution and attach the valuation certificate
Remittance Details	Select the name of the AD bank facilitating remittance for this transfer and enter the address of the same
Remittance details –Mode of Payment	Select the applicable mode of payment from the following options (check box) Remittance through banking channel Remittance date Amount remitted in rs Attachments : FIRC and KYC NRE/FCNR NRE remittance date NRE Amount remitted in rs Attachments: Debit statement Others: Others (please specify) Other Mode of Payment …Description Other Remittance date Other Amount Remitted in Rs Attachments :Other Payment (necessary documents as applicable) In case the total payment has been received through multiple modes of payment, select multiple check boxes accordingly.
Declaration	Declaration text- I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. I hereby attach requisite Declaration and other relevant attachment(s) for this reporting. Check the declaration box and attach requisite declaration and other attachments, if any

Step 4.4: Tab 4- Shareholding pattern

 

Field name

Description

Shareholding pattern

Particulars Pre-Transaction Post-Transaction Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis) other than Foreign Portfolio Investment and indirect foreign investment or Value of Capital contribution/profit shares     Foreign Portfolio Investment     Indirect foreign investment- Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis)     Total     Percentage     Pre transaction values are auto-populated from the Entity Master (tab 3) Post transaction values are auto-calculated based upon the details provided in the form. Post transaction=Pre transaction value of shares + Value of shares reported in the form. The Business user shall ensure that the details are correctly filled in the form, so that the shareholding pattern which is auto- calculated is correct.

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.

Step 4: Select the Transaction type from the drop down menu as applicable:

 

Drop down options	Description
Issue of convertible notes	Select this option where the convertible notes are being issued to person(s) resident outside India as per FEMA 20 (R)
Repayment	Select this option where the amount received in lieu of issuance of convertible notes is being repaid to person (s) resident outside India as per FEMA 20 (R)
Conversion of Convertible notes	Select this option where the convertible notes as issued to person (s) resident outside India is being converted into equity shares
Transfer of convertible notes	Select this option where the convertible is being transferred from a person resident outside India to a person resident in India (including NRI on Non repatriation basis) or vice-versa

Step 5.1: For issue of Convertible Notes

 

Field Name	Description
Date of issue of convertible notes	Select the date of issue of convertible notes
Total amount of Inflow	Enter the total amount of inflow being reported in this form CN
Number of foreign investors	Enter the number of foreign investors to whom convertible notes are being issued
Details of foreign investor	Enter the details of the foreign investor as below:   Name of the foreign investor Enter the name of the foreign investor Address Enter the address of the foreign investor Country Select the country of the foreign investor from the drop down menu Constitution/ Nature Select the constitution /nature of the foreign investor from the drop down menu Remittance Details- Name of the AD bank and address Select the name of the AD bank from the available option, other details are auto-populated based upon selection. If the details are not correct, the same may be modified accordingly. The field is editable. Mode of payment Select the mode of payment from the following (check boxes) Remittance through banking channel NRE/FCNR/Escrow Others (please specify) Enter the Date of remittance, amount remitted in foreign currency and amount remitted in Rs Attachments : FIRC or debit statement as applicable and KYC. In case the payment is being made through multiple modes, select multiple check boxes, and enter the date of remittance as the earliest of the date of remittances. The amount of remittance is the total amount of remittance through all modes. Once the above details have been filled, click on ADD investor. Repeat the above process in case of multiple investors
Declaration text and other attachments	Declaration text I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. I hereby attach requisite Declaration and other relevant attachment(s) for this reporting. Check the declaration text and attach other attachments, if any.

Step 5.1.1: After filling in all details, click on Save and Submit for submitting the form.

“Save as draft” feature: The Business User can also save the draft and submit later, by filling in all mandatory details in the “Common details” page.

“Reset” feature : This will reset the complete form.

“Back” button: To go back to the Dashboard.

