Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2016

Government of Pakistan
Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

NOTIFICATION

Islamabad, December 2, 2016

S.R.O. 1140 (II)/2016.- In exercise of powers conferred by section 124 read with clause (j) of sub-section (2) of section 169 of the Securities Act, 2015 (III of 2015), the draft Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2016 are hereby published by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan for the information of all persons likely to be affected thereby and notice is hereby given that objections and suggestions, if any, received within the fifteen days from the date of its placement on SECP's website, shall be taken into consideration.

Chapter I
Preliminary

1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These regulations shall be called the Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2016.

(2) They shall come into force at once.

2. Definitions. – (1) In these regulations, unless there is anything repugnant in the subject or context, –

(a) "acceptance period" means the period commencing on the fifty-fourth day of the public announcement of offer and closing with the close of the public offer which shall not be later than the sixtieth day from the date of the public announcement of offer;

(b) "Act" means the Securities Act, 2015 (III of 2015);

(c) "date of public announcement" means the date on which the public announcement is published;

(d) "offer letter" means the letter to be issued by the acquirer to the shareholders whose names appear on the register of shareholders of the target company as on the date of book closure, the custodians of Global Depository Receipt(s), the custodians of American Depository Receipt(s) and holders of convertible securities (where the period of conversion falls within the offer period) in pursuance of section 117 of the Act and in accordance with the specifications provided in schedule I; and

(e) "schedule" means the schedules attached to these regulations;

(2) Words and expressions used but not defined in these regulations shall have the same meaning as assigned to them in the Act, the Companies Ordinance, 2016 (VI of 1984), the Central Depositories Act, 1997 (XXIX of 1997) and the Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan Act, 1997 (XLII of 1997).

3. Eligibility.– (1) A person who is a shareholder of the target company as on the date of book closure shall be eligible to participate in the public offer.

(2) All Global Depository Receipt and American Depository Receipt holder(s) entitled to participate in the public offer as on the date of book closure and convertible security holders (where the period of conversion falls within the offer period) shall be eligible to participate in the public offer.

Chapter II

Mandatory disclosure for transactions

4. Mandatory disclosure for transactions under section 109 and 110 of the Act- (1) An acquirer who acquires voting shares pursuant to section 109 of the Act beyond the thresholds prescribed under the Act, shall within two working days of the acquisition of shares make a disclosure of the acquisition to the target company, the securities exchange and the Commission.

(2) The disclosure to be made under sub-regulation (1) above shall contain the information as prescribed in schedule II.

(3) The disclosure required to be made under sub-section (1) of the section 110 of the Act, shall contain the information prescribed in schedule III.

(4) The disclosure required to be made under sub-section (3) of section 110 of the Act shall contain the information as prescribed in schedule IV.

Chapter III

Disclosures and Public Announcements

5. Disclosure by the target company– (1) A target company shall immediately, in writing, inform the securities exchange and the Commission, -

(a) of a firm intention to acquire control or voting shares of the target company, beyond the limits prescribed in section 111 of the Act, is notified to the target company;

(b) when the target company is subject of rumor and speculation or there is an unusual movement in its share price or traded volume and there are reasonable grounds for concluding that it is the potential acquirer's actions which has led to the

situation; or

(c) when negotiations or discussions are about to commence with a person(s) for acquiring control or voting shares of the target company beyond the limits prescribed in section 111 of the Act; or

(d) when a director, chief executive and/ or majority shareholder of a target company informs the target company that they individually or in concert with each other or their family members or associates are entering into negotiations for sale of their shareholding beyond the limits prescribed in section 111 of the Act.

(2) The disclosure required to be made under sub-regulation (1) above shall contain the information as prescribed in schedule V

(3) The securities exchange when informed by the target company under sub-regulation (1) above shall make the information available on the same day to the shareholders of the target company and prospective investors by placing the information on its website, posting it on its notice board, notification on the automated information system and making an announcement on the house of the securities exchange.

(4) If any information given by the target company under these Regulations is found to be false and the target company gains any benefit from the false information, the target company shall be liable to a penalty under the Act.

