Guidelines for Small and Medium Enterprises' Capital Market Disclosure

 
Capital Market  Disclosure
Guidelines For The Public Offer Of
Securities For The Small And
Medium Enterprises
 
Presented by Jackie
Nankunda
 
PURPOSE
 
 
To make it possible for Small and
Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to raise
capital through the capital market.
 
Conditions For Public Offers
 
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The issuer shall be a public company
limited by shares and registered under the
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There is no Capital required
 
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Method of Issue
The issuer will be required to raise capital
from the public through an initial public
offering
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Shares to be listed shall be freely transferable
and not subject to any restrictions on
marketability or any pre-emptive rights
 
 
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The issuer must have a minimum of three
(3) directors, with a least a third of the
Board as non- executive directors
 
Directors shall be required to undertake a
Directors’ Course recognized by the
Authority before the issuer is approved to
issue its securities.
 
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directors and senior management of an
applicant must collectively have appropriate
expertise and experience of at least 1year for
the governance and management of the
applicant’s business
such expertise and experience must be
disclosed in any issuing particulars prepared
by the applicant
 
 
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issuer shall ensure continued retention of
qualified management during listing and no
change of management for a period of 12
months following the listing
 
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For a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of
the application, the issuer shall ensure that, there has
not been:
Any petition under bankruptcy or insolvency laws
in any jurisdiction pending against any director (for
individuals any winding- up petition pending or
threatened against it (for corporate bodies)
 
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any criminal proceedings in which the
director was convicted of fraud or any
criminal offence
any ruling of a competent court or any
government body in any jurisdiction, that
permanently or temporarily prohibits
such director from acting as an
investment advisor or as a director or
employee
 
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Directors of the Issuer shall give an
opinion on the adequacy of working
capital for at 12 months immediately
following the share offering, and the
auditors of the issuer shall confirm in
writing the adequacy of that capital
 
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issuer must ensure that the existing
shareholders shall give an undertaking in
terms agreeable to the Authority and the
Securities Exchange restricting the sale of
part or the whole of their shareholding before
the expiry of a period of twenty four (24)
months following listing and such undertaking
shall be disclosed in the listing statement.
 
CONT’D
 
Central Securities Depository
All issued shares must be deposited at a Central
Securities Depository established under the law
N° 26/2010 OF 28/05/2010 Governing the Holding
and Circulation of Securities in Rwanda
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The issuer must appoint an independent auditor
to carry out the audit of its financial statements
 
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Issuer to publish prospectus
Issuer must submit a prospectus that has been
approved by the Authority at least 7 days before the
initial public offering is open for subscription.
Approval fees
Approval fees shall be 0.025 % of the total offer subject
to a minimum of Rfw 500,000
 
CONT’D
 
Application and accompanying documents
The following documents and information must be submitted by a
sponsoring stockbroker along with an application to offer:
a) Name of Issuer
b) Offer Date
c) Number and description of securities
d) Issue Price
e) A certified extract of the Board minutes authorizing the application to
offer and list on the RSE
 
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) Completed and signed offer Agreement
g) Evidence that the issuer and securities have been filed with
the RSE
h) Certified copy of the issuer’s Memorandum and Articles of
Association
i) Certified copies of the incorporation documents
j) Copy of audited financial statements for prior three years,
where applicable
k) Notarized copies of identities and documents of the
Directors
All issuers shall be required to comply with the Rwanda
Stock Exchange Rules on SME listing
 
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  1. Capital Market Disclosure Guidelines For The Public Offer Of Securities For The Small And Medium Enterprises Presented by Jackie Nankunda

  2. PURPOSE To make it possible for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) to raise capital through the capital market.

  3. Conditions For Public Offers Eligibility The issuer shall be a public company limited by shares and registered under the law relating to Companies Capital There is no Capital required

  4. CONTD Method of Issue The issuer will be required to raise capital from the public through an initial public offering Transferability Shares to be listed shall be freely transferable and not subject to marketability or any pre-emptive rights any restrictions on

  5. CONTD Board of Directors The issuer must have a minimum of three (3) directors, with a least a third of the Board as non- executive directors Directors shall be required to undertake a Directors Course Authority before the issuer is approved to issue its securities. recognized by the

  6. CONTD Competence and suitability of directors and management directors and senior management of an applicant must collectively have appropriate expertise and experience of at least 1year for the governance and management of the applicant s business such expertise and experience must be disclosed in any issuing particulars prepared by the applicant

  7. CONTD issuer shall ensure continued retention of qualified management during listing and no change of management for a period of 12 months following the listing

  8. CONTD For a period of at least 2 years prior to the date of the application, the issuer shall ensure that, there has not been: Any petition under bankruptcy or insolvency laws in any jurisdiction pending against any director (for individuals any winding- up petition pending or threatened against it (for corporate bodies)

  9. CONTD any criminal proceedings in which the director was convicted of fraud or any criminal offence any ruling of a competent court or any government body in any jurisdiction, that permanently or temporarily prohibits such director from acting as an investment advisor or as a director or employee

  10. CONTD Working Capital Directors of the Issuer shall give an opinion on the adequacy of working capital for at 12 months immediately following the share offering, and the auditors of the issuer shall confirm in writing the adequacy of that capital

  11. CONTD Shareholders lock-in period issuer must ensure shareholders shall give an undertaking in terms agreeable to the Authority and the Securities Exchange restricting the sale of part or the whole of their shareholding before the expiry of a period of twenty four (24) months following listing and such undertaking shall be disclosed in the listing statement. that the existing

  12. CONTD Central Securities Depository All issued shares must be deposited at a Central Securities Depository established under the law N 26/2010 OF 28/05/2010 Governing the Holding and Circulation of Securities in Rwanda Auditor The issuer must appoint an independent auditor to carry out the audit of its financial statements

  13. CONTD Issuer to publish prospectus Issuer must submit a prospectus that has been approved by the Authority at least 7 days before the initial public offering is open for subscription. Approval fees Approval fees shall be 0.025 % of the total offer subject to a minimum of Rfw 500,000

  14. CONTD Application and accompanying documents The following documents and information must be submitted by a sponsoring stockbroker along with an application to offer: a) Name of Issuer b) Offer Date c) Number and description of securities d) Issue Price e) A certified extract of the Board minutes authorizing the application to offer and list on the RSE

  15. CONTD f) Completed and signed offer Agreement g) Evidence that the issuer and securities have been filed with the RSE h) Certified copy of the issuer s Memorandum and Articles of Association i) Certified copies of the incorporation documents j) Copy of audited financial statements for prior three years, where applicable k) Notarized copies of identities and documents of the Directors All issuers shall be required to comply with the Rwanda Stock Exchange Rules on SME listing

  16. THANK YOU

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