Step 5.2 For transfer of convertible notes

 

Field name	Description
Date of transfer	Select the date of transfer. In case, it is a future date select the current date.
Type of transfer	Select from the following options as applicable Transfer of capital contribution/profit shares from a person resident outside India to a person resident in India [including NRI/ OCI or eligible investor under Schedule 4 of FEMA 20(R)] Please provide the acknowledgement letter for the initial investment Enter the amount of Outflow in Rs Transfer of convertible notes from a person resident in India ((Including investment by NRI/OCI or eligible Investor under Schedule 4 of FEMA 20(R))) to a person resident outside India Enter the amount of inflow in Rs
Details of the Buyer	Enter the details of the buyer
Details of the seller	Enter the details of the seller
Details of the AD bank	Select the name of the AD bank facilitating the transfer and check for the address. If the same is incorrect, modify the same accordingly.
Mode of payment	Select the mode of payment from the following (check boxes) Remittance through banking channel NRE/FCNR/Escrow Others (please specify) Enter the Date of remittance and amount remitted in Rs Attachments : FIRC or debit statement as applicable and KYC. In case the payment is being made through multiple modes, select multiple check boxes, and enter the date of remittance as the earliest of the date of remittances. The amount of remittance is the total amount of remittance through all modes.
Fair value	Enter the fair value of the convertible note being transferred and attach the valuation certificate
Declaration text and other attachments	Declaration text I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. I hereby attach requisite Declaration and other relevant attachment(s) for this reporting. Check the declaration text and attach other attachments, if any.

Step 5.2.2: After filling in all details, click on Save and Submit for submitting the form.

“Save as draft” feature: The Business User can also save the draft and submit later, by filling in all mandatory details in the “Common details” page.

“Reset” feature : This will reset the complete form.

“Back” button: To go back to the Dashboard

FORM ESOP

Step 1: Login into SMF and reach your workspace.

Click on the left navigation button and select Single Master Form.

Step 2 : Click on drop down menu “Return Type”. Select “Form ESOP” and click on Add new return. The user will be taken to form ESOP.

The complete form is arranged into two parts, Common Investment details and “Form ESOP” which is further arranged into 2 tabs.

(Common Investment details: These details are common to all returns that can be reported in SMF.)

Step 3: Fill up the common investment details as below:

 

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.

Step 4: Fill up the details in form ESOP as below :

Step 4.1: Tab 1-ESOP details :

 

Field Name	Description
Scheme Under which ESOPs are issued	Mention the name of the scheme under which the ESOPs are being issued and attach the relevant extracts of the same at the attachment “Attach the relevant extracts of the scheme”
Date of Issue	Select the date from the calendar in which the ESOPs have been issued
Number of ESOPs issued	Enter the Total number of ESOPs being issued as per the scheme
Pre-determined Issue price	Enter the pre-determined issue price on which the underlying would be issued upon exercise of ESOPs
Conversion Ratio	Enter the conversion ratio as per which the shares would be issued upon exercise of the ESOPs. In case of an ADR/GDR linked ESOP, enter the convertion ratio on a fully diluted basis. For example, if the as per the scheme 1 ESOP has an underlying of 2 GDRs and GDRs in turn has underlying of 10 equity shares, than the conversion ratio would be 1: 20.
Equivalent equity shares on fully diluted basis	Auto-calculated as per Number of ESOPs issued and the conversion ratio
Face value of equity shares	Enter the face value of the underlying Equity shares
Whether the change in the shareholding pattern due to this transaction being reported has already been accounted in the pre transaction shareholding pattern:*	Select Yes or No In case Yes is selected then there will not be any change in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported. In case No is selected, a field for Paid up capital on fully diluted basis will pop-up. Enter the paid up capital value on fully diluted basis. The changes would be reflected in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported accordingly.
Value of shares in Rs	Auto-calculated as per Equivalent equity shares on fully diluted basis and the face value of equity shares
Declaration	Declaration text- “I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. I hereby attach requisite Declaration, CS certificate and other relevant attachment(s) for this reporting.”* Check upon completing all details in the form.

Step 4.2 : Tab 2 –Shareholding pattern

 

Field name

Description

Shareholding pattern

Particulars Pre-Transaction Post-Transaction Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis) other than Foreign Portfolio Investment and indirect foreign investment or Value of Capital contribution/profit shares     Foreign Portfolio Investment     Indirect foreign investment- Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis)     Total     Percentage     Pre transaction values are auto-populated from the Entity Master (tab 3) Post transaction values are auto-calculated based upon the details provided in the form. Post transaction=Pre transaction value of shares + Value of shares reported in the form. The Business user shall ensure that the details are correctly filled in the form, so that the shareholding pattern which is auto- calculated is correct.

