Demerger in Motherson Sumi Systems Limited: Implications on your F&O positions

Motherson Sumi Systems Limited has fixed a Record Date of January 17, 2022 for the purpose of issuance and allotment of 1 equity share of Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited for every 1 equity shares to shareholders of Motherson Sumi Systems Limited.

What has happened at Motherson Sumi Systems Limited? 

Separate listing of both the automotive and domestic wiring harness businesses is aimed in simplifying the corporate holding structure.

The demerger has led to the creation of a new entity called Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited from the existing Motherson Sumi Systems Limited.

How does this impact you? Let’s first understand what are De-mergers or Spin-offs? 

A demerger is a form of corporate restructuring in which the entity's business operations are segregated into one or more components.

A demerger can take place through a spin-off by distributed or transferring the shares in a subsidiary holding the business to company shareholders carrying out the demerger. 

What will happen to existing shareholders? 

In the demerger, existing shareholders of Motherson Sumi Systems Limited will receive 1 equity share of Rs. 1 /-(Face value) each of Motherson Sumi Wiring India Limited for holding 1 equity shares of Rs.1/- (Face value) share of each Motherson Sumi Systems Limited. The date of credit shares will be communicated from the Registrar of the company. 

The closing price of Motherson Sumi Systems Limited was Rs 251.7 up nearly 4.87% on Tuesday. The stock is up from Rs 151 in July 2021. 

What will happen to F&O open positions in Motherson Sumi Systems?  

For clients holding F&O contracts expiring on January 27, February 24, and March 31, these contracts shall now expire on January 13, 2022 and liable to be physically settled if not closed before market hours on January 13. 

You can square off existing positions on ICICIdirect on January 13, 2022 or ICICIdirect systems will attempt to close the position by 12 pm if you not have marked this position for physical delivery.

How do I mark my Motherson Sumi Systems Limited position for physical on ICICIdirect and when do I have to have funds or shares? 

To mark a position for physical delivery, you need to visit your ICICIdirect account, open position page before 11 am and a new link to ‘Choose Delivery’ will be available against each stock contract and choose for Physical Delivery.

Suppose you are long on the stock with long futures, short put or buy call and to take physical delivery, you need to allocate equivalent cash of the contract value in your F&O fund allocation. 

Suppose you have short futures, long puts or short call and you intend to give delivery of shares, you need to ensure that sufficient free shares in your demat account of Motherson Sumi Systems. 

Suppose I don’t intend to take/ give physical delivery of shares then what am I required to do for my F&O open position?

 You need to ensure to close / square off your F&O open position on January, 13. 

What if for some reason my position like lack of liquidity couldn’t be squared off on January, 13? 

If for some reason your position couldn’t be squared due to lack of liquidity, then In-the-money (ITM) option contract will be assigned to you. 

If you are holding long call options and it expires the In-the-money (ITM), the contract will be assigned to you and if you don’t have funds to buy the shares, ICICIdirect will be forced to buy the stock on your behalf and sell next day. The equivalent profit or loss along with statutory charges will be passed to your account. 

If you are holding long put options and the contract expires in-the-money (ITM), you will have to have shares to give delivery. In case the shares are not there in your demat account, it will go for auction. ICICIdirect will attempt to arrange the stock in Stock lending and borrowing scheme (SLBM) and give delivery of shares on your behalf and then sell. The loss on such transaction (difference between buy or sell will be debited to your account. If any profit, that also will be credited to your account. 

What will be final price of Motherson Sumi Systems Limited be on January, 13 and when will the settlement happen?

For final settlement, the weightage average price.

The Pay in/pay out of final MTM settlement of all Futures contracts on Motherson Sumi Systems Limited shall be on January 14, 2022 (T+1 day).

The physical settlement shall be effected on January 17, 2022 (T+2 day).

New contracts of Motherson Sumi Systems Limited will be available for trading from 14th January 2022 & a minimum of five in-the-money strikes, one at-the-money strike and five out-of-the-money strikes will be made available to the market.

We will urge you to monitor your positions and take timely action on this.