6. Public announcement of intention. – (1) Before making any public announcement of intention, the acquirer shall appoint a consultant to the issue duly licensed by the Commission, as manager to the offer to assist it in the acquisition of shareholding beyond the limits prescribed in section 111 of the Act or control of the target company;

(2) Before an acquirer, -

(a) enters into negotiations for a share purchase agreement; or

(b) in the case of a company, passes a board resolution; or

(c) starts raising funds; or

(d) commences a due diligence process to evaluate the share price of the target company, through a Consultant to the Issue duly licensed by the Commission;

for the purpose of the acquisition of voting shares beyond the limits prescribed in section 111 of the Act or control of the target company, the acquirer through the manager to the offer shall, after careful and responsible consideration, make a public announcement of intention in the newspapers.

(3) Notice of the public announcement of intention shall be submitted to the target

company (at its registered office for being placed before the board of directors of such company), the securities exchange and the Commission.

(4) The securities exchange shall make the information about the public announcement of intention available, on the same day, by placing the information on its website, posting it on its notice board, notification on the automated information system and making an announcement on the house of the securities exchange

(5) Within two working days of submission of notice of the public announcement of intention to the target company, the securities exchange and the Commission, the public announcement of intention shall be published in English and Urdu language, in at least two daily newspapers having circulation in all provinces. Published copy of public announcement of intention shall be submitted to the Commission, the target company (at its registered office) and the securities exchange on the same day of its publication.

(6) The public announcement of intention shall contain such information as prescribed in schedule VI.

(7) Where an acquirer makes a public announcement of intention in order to deceive any other person, or to induce or influence any other person to act in a particular manner or withdraws the public announcement of intention without any reasonable cause or reason, such person shall be liable to a penalty under section 126 of the Act.

(8) All persons concerned with public announcement of intention shall make full and prompt disclosure of all relevant information and take every precaution to avoid the creation or continuance of an uninformed market and the parties involved in such announcement shall take care that statements which may mislead the shareholders or the market are not made

7. Public announcement of offer. – (1) A public announcement of offer shall be made by the acquirer through the manager to the offer within one hundred and eighty days of making the public announcement of intention in the newspapers.

Provided that the Commission may upon the request of the acquirer and after being satisfied that the request is reasonable, extend the aforementioned time period by a maximum of ninety days.

(2) Notice of the public announcement of offer shall be submitted through manager to the offer to the target company (at its registered office for being placed before the board of directors of such company), the securities exchange and the Commission.

(3) The securities exchange shall make the information about the public announcement of offer available, on the same day by placing the information on its website, posting it on its notice board, notification on the automated information system and making an announcement on the house of the securities exchange.

(4) Notice of public announcement of offer shall be submitted to the Commission along with the document prescribed in schedule VIII along with a non-refundable fee of Rs.500,000/- to be deposited in the designated account of the Commission.

(5) Within two working days of the submission of notice of the public announcement of offer to the target company, the securities exchange and Commission, the public announcement of offer shall be published in English and Urdu language, in at least two daily newspapers having circulation in all provinces. Published copy of public announcement of offer shall be submitted to the Commission, the target company (at its registered office) and the securities exchange, on the same day of its publication.

(6) The public announcement of offer shall contain the information as prescribed in schedule VII.

Chapter IV

Public Offer

8 Offer Timetable – The acquirer, manager to the offer, target company or any person making a competitive bid shall comply with the offer timetable as prescribed under schedule IX. In the said schedule, Time (T) stands for date of announcement of public offer.

9. Book closure. – (1) On the twenty second day of the public announcement of offer, the target company shall announce its book closure from the thirty sixth day of the public announcement of offer to determine the eligibility of persons to receive the offer letter.

(2) The books of the target company shall remain closed for a period of seven days from the date of book closure i.e. from thirty sixth day till the forty second day of the public announcement of offer.

10. Spot trading of shares of the target company. – The shares of the target company shall be traded on spot basis from the twenty ninth day till the thirty fifth day of the public announcement of offer.

11. Provision of list of members and issuance of offer letters. – (1) On the forty third day of the public announcement of offer, the target company shall provide an updated and certified list of its members to the acquirer to enable the acquirer to send the offer letters as required under section 117 of the Act.

(2) On the forty fourth and forth fifth day of the public announcement of offer, the acquirer shall issue offer letters to the members of the target company, the custodians of Global Depository Receipts or American Depository Receipts and the convertible security holders (where the period of conversion falls within the offer period).

12. Date of closure of public offer.- The date of closure of public offer for the acquisition of voting shares of the target company by the acquirer shall not be later than sixtieth day from the date of public announcement of offer:

Provided that where an addendum or corrigendum to the public announcement of offer is published by the acquirer, whether on the acquirer's own motion or on the direction of the Commission, the offer period shall re-commence from the date of the publication of the addendum or the corrigendum as the case may be.