Step 4.3: After filling in all details, click on Save and Submit for submitting the form.

An intimation message would Pop-up as “The applicant may file form FC-GPR as and when the ESOPs are exercised. If the ESOPs are linked to ADR/GDR, form DRR may be filed upon exercise of such ESOPs”.

Please click Yes and form submission is complete.

“Save as draft” feature: The Business User can also save the draft and submit later, by filling in all mandatory details in the “Common details” page.

“Reset” feature : This will reset the complete form.

“Back” button: To go back to the Dashboard.

FORM DI

Step 1: Login into SMF and reach your workspace.

Click on the left navigation button and select Single Master Form.

Step 2 : Click on drop down menu “Return Type”. Select “Form DI” and click on Add new return. The user will be taken to form DI.

The complete form is arranged into two parts, Common Investment details and “Form DI” which is further arranged into 2 tabs.

(Common Investment details: These details are common to all returns that can be reported in SMF.)

Step 3: Fill up the common investment details as below:

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.

Step 4: Fill up the details in form DI as below :

Step 4.1: Tab 1-DI details :

 

 

Field name	Description
Whether the change in the shareholding pattern due to this transaction being reported has already been accounted in the pre transaction shareholding pattern:*	Select Yes or No In case Yes is selected then there will not be any change in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported. In case No is selected, a field for Paid up capital on fully diluted basis will pop-up. Enter the paid up capital value on fully diluted basis. The changes would be reflected in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported accordingly.
Investor Type	Select the type of resident investor making downstream investment in the investee indian company from the drop down menu as : Company LLP Investment Vehicle
Name	Enter the name of the resident investor making downstream investment
Address	Enter the address of the resident investor making downstream investment
PIN Code	Enter the Pin code and click on the Right arrow. If the PIN code is available in the system, the State and District are auto-filled. Or else, enter the State and district. The details are editable
Date on which the investment become Indirect foreign investment	Select the date on which the investment by the resident investor in the indian Investee company became indirect foreign investment for the investee company, as per Regulation 14 of FEMA 20(R).
Date of allotment	Select the date on which the capital instruments were issued to the resident investor by the Indian investee company. This date would be same as Date on which the investment become Indirect foreign investment if the investment by resident investor is downstream investment, in terms of Regulation 14 of FEMA 20(R), at the time of allotment itself.
Amount (in Rs)	Amount of inflow for the investment in Rs
Type of instruments	Select from the type of instrument, drop down menu.
Number of instruments	Enter the number of instruments
Conversion ratio	Enter the conversion ratio
Number of shares on a fully diluted basis	Auto-filled as per the number of instruments and conversion ratio.
Face value of equity shares	Enter the face value of the equity shares.
Value of shares	Auto-calculated as per Number of shares on fully diluted basis and the Face value of the shares
Declaration	Declaration text- I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999.” Check upon completing all details in the form and attach, any other document (s), if any.

Step 4.2 : Tab 2 –Shareholding pattern

 

Field name

Description

Shareholding pattern

Particulars Pre-Transaction Post-Transaction Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis) other than Foreign Portfolio Investment and indirect foreign investment or Value of Capital contribution/profit shares     Foreign Portfolio Investment     Indirect foreign investment- Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis)     Total     Percentage     Pre transaction values are auto-populated from the Entity Master (tab 3) Post transaction values are auto-calculated based upon the details provided in the form. Post transaction=Pre transaction value of shares + Value of shares reported in the form. The Business user shall ensure that the details are correctly filled in the form, so that the shareholding pattern which is auto- calculated is correct.

Step 4.3: After filling in all details, click on Save and Submit for submitting the form.

“Save as draft” feature: The Business User can also save the draft and submit later, by filling in all mandatory details in the “Common details” page.

“Reset” feature : This will reset the complete form.

“Back” button: To go back to the Dashboard.

FORM DRR

Step 1: Login into SMF and reach your workspace.

Click on the left navigation button and select Single Master Form.

Step 2 : Click on drop down menu “Return Type”. Select “Form DRR” and click on Add new return. The user will be taken to form DRR.

The complete form is arranged into two parts, Common Investment details and “Form DRR” which is further arranged into 2 tabs.

(Common Investment details: These details are common to all returns that can be reported in SMF.)

