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smallcase is receiving consideration from KSL for providing technology solutions and related backend infrastructure for facilitating transactions in investment products.
Whether smallcase or WCPL or their associate company/ies or their research analysts including their relatives have any financial interest in the Subject Company** and nature of such financial interest - No
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Whether the smallcase or WCPL or their associate company/ies or their research analysts has been engaged in market making activity of the subject company. No
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SIP instalment disclaimer

In case you have a Kotak Trinity account (3-in-1 account),

The funds for your SIP instalment will be automatically transferred from your linked bank account into your trading account on the SIP due date (known as the auto-debit facility) and the orders will be placed.
If the bank account does not have sufficient balance, but there is sufficient ledger balance available, the orders shall go through successfully
In case you have a trading account which is NOT a Trinity Account,
The orders for your SIP instalment will be placed if there is sufficient margin available on the SIP due date, given all pending debits are cleared

Auto debit disclaimer
1. Please note that if the balance available in the bank account is less than the order value, and there is no sufficient margin available with Kotak Securities ledger / security margin, all the orders of that particular smallcase SIP instalment might get rejected.
2. Even if an auto debit is successful, smallcase SIP instalment will be processed only if the margin is available in the system after clearing all pending debits.
3. Please note that in case of accounts that had positive margin when the bank account was auto debited and have negative margin at the time of placing the smallcase SIP instalment orders, the orders shall not go through, even though the amount was debited from the bank.
4. Please note that the smallcase SIP instalment order might fail, if a funds confirmation is not received due to technical issues till the time the order is processed. The bank account has to be funded by 7am (cut-off time) on the date the smallcase SIP instalment order is to be triggered.
5. Please note that in case the bank does not have sufficient balance, but there is sufficient ledger balance available, the smallcase SIP instalment orders shall go through for Trinity accounts. The bank account will be debited for Trinity accounts, even if the client has credit balance in the ledger.
6. If there is any pending ageing debit, the bank account will not be debited for smallcase SIP instalment orders for Trinity accounts.
7. Please note that in case of Trinity accounts that are in normal debit, the margin available after the amount is debited from the bank for all the smallcase SIP instalment will be compared to the smallcase SIP instalment order margin. If the smallcase SIP instalment order margin required is less than or equal to the margin available after the amount is debited from the bank then only the amount shall be debited from bank and smallcase SIP instalment orders shall go through.
8. Kotak securities Ltd does not warrant that the facility / service will be uninterrupted or error free. The Client agrees that Kotak securities Ltd. shall not be responsible for any delays or failure in the process of a smallcase SIP instalment order or an auto-debit due to breakdown or failure of the system due to technical fault/error or otherwise any other delay or failure beyond the reasonable control of Kotak Securities Ltd.
9. An auto debit will not get processed on a bank holiday or a day on which the markets are closed.
10. Kotak Securities Ltd reserves at any time, without previous notice to add/change/ withdraw/modify/alter or vary any or all of these terms and conditions or to replace, wholly or in part, this facility at its sole discretion, at any time without prior intimation and without assigning any reason whatsoever. Under such circumstance I / we understand that I / we shall not be eligible for this facility and I/We shall not hold KSL responsible for such action or for any loss suffered by me/us and I/We shall have no claim against Kotak Securities Ltd.
11. In case of any dispute, the decision of the management of the Kotak Securities Ltd will be final and shall binding on me/us.
12. All disputes arising out of or in connection with this facility are subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of courts in the city of Mumbai only and all decisions by Kotak Securities Ltd will be final and based on discretion wherever applicable.
13. Any person availing this facility shall be deemed to have read, understood and accepted these terms and conditions.

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