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₹8,14,200 on Samsung Display, its two directors, company secretary and a former official for violating Indian laws on significant beneficial ownership. The fine must be paid in 90 days. The parties have 60 days to appeal against the order before the corporate affairs ministry’s regional director.

₹27 lakh on LinkedIn Technology Information Pvt. Ltd. set up in India, Microsoft Corp.

MCA) has slapped penalties totalling Rs 8,14,200 on Samsung Display Noida Private Ltd, its managing director Seung Kyu Lee and three others for alleged violation of the significant beneficial owner (SBO) norms under the Companies Act, 2013. In its order dated June 12, reviewed by ET, the Registrar of Companies (RoC) for Uttar Pradesh under the MCA has said the company «has failed to exercise the due diligence to ascertain the SBO in terms of the provisions of the section 90 of the Act». As per Samsung Display Noida's February 2024 letter cited in the order, it's fully owned by Samsung Display Co (Korea), which, in turn, is 84.8% owned by Samsung Electronics Co (Korea). Section 90 of the Companies Act, 2013, typically requires companies to disclose their significant beneficial owner details to authorities.

₹27 lakh on LinkedIn, Microsoft chairman and chief executive officer Satya Nadella, Linkedin CEO Ryan Roslansky and seven others, citing violation of the significant beneficial owner (SBO) norms under the Companies Act, 2013. Microsoft had acquired LinkedIn in 2016. Mint explains what led to the order being issued, and what the companies and executives need to do to mitigate the situation.

₹27.1 lakh for failing to disclose their names as significant beneficial owners (SBOs) of LinkedIn Technology Information Pvt Ltd under Indian rules. The company is said to be pleading not guilty.

LinkedIn said it's reviewing the order of the ministry of corporate affairs (MCA) to determine its next move after the ministry slapped penalties totalling ₹27.1 lakh on the Microsoft-owned professional networking platform and top executives, citing violation of the significant beneficial owner (SBO) norms under the Companies Act, 2013. In an email reply to ET, a LinkedIn spokesperson said: «We comply with the laws of the countries we operate in.

₹27,10,800 on LinkedIn Technology Information Pvt Ltd or LinkedIn India, Nadella, LinkedIn CEO Ryan Roslansky and seven other individuals.For SBO norms violations, a penalty of ₹7 lakh has been slapped on LinkedIn India. Fines of ₹2 lakh each have been imposed on Nadella and Roslansky, respectively.Other individuals who have been fined are Keith Ranger Dolliver, Benjamin Owen Orndorff, Michelle Katty Leung, Lisa Emiko Sato, Ashutosh Gupta, Mark Leonard Nadres Legaspi and Henry Chining Fong."Also, the company and its officers failed to even send a notice [which was mandatorily required to be sent] as per rule 2A (2) of the Companies (Significant Beneficial Owners) Rules, 2018 leading to a contravention of section 90(5) for which penalty has been provided under section 450.

The Microsoft-owned and business-focused social platform LinkedIn announced the rollout of new artificial intelligence (AI) features to assist job recruiters when sourcing candidates. 

By Stephen Nellis