Step 3: Fill up the common investment details as below:

 

Field Name	Description
CIN	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Company name	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
PAN number	Pre-filled, non-editable as per the BU registration details
Application date	Pre-filled, non-editable, system date
Entry Route*	Select Automatic or Government as applicable for the investment being reported. In case the Government route is selected attach the requisite Government approvals. Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route. If the investment being reported is under 74%. The entry route selected shall be automatic and in case the investment being reported would result into foreign investment beyond 74%, the entry route selected shall be government with relevant government approvals attached.
Applicable Sectoral cap/ Statutory ceiling*	Applicable sectoral cap as per FEMA 20(R). Clarification: where the company belongs to a sector with mixed entry routes, for example brownfield pharmaceuticals where up to 74% is under automatic route and beyond up to 100% under Government route, the applicable sectoral cap would be 100%.

Step 4: Fill up the details in form DRR as below :

Step 4.1: Tab 1-DRR details :

 

Field name	Description
Name of the Domestic custodian	Name of the Domestic custodian for the DR issue
Address of the Domestic custodian	Address of the Domestic custodian for the DR issue
Name of the Global Custodian	Name of the Global custodian for the DR issue
Address of the Global Custodian	Address of the Global custodian for the DR issue.
Date of issue	Date on which the DRs have been issued
Country	Country in which the DRs have been issued
Number of DRs issued	Number of DRs as issued
Underlying securities	Select the underlying securities to the DRs issued
Conversion Ratio	Conversion for the DRs issued. Where the underlying security is other that capital instruments i.e. debt or units, conversion ratio shall be 1:0.
Number of equity shares on fully diluted basis	Auto-calculated as per Number of DRs issued and conversion ratio
Face value of equity shares	Face value of the equity shares
Value of shares	Auto-calculated as per number of shares on fully diluted basis and the face value
Amount raised in Rs	Total amount as raised in the DR issue being reported.
Issue expenses, if any, in Rs	Issue expenses as incurred in the DR issue, if any.
Amount repatriated in the current tranche in Rs	The amount as being repatriated in India so far.
Total Amount repatriated in India in Rs	Total amount repatriated in India, so far
Amount kept abroad in Rs	Auto-calculated as per Amount raised in Rs and Total amount repatriated in India in Rs
Whether the change in the shareholding pattern due to this transaction being reported has already been accounted in the pre transaction shareholding pattern:*	Select Yes or No In case Yes is selected then there will not be any change in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported. In case No is selected, a field for Paid up capital on fully diluted basis will pop-up. Enter the paid up capital value on fully diluted basis. The changes would be reflected in the shareholding pattern for this transaction being reported accordingly.
Whether sponsored?	Select Yes or No If Yes, then enter the Name of sponsor and the address of the sponsor
Whether the DR is listed on an International Exchange or trading platform	Select Yes or No If Yes, then enter the name of the stock exchange and the Date of commencement of trading on the same
Declaration	Declaration text- I hereby declare that I have verified the information provided in this form and certify that the information provided is true, complete and correct. In case of any discrepancy in the above information, I may be held liable for the same. These declarations and submissions are made in compliance to the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999. Check upon completing all details in the form and attach other documents, if any.

Step 4.2-Tab 5-Shareholding Pattern

 

Field name

Description

Shareholding pattern

Particulars Pre-Transaction Post-Transaction Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis) other than Foreign Portfolio Investment and indirect foreign investment or Value of Capital contribution/profit shares     Foreign Portfolio Investment     Indirect foreign investment- Value of equity shares (on fully diluted basis)     Total     Percentage     Pre transaction values are auto-populated from the Entity Master (tab 3) Post transaction values are auto-calculated based upon the details provided in the form. Post transaction=Pre transaction value of shares + Value of shares reported in the form. The Business user shall ensure that the details are correctly filled in the form, so that the shareholding pattern which is auto- calculated is correct.

Step 4.3: After filling in all details, click on Save and Submit for submitting the form.

“Save as draft” feature: The Business User can also save the draft and submit later, by filling in all mandatory details in the “Common details” page.

“Reset” feature : This will reset the complete form.

“Back” button: To go back to the Dashboard.

