Clarification with regard to holding of shares or exercising power in a fiduciary capacity - Holding and Subsidiary relationship under Section 2(87) of the Companies Act, 2013.

MCA has received a number of representations consequent upon notifying section 2(87) of the Companies Act, 2013 which defines "subsidiary company" or "subsidiary". The stakeholders have requested this Ministry to clarify whether shares held or power exercisable by a company in a 'fiduciary capacity' will be excluded while determining if a particular company is a subsidiary of another company.

The matter has been examined in the Ministry and it is hereby clarified that the shares held by a company or power exercisable by it in another company in a 'fiduciary capacity' shall not be counted for the purpose of determining the holding-subsidiary relationship in terms of the provision of section 2(87) of the Companies Act, 2013.