2020-01-01
The Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt issued Decision No. 138 of 2020 to amend its 2014 listing and delisting rules for the Egyptian Exchange. The amendment introduces a mandatory financial condition requiring that a company's authorized capital must not exceed five times its issued capital, applying to both initial listing applications and ongoing listing maintenance. This decision takes effect the day after its publication in the Egyptian Gazette and on the official websites of the Authority and the Exchange.
FINANCIAL REGULATORY AUTHORITY
Having reviewed the Capital Market Law issued by Law No. (95) of 1992 and its executive regulations;
Having reviewed Law No. (10) of 2009 regulating supervision over non-banking financial markets and instruments;
Having reviewed Decision of the Board of Directors of the Authority No. (11) of 2014 regarding the rules for listing and delisting securities at the Egyptian Exchange;
And having approved the decision by the Board of Directors in its session held on 31/8/2020;
A new item numbered (1 bis) is added to the general conditions for listing securities set forth in Article (6) of the rules for listing and delisting securities, with the following text:
"The authorized capital of a company wishing to list its securities shall not exceed five times its issued capital."
A third financial period condition is added to the conditions for the continued listing of shares of Egyptian companies set forth in Article (10) of the rules for listing and delisting securities:
The third financial period, with the following text:
"The company whose shares are listed on the Egyptian Exchange shall be committed to ensuring that its authorized capital does not exceed five times its issued capital."
This Decision shall be published in the Egyptian Gazette and on the websites of both the Authority and the Egyptian Exchange, and shall take effect as of the day following its publication in the Egyptian Gazette.
Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Authority
Dr. Mohamed Omran
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