Chapter V

Offer pricing and number of shares to be acquired

13. Minimum offer price.- (1) If the shares of the target company are frequently traded, the public announcement of offer shall be at the price which is highest amongst the following, -

(a) the negotiated weighted average price under share purchase agreement(s) for the acquisition of voting shares of the target company;

(b) the highest price paid by the acquirer for acquiring the voting shares of target company during six months prior to the date of public announcement of offer;

(c) the weighted average share price of target company as quoted on the securities exchange during the last six months preceding the date of announcement of public offer;

(d) the weighted average share price of target company as quoted on the securities exchange during four weeks preceding the date of public announcement of intention; and

(e) the price per share arrived at on the basis of net assets value calculated on the basis of financial data not older than six months from the date of public announcement of offer by the manager to the offer.

Provided that the manager to the offer may hire services of experts to assist it in calculating the aforesaid price.

(2) If the shares are not frequently traded, the public announcement of offer to acquire shares under section 111 of the Act shall be at the price which is highest amongst the following, -

(a) the negotiated weighted average price under share purchase agreement(s) for the acquisition of voting shares of the target company;

(b) the highest price paid by the acquirer for acquiring the voting shares of target

company during six months prior to the date of public announcement of offer; or

(c) the price per share arrived at on the basis of net assets value calculated on the basis of financial data not older than six months from the date of public announcement of offer by the manager to the offer.

Provided that the manager to the offer may hire services of experts to assist it in calculating the aforesaid price.

Explanation:- For the purpose of this regulation, shares shall be deemed to be frequently traded if they have been traded for at least 80 percent of the trading days during six months prior to the date of public announcement of offer and their average daily trading volume in the ready market is not less than 0.5 percent of its free float or 100,000 shares whichever is higher.

14. Number of voting shares to be acquired. – (1) The acquirer may acquire any number of voting shares through an agreement but where the acquisition attracts the provisions of section 111 of the Act, the acquirer shall make a public announcement of offer to acquire at least fifty percent of the remaining voting shares of the target company.

(2) Where the public offer is made conditional upon minimum level of acceptances, such minimum level shall not be more than thirty-five percent of the remaining voting shares.

Illustration:- Where the acquirer holds 10 percent voting shares of the target company and enters into an agreement to acquire another 20 percent voting shares, then such acquirer shall make a public announcement of offer for fifty percent of the remaining 70 percent voting shares of the target company. In such a case the minimum level of acceptances for the public offer cannot be more than 24.5 percent which is 35 percent of the 70 percent offered to be acquired through the public offer.

Chapter VI

Security

15. Security to be furnished by the acquirer. - (1) For performance of obligations under the public offer, the acquirer shall provide security in the following forms to the manager to the offer:

(a) cash deposited in an escrow account with a commercial bank with a minimum rating of “A” and to be operated by the manager to the offer; or

(b) government securities with appropriate margins; or

(c) bank guarantee in favor of the manager to the offer from a commercial bank with a minimum rating of “A” and valid till all obligations of the acquirer are fulfilled as

certified by the manager to the offer; or

(d) margin trading system eligible shares with thirty percent haircut based on their current market value. The manager to the offer shall mark to market the shares on a weekly basis and any shortfall after mark to market shall be notified by the manager to the offer to the acquirer in the form of margin call and the acquirer shall deposit the shortfall on the same day of receipt of the margin call from the manager to the offer.

(2) The security referred in sub-regulation (1) shall be provided by the acquirer on or before the date of issue of public announcement of offer; and

(3) In case of any upward revision of offer, the security deposited shall be increased accordingly.

16. Release of security. - (1) The security deposited by the acquirer shall be released by the manager to the offer, within a period of seven days, -

(a) after all payments to the shareholders have been made and completion of all obligations of the acquirer under the Act and these Regulations; and

(b) in the case of withdrawal of public offer, upon certification by the manager to the offer that the offer has been validly withdrawn.

(2) In the event of non-fulfillment of obligations by the acquirer the manager to the offer shall realize the security amount by way of withdrawal of cash, foreclosure of deposit, calling of bank guarantee or sale of government securities and shares and the proceeds so obtained shall be utilized by the manager to offer to meet all obligations under the Act and these Regulations.

(3) Where the security is not released by the manager to the offer with seven days, the manager to the offer shall pay a surcharge at the rate of 6 months KIBOR + 4 percent.

