Mumbai, April 2 -- The Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) on Thursday released a consultation paper seeking public comments on a proposal to re-introduce buy-back of shares through the open market via stock exchanges as an additional method under the SEBI (Buy-Back of Securities) Regulations, 2018.

The proposal aims to address the issues of the earlier open market buy-back route, which was discontinued from April 1, 2025, following concerns related to equitable treatment of shareholders and taxation issues.

A buyback of shares, also known as a stock repurchase, is a corporate action where a company buys back its own outstanding shares from existing shareholders

Buy-back of shares by companies is primarily governed by Section...