2019-01-01
The Financial Regulatory Authority issued Decision No. 178 of 2019 to regulate sukuk program issuances by beneficiaries of sukuk financing, establishing specific operational and disclosure requirements. The decision caps program durations at two years, mandates two years of audited financial statements, and requires detailed offering circulars, issuance-specific disclosures, and periodic compliance reports on fund utilization and repayment schedules. Additionally, it obligates issuers to formally justify any program non-implementation or early suspension to the Authority, while deferring to the Capital Market Law for any unaddressed provisions.
Regarding the Rules for Issuing Sukuk Programs by Beneficiaries of Sukuk Financing
Board of Directors of the Financial Regulatory Authority
Having reviewed the Law on Joint Stock Companies, Companies Limited by Shares, Limited Liability Companies, and Single-Person Companies issued by Law No. (159) of 1981 and its Executive Regulations; and the Capital Market Law issued by Law No. (95) of 1992 and its Executive Regulations; and Law No. (10) of 2009 regulating non-banking financial markets and instruments; and Presidential Decision No. (192) of 2009 issuing the Basic Statute of the Financial Regulatory Authority; and Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. (50) of 2019 regarding the regulation of certain provisions related to Sukuk; and upon the approval of the Board of Directors at its meeting held on 30/12/2019;
When beneficiaries of sukuk financing issue a sukuk program, the conditions and controls applicable to a beneficiary issuing sukuk independently, as stipulated in the aforementioned Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. (50) of 2019, shall apply, subject to the following:
Beneficiaries of sukuk financing issuing a sukuk program shall be obligated to submit a statement to the Authority explaining the reasons for non-implementation if the program period expires without full execution as planned, as well as submit a statement explaining the reasons for early suspension of the program if the entity chooses to suspend the program before its scheduled end date.
Beneficiaries of sukuk financing shall adhere to the following controls in subsequent sukuk issuances issued in accordance with the implemented program:
In matters not specifically addressed by a special provision in this Decision, the provisions stipulated in the Capital Market Law issued by Law No. (95) of 1992 and its Executive Regulations shall apply.
This Decision shall be published in the Egyptian Gazette and on the Authority's website, and shall take effect from the day following its publication in the Egyptian Gazette.
Dr. Mohamed Omran
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