Chapter VII

Procedure for competitive bid and acceptance of public offer

17. Procedure for making competitive bid.- (1) The public announcement of first and subsequent competitive bids shall be made within twenty-one days of the public announcement of first offer.

(2) The public announcement of competitive bid shall be published in the same newspapers in which the first public announcement of offer was published. A copy of the public announcement of competitive bid shall be submitted, through the manager to the offer, to the Commission, the acquirer who made the previous public announcement of

offer, the target company (at its registered office for being placed before the board of directors of such company) and the securities exchange (for being notified on the notice board and on the automated information system thereof), at least four days prior to the date of publication in newspapers.

(3) The public announcement of a competitive bid shall contain the information as prescribed in schedule VII.

(4) Where competitive bid(s) has been made, the manager to the offer of the competitive bidder(s) and the manager to the offer of the acquirer who made the first public announcement of offer shall jointly, one day before the commencement of the acceptance period for the public offer, publish a comparative statement containing details of the first public announcement of the offer and subsequent competitive bid(s) in the same newspapers in which the first public announcement of offer and the competitive bid(s) were published.

(5) Upon the public announcement of a competitive bid, the acquirer, who has made a public announcement of the earlier offer, shall have the option to make another announcement,—

(a) revising the public offer in respect of the price and the number of voting shares to be acquired without changing any other terms and conditions of the said public offer; or

(b) withdrawing the public offer:

Provided that if no such announcement is made within ten days of the public announcement of the competitive bid(s), the earlier offer on the original terms shall continue to be valid and binding on the acquirer who has made the earlier public offer, except that the date of closing of such public offer shall stand extended to the date of closure of public offer under the last subsisting competitive bid(s).

(6) Where there is a competitive bid, the date of closure of the earlier bid, as also the date of closure of all the subsequent competitive bids, shall be the date of closure of public offer under the last subsisting competitive bid and the public offers under all the subsisting competitive bids shall close on the same date.

18. Acceptance of public offer — (1) On forty sixth day, the acquirer through an advertisement in the newspapers in which the public announcement of offer or competitive bid, as the case may be, was published, shall inform the shareholders of the target company of the commencement of the acceptance period.

(2) The advertisement referred to in sub-regulation (1) above, shall be in the form prescribed under schedule X.

(3) The shareholders of the target company may accept the public offer during the acceptance period by tendering their shares physically to the manager to the offer or in a designated CDC account specified for the purpose in the public announcement of offer.

(4) Convertible security holder intending to accept the public offer shall convert their securities into shares and tender the same to the manager to the offer during the acceptance period in the designated CDC account.

(5) The custodians of Global Depository Receipts holders or American Depository Receipts holders shall upon the request of the respective holders convert the Global Depository Receipts or American Depository Receipts, as the case may be, into shares and tender the same to the manager to the offer during the acceptance period in the designated CDC account.

(6) The manager to the offer shall send a written confirmation of receipt to the custodians of Global Depository Receipts holders or American Depository Receipts holders, the shareholders of the target company and convertible security holders who have tendered their shares to the manager to the offer as acceptance of the public announcement of offer.

19. Mode of payment. - The consideration for the voting shares to be acquired by the acquirer shall be payable in form of cash.

**20. Procedure for payment. –**The acquirer shall, within a period seven days from the date of closure of public offer, open a special bank account and deposit therein such sum as would, together with the security furnished under regulation 15, make up the entire sum due and payable to the shareholders as consideration for acceptances received and accepted in terms of public offer.

Chapter VIII

Withdrawals of public announcements

21. Withdrawal of public announcement of intention. – (1) A public announcement of intention shall be withdrawn, -

(a) where the sole acquirer is a natural person, he has died or has been declared bankrupt or has been declared to be unsound mind;

(b) where the negotiations to acquire voting shares of the target company have failed;

(c) where the results of the due diligence conducted carried out by the acquirer for the acquisition of shares of the target company are unfavorable;

(d) in case the acquirer is a company and it has gone into liquidation or its board

of directors have passed a resolution not to acquire the voting shares of the target company; or

(e) the time period for making the public announcement of offer and extension thereof, if granted, has lapsed.

(2) In the event of withdrawal of the public announcement of intention under any of the circumstances specified under sub-regulation (1), the acquirer shall immediately-

(a) make a public announcement of withdrawal in all the newspapers in which the public announcement of intention was made and disclose reasons for withdrawal; and

(b) inform the Commission, the securities exchange and the target company at its registered office along with reasons.