Step 4.4 For subsequent filing of Form DRR: Wherein the Amount raised as in a DRR issue has not been repatriated in India in one go and is kept abroad. In such cases wherever the amount is being repatriated in subsequent tranches, for every subsequent tranche Form DRR shall be filed within 30 days from the date of remittance as a subsequent form DRR to the Form DRR as filed at the time of issue of DRs, as below:

Step 4.4.1: Using the left navigation button select File Return and then Single Master Form.

Step 4.4.2: Select Return Type as Form DRR. If the reference number of the earlier filed form DRR is known, enter the same in the field Return Reference Number and click on search return. Or else, enter the From date and search return. Select the initial filed Form DRR and open the same upon clicking on the reference number.

Step 4.4.3: At the top right select the button “ADD subsequent return”. Enter the amount Amount repatriated in the current tranche in Rs. No other field needs to be entered. The values in Total amount repatriated in India and the Amount kept abroad are updated accordingly. Check the details under the tab “Tranche details”.

Step 4.4.4. Check the declaration and attach the FIRC for the amount repatriated in the “Other attachments” and click on “Submit” button at top right.

6. Shareholding pattern

1. Shareholding pattern details are being obtained with the purpose to ensure that the foreign investment in an entity is within the permissible foreign investment limit/ sectoral caps/regulatory limits.

2. In the entity master, the companies and LLPs were instructed to provide the latest shareholding pattern, all inclusive irrespective whether the same is reported or not reported or acknowledged or not acknowledged.

3. In case where the company or LLP is making a filing in SMF for a past transaction which was not reported earlier, but the same has been included in the shareholding pattern provided in the Enitiy master, at the time of reporting the same in SMF, the shareholding pattern should not change. In such scenarios, the BU, where he is asked to specify “Whether the change in the shareholding pattern due to this transaction being reported has already been accounted in the pre transaction shareholding pattern:” shall select YES. This would ensure that the shareholding pattern is not affected.

4. It may be noted that upon successful acknowledgement of the filed forms at AD level, the entity master details are automatically updated with the post shareholding pattern as per the acknowledged form. Therefore, the user shall take due precaution while specifying for this detail.

7. Processing at AD level

Login Procedure

Step 1: Go to the website at https://fed.rbi.org.in

Step 2: Select User type as Bank user and click on radio button for FIRMS. Enter the username and password as provided by RBI and click on Login. The dashboard for the AD bank is as below:

Verifying eKYC for the Business user

Step -1 Using the left navigation button select user verification and then RBI user master. All pending approvals for eKYC would be displayed.

Step 2: Click on the View Button to see all the details for the Business User.

Step 3: Download the authority letter using download button.

Step 4: Verify the details as entered with the authority letter. Approve or Reject the registration accordingly. An email notification would be sent to the applicant accordingly.

AD bank will have 3 working days for verifying the eKYC of the Business User.

Verifying the filed forms

Step 1 : Using the left Navigation button go to File return and then to Approve form

Step 2 : Select the return type, enter the from and to date and select the status as pending approval and click on search return.

All form of the return type would be displayed. Select the form as desired. The form will open up with all details as filed by the Business user along with the Entity details and Check list.

Step 3: Go through the details as filed by the Business User and verify the same with attached documents.

Procedure of scrutiny: The checklist provides the details that needs to be verified for acknowledging the filed return. A set of checklist as applicable to that particular return is being provided to the AD bank along with the filed form. AD bank is required to check only those details and if found to be in order, approve the return. In case the Business user has not provided the details, AD Bank shall reject the form.

It may be noted that there is no provision for resending or attaching any clarification once the form is submitted. Therefore, AD may take due caution while approving or rejecting the same.

In exception cases where for the specific reasons the AD needs to refer the form to RBI, AD may select the Regional Office from the drop down menu, enter the reasons for referring it to RBI under “remarks” field and click on Send to RBI.

RBI would provide the advice on whether the form be approved or rejected to the AD bank. The final acknowledgement and rejection would be then made, accordingly, by AD bank.

AD bank will have only 5 working days for approving or rejecting the form or sending it to RBI.

8. Contact Us

Helpdesk for FIRMS to receive queries from stakeholders regarding entries to be made in FIRMS.

FIRMS Helpdesk Team

Please click here to send email.

for technical queries : Please click here to send email.

Telephone Number (022 – 22601000 - Extn: 2617)