22. Withdrawal of public announcement of offer.- (1) In terms of clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 122 of the Act, a public announcement of offer once made, may be withdrawn, -

(a) in case the acquirer is a company and it has gone into liquidation or has been declared bankrupt before the completion of the acquisition process ; or

(b) where the acquirer is an individual and he has been declared as an undischarged insolvent or has applied to be adjudicated as insolvent before the completion of the acquisition process ; or

(c) the acquirer has been declared by a Court of competent jurisdiction as a defaulter in repayment of loans to financial institutions.

(2) Where there is a withdrawal of public offer and the acquirer has, -

(a) crossed the limits prescribed in section 111 of the Act as a consequence of acquiring voting shares pursuant to an agreement, such acquirer shall immediately reduce the number of voting shares held by the acquirer to its original position ; or

(b) gained control of the target company as a consequence of acquiring voting shares pursuant to an agreement, such acquirer shall immediately sell back his shareholding to the sellers in order to give up control of the target company;

(3) Where there is a withdrawal of public offer, the manager to the offer shall, -

(a) return the shares, if any, tendered by the shareholders of the target company to the respective shareholders of the target company within a period of

three days from the date of the public announcement of withdrawal in the newspapers; and

(b) thereafter release the security deposited to the acquirer or the Court in case of insolvency or bankruptcy of the acquirer as the case may be.

Chapter IX

Miscellaneous

23. Conditions for upward revision of offer. - Any upward revision of offer under section 121 of the Act shall be made on the following conditions, namely: —

(a) making of a public announcement in respect of such changes or amendments in all the newspapers in which the earlier public announcement was made;

(b) informing the Commission, the securities exchange and the target company at its registered office, simultaneous with the issue of public announcement referred in clause (a); and

(c) increase in the value of the security accordingly.

24. General obligations of the acquirer. — (1) The acquirer shall announce its public announcement of offer only after careful and responsible consideration and the acquirer and its Consultant to the Issue must be satisfied that it can and would continue to be able to implement the takeover offer in full.

(2) The acquirer shall at the time of the public announcement of offer ensure that the identities of all the persons interested in the acquisition of voting shares beyond the limit prescribed in section 111 of the Act or control of the target company including the persons who makes arrangement for all the funding requirements including payments and would exercise ultimate control over the target company is disclosed to the public and the target company.

(3) If any director of an acquirer that is a public company is faced with a conflict of interest as a result of a proposed acquisition, the acquirer's board of directors shall establish an independent committee to assess the proposed public offer.

(4) Within two working days of the public announcement of offer, the acquirer shall send a copy of the proposed offer letter to the target company at its registered office address, securities exchange and the Commission.

(5) In case the acquirer is a company, whether incorporated in Pakistan or outside Pakistan, the public announcement, brochure, circular, offer letter or any other advertisement or publicity material issued to shareholders in connection with a public offer

shall state that the directors accept the responsibility for the information contained in such documents:

Provided that if any of the directors desires to exempt himself from responsibility for the information in such documents, such director shall issue a statement to that effect together with reasons thereof in the public announcement of offer.

(6) Persons, other than the acquirer, representing or having interest in the target company or an insider or a beneficial owner of more than ten per cent of the voting shares during the last twelve months, shall not participate in any matters concerning or relating to a public offer including any preparatory steps leading to the offer.

(7) On or before the date of issue of public announcement of offer, the acquirer shall arrange the requisite security as provided under the Act and these Regulations.

(8) The acquirer shall ensure that firm financial arrangements for fulfilment of the obligations under the public offer and suitable disclosures in this regard have been made in the public announcement.

(9) The acquirer shall, within a period of twenty-one days from the date of the closure of public offer, complete all procedures relating to the public offer including payment of consideration to the shareholders who have accepted the public offer.

(10) The acquirer shall comply with all the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the regulations of the securities exchange at all times.

(11) All acts of the acquirer shall be in good faith and in the best interest of the target company and its shareholders considering the long term viability of the target company.

25. General Obligations of the Board of Directors of the target company.-

(1) The target company shall furnish to the acquirer, within seven days of the request of the acquirer or within seven days from the date mentioned in the public announcement of offer, whichever is later, a list of convertible security holders as are eligible for participation containing name, address, shareholding and folio number, and of those persons whose applications for registration of transfer of the securities are pending with the company.

(2) The target company shall ensure that the acquirer and the Consultant to the Issue are provided with all relevant and material information which they require for the purposes of due diligence.

(3) The board of directors of the target company shall send its unbiased comments and recommendations on the public offer to the shareholders "if so desired by the acquirer(s) or shareholder(s) of the target company:

(4) The board of directors of the target company shall facilitate the acquirer in verification of securities tendered for acceptance.

(5) Where an acquirer, in compliance with the provisions of the Act has acquired requisite percentage of the voting shares of the target company after completing the process of public offer, shall be entitled to a proportionate representation on the board or control of the company as prescribed under the Act.

(6) The target company shall comply with all the requirements of the Act, these regulations and the regulations of the securities exchange at all times.

26. General obligations of the manager to the offer. — (1) The manager to the offer shall deemed to be the agent of the acquirer.

(2) Before the public announcement of offer is made, the manager to the offer shall—

(a) ensure that the acquirer is able to implement the public offer;

(b) ensure that firm arrangements for funds and money for payment through verifiable means to fulfil the obligations under the public offer have been made;

(c) ensure that the public announcement is made in accordance with the Act and these Regulations;

(d) furnish to the Commission on format provided in schedule XI a due diligence certificate which shall accompany a copy of the proposed offer letter;

(e) ensure that the contents of the public announcement and offer letter are true, fair and adequate and based on reliable sources, quoting the source wherever necessary;

(3) The manager to the offer shall,-

(a) on the day of the public announcement of offer ensure that the proposed public announcement of offer is filed with the Commission, target company and also sent to the securities exchange on which the voting shares of the target company are listed in accordance with the Act and these Regulations;

(b) upon fulfillment of the necessary obligations by the acquirer under the Act and these regulations, cause the release of the balance amount of the security to the acquirer; and

(c) after ensuring compliance with the provisions of the Act and any other laws or rules and regulations as may be applicable, send a report to the Commission within thirty days from the date of closure of public offer or earlier withdrawal thereof.

27. Changes in the office of manager to the offer. – (1) Any change in the office of manager to the offer shall be immediately intimated to the Commission, the securities exchange and the target company.

(2) The manager to the offer shall be liable for any default/non-compliance for the relevant period of appointment.

28. Equality of treatment. - All shareholders of the target company are to be treated equally and all shareholders of the same class are to be treated similarly.

29. Oppression of minority.- Rights of control shall be exercised in good faith and the oppression of minority or non-controlling shareholders shall be unacceptable.

SCHEDULE I

OFFER LETTER

[To be sent by the acquirer under section 117 of the Act]

[Date]

To: [Name of the eligible shareholder]

Subject: Purchase of shares of …………… (name of the target company)

Dear Sir/Madam,

In pursuance of the public announcement of offer made by us and published in the daily ………..[name of Urdu Newspaper(s)] and………….[name of English Newspaper(s)] on………………..[date of publication of the public announcement of offer] with (in case) an addendum or corrigendum to the public announcement of offer is published in the daily ………..[name of Urdu Newspaper(s)] and………….[name of English Newspaper(s)] on………………..[date of publication of the public announcement of offer] this is to inform you that we intend to acquire [____% voting shares of the target company] or [control of the target company ______]. Therefore, we are making an offer to you for the acquisition of your………[number of shares] of the ……………[name of the target company].

2. In pursuance of our obligations under the Securities Act, 2015 and the Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2016 you are hereby, being made an offer to sell your ………[number of shares] of ………..[name of the target company] at Rs.________________per share to ………….[name of the Acquirer] (the “Acquirer”). The public announcement of offer containing detailed information can be viewed at our website i.e………………..

3. The offer is valid until _____. You may accept the offer between .____to _____by tendering your shares to the manager to the offer in ………….[details of the CDC account specified for the purpose].

4. All payments through cash against shares accepted by the acquirer will be made within a period of not more than 21 days from date of closure of the acceptance period.

5. In case of any query regarding the public announcement of offer, you may contact the acquirer or the manager to the offer at the following address:

[Address along with phone, fax and E- mail address of the Acquirer] [Address along with phone, fax and E- mail address of the Manager to the Offer]

The acquirer, and where acquirer is a company, its directors, accept all responsibility for the information contained in this offer letter.

Yours truly,

……………………

[name of the acquirer]

SCHEDULE II

Reporting of Exempted Transaction under Regulation 4(1)

Date

1. The Manager Director, Pakistan Stock Exchange
2. The Chief Executive, (Target Company)
3. Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

Subject: Disclosure of exempted Transactions pursuant to section 109 of the Securities Act, 2015

Part-A

It is reported pursuant to Section 109 of the Securities Act, 2015 read with regulation 4 of the Listed Companies (Substantial Acquisition of Voting Shares and Takeovers) Regulations, 2016, that we/I, (insert name of the acquirer) have acquired on -----------(insert date) --------------(insert number of shares and %) shares of the (insert name of the target company) at the rate of Rs. ---- per share, through (insert nature of transaction). This transaction does not attract part IX of the Act (except reporting) in terms of section 109(1) (insert relevant sub-section) of the Act.

Before this acquisition we/I were/was holding ----------- (insert number of shares and %) shares of the Company. After abovementioned acquisition our/my total shareholding in the company is ----------- (insert number of shares) shares, which represent ------% of the total issued voting shares of the company.

Part-B

Particulars of the Acquirer(s)

[This list is not intended to be exhaustive. The acquirer must disclose any information which is important to the shareholders of the company of which the shares have been acquired]

If acquirer(s) is a Fund/company etc.

• Name and registered address of the acquirer.
• CUIN or in the case of a foreign company its registration number.
• Date of incorporation
• jurisdiction of incorporation.
• The authorized and issued share capital.
• If there is more than one acquirer, their relationship.
• Financial advisors of the acquirer.
• Brief history and major areas of operations of the acquirer.
• Names and addresses of sponsors or persons having control over the acquirer.
• Names and addresses of board of directors of acquirer(s).

If acquirer(s) is an individual

• Name(s) and address(es) of each acquirer.
• CNIC number(s) or Passport or NICOP number.

Part C

Particulars of persons acting in concert (vide section 108(d) of the Act)

• Name(s) and address(es) of each person acting in concert.
• CNIC number(s) or Passport or NICOP number.

Part-D

Detail, if the Acquirer / person acting in concert has representation on the board of directors of the target company

• Name(s) and address(es) of nominee director, who represents the acquirer/person acting in concert.
• CNIC number(s) or Passport or NICOP number.
• Number of shares held by each person acting in concert

Signature ------------------

Designation ------------------

Date ------------------

Website address of the acquirer (in case of fund/company etc. ------------------

SCHEDULE III
Mandatory Disclosure under section 110 (1) of the Act (Regulation 4(3))

Date

1. The Manager Director, Pakistan Stock Exchange
2. The Chief Executive, (target company)
3. Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

Subject: Disclosure pursuant to section 110 of the Securities Act, 2015

Part-A

It is notified pursuant to Section 110 of the Securities Act, 2015 that I/we --------------------- (insert name of the acquirer) have acquired on ---------- (insert date) --------- voting shares of (insert name of company) at the rate of Rs. ------- per share. On account of this acquisition my/our total shareholding in the company is ------------- shares which represents ------% of the total issued voting shares of the company, as my/our previous holding in the company was ---------- shares.

Part-B

Particulars of the Acquirer(s)

[This list is not intended to be exhaustive. The acquirer must disclose any information which is important to the shareholders of the company of which the shares have been acquired]

If acquirer(s) is a Fund/company etc.

• Name and registered address of the acquirer.
• CUIN or in the case of a foreign company its registration number.
• Date of incorporation
• jurisdiction of incorporation.
• The authorized and issued share capital.
• If there is more than one acquirer, their relationship.
• Financial advisors of the acquirer.
• Brief history and major areas of operations of the acquirer.
• Names and addresses of sponsors or persons having control over the acquirer.
• Names and addresses of board of directors of acquirer(s).

If acquirer(s) is an individual

• Name(s) and address(es) of each acquirer.
• CNIC number(s) or Passport or NICOP number.

Part C

Particulars of persons acting in concert (vide section 108(d) of the Act

• Name(s) and address(es) of each person acting in concert.
• CNIC number(s) or Passport or NICOP number.
• Number of shares held by each person acting in concert

Part-D

Detail, if the Acquirer / person acting in concert has representation on the board of directors of the target company

• Name(s) and address(es) of nominee director, who represents the acquirer/person acting in concert.
• CNIC number(s) or Passport or NICOP number.

Signature ------------------

Designation ------------------

Date ------------------

Website address of the acquirer (in case of fund/company etc. ------------------