MINISTRY OF
FINANCE OF VIETNAM
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SOCIALIST
REPUBLIC OF VIETNAM
Independence – Freedom – Happiness
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No. 1914/QD-BTC
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Hanoi, September
16, 2022
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DECISION
SOLUTION FOR
INSPECTING IMPLEMENTATION OF CIRCULAR NO. 19/2003/TT-BTC DATED MARCH 20, 2003
OF THE MINISTER OF FINANCE GUIDING INCREASE AND DECREASE OF CHARTER CAPITAL AND
MANAGEMENT OF TREASURY STOCKS IN JOINT-STOCK COMPANIES
MINISTER OF FINANCE
Pursuant to Decree No. 87/2017/ND-CP dated
July 26, 2017 of the Government on functions, tasks, powers, and organizational
structure of the Ministry of Finance;
Pursuant to Decree No. 34/2016/ND-CP dated
may 15, 2016 of Government elaborating the Law on Promulgation of Legislative
Documents;
Pursuant to Decree No. 154/2020/ND-CP dated
December 31, 2020 of the Government on amendment to Decree No. 34/2016/ND-CP
dated May 14, 2016 of the Government elaborating the Law on Promulgation of
Legislative Documents;
Pursuant to Decree No. 99/2006/ND-CP dated
September 15, 2006 of the Government on inspection of implementation of
policies, strategies, planning, and plans;
Pursuant to Decision No. 2475/QD-BTC dated
December 23, 2021 of the Minister of Finance approving the Plan for inspecting
documents and List of legislative documents to be inspected of their
implementation in the year 2022;
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HEREBY DECIDES:
Article 1. The Solutions for
inspecting implementation of Circular No. 19/2003/TT-BTC dated March 20, 2003
of the Minister of Finance are attached hereto.
Article 2. This Decision comes
into effect from the day of signing.
Article 3. Chief of Ministry
Office, Director of Department of Corporate Finance, and heads of relevant
entities are responsible for the implementation of this Decision./.
PP. MINISTER
DEPUTY MINISTER
Nguyen Duc Chi
SOLUTIONS
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1. Purpose of
inspection.
Review the application of Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC dated March 20, 2003 of the Minister of Finance when the Law on
Enterprises No. 59/2020/QH14 dated June 17, 2020 of the National Assembly and
the Law on Securities No. 54/2019/QH14 dated November 26, 2019 of the National
Assembly have been promulgated, including relevant legislative documents, and
clarify issues, drawbacks, complaints, compliance with this Circular during
implementation. Propose and implement solutions for Circular No. 19/2003/TT-BTC
as per the law.
2. Inspection scope
and entities.
- Inspection scope: Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
- Inspecting entities: joint-stock
companies (public companies and non-public companies).
3. Inspection details.
Inspect implementation of Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC:
- Terminology.
- The Increase of charter capital:
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+ Requirements for carrying surplus capital
over to charter capital.
+ Amount of additional shares to be issued
when increasing charter capital by paying dividends using shares or carrying
surplus capital over to charter capital.
+ The use of differences in price brought
by re-evaluation of assets to increase charter capital (when government
policies are issued).
- The decrease of charter capital:
+ Cases where charter capital is decreased.
+Payment for shareholders.
- Management of treasury stocks in
joint-stock companies:
+ Cases where joint-stock companies
repurchase shares.
+ Conditions for performing share
repurchase.
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+ The purchase and sale of treasury stocks
for joint-stock companies that have applied to be publicly listed.
+ Cases where joint stock companies are not
allowed to repurchase shares.
+ Joint stock companies not allowed to
repurchase shares.
+ Management and recording of treasury
stocks.
- Deal with and record any increase
caused by sale, purchase of treasury stocks, any difference caused by issuance
of additional shares greater than the face value; the case where treasury stock
sale price is less than purchase price, sale price of additional shares is
lower than the face value.
4. Inspection period.
From January 1, 2021 (effective date of the
Law on Enterprises in 2020 and the Law on Securities in 2019) until now.
5. Inspection methods.
Entities shall inspect and approve self-inspection
reports once inspection solutions are promulgated.
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- In September, October, and November
of 2022: Department of Corporate Finance shall send Official Dispatches
requesting entities to inspect, produce self-inspection reports, draft reports
on inspection results, and gather feedback of relevant entities.
- In December of 2022: Report
inspection results to the Ministry.
7. Responsibilities
for implementation.
- Department of Corporate Finance is
responsible for:
+ guiding, requesting, encouraging entities
to organize self-inspection in accordance with approved inspection solutions.
+ taking charge and cooperate with
Department of Legal Affairs, State Securities Commission of Vietnam, and
Department of Accounting and Auditing Regulations in consolidating, reporting
inspection results, and sending request for solutions for arising issues to the
Ministry.
- Department of Legal Affairs, State
Securities Commission of Vietnam, and Department of Accounting and Auditing
Regulations are responsible or cooperating with Department of Corporate Finance
in implementing the approved inspection solution.
- Entities affiliated to inspecting
entities are responsible for organizing self-inspection in accordance with the
guidelines, consolidate, and submit self-inspection results to Ministry of
Finance (via Department of Corporate Finance).
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INSTRUCTION ON
COMPLETING THE INSPECTION FORM
1. General
introduction
Department of Corporate Finance and
Ministry of Finance (Department of Corporate Finance) are assigned to inspect
the implementation of Circular No. 19/2003/TT-BTC dated March 20, 2003 of the
Ministry of Finance guiding increase, decrease of charter capital and
management of treasury stocks in joint-stock companies (hereinafter referred to
as “Circular No. 19/2003/TT-BTC”).
In order to carry out this task, the
Department of Corporate Finance shall inspect several joint stock companies
(hereinafter referred to as “inspection participants”) in order to look into
implementation and application of Circular No. 19/2003/TT-BTC when the
companies increase or decrease charter capital and manage treasury stocks.
2. Guidance on
participation in inspection
► Participants shall fill in
information on their entities in Section 1. Information on inspection
participants.
► Participants shall answer questions
under Section 2. Inspection contents.
► Regarding any other feedback and
information, participants shall list under Section 3. Other additional
information.
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Once inspection form is complete,
participants shall send to Department of Corporate Finance as follows:
► Mr./Mrs./Ms. Do Thi Hien - Tel.
0941924158 (soft copies are to be sent to dothihien@mof.gov.vn; physical copies
are to be sent to Department of Corporate Finance - Ministry of Finance (at 28
Tran Hung Dao, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi)).
Deadline for submission: ……………………………………………
(dd/mm/yyyy).
Heads of Department of Corporate Finance -
Ministry of Finance would like to send their regards.
SECTION 1 - INFORMATION ON INSPECTION
PARTICIPANT
Employer: …………………………………………………………………………
Address: ……………………………………………………………..…………………
Contact information:
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SECTION 2 - INSPECTION CONTENTS
A. General information
The questionnaire consists of 5 main
categories:
I. Terminology.
II. Issues relating to the increase of charter
capital.
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IV. Issues relating to management of
treasury stocks.
V. Other issues.
B. Detail inspection contents:
I. Issues relating to terminology (the use
of definition of the terminology).
Questions to enterprise: The enterprise
chooses by ticking one of the options below.
a. The term: “Shareholders’ capital at a
time”.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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c. The term: “Enterprise managers”.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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d. The term: “Bonds converted into shares”.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
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dd. The term: “Payment of dividends in form
of stocks”.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Other feedback/comments:
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Questions to enterprise: The enterprise
chooses by ticking one of the options below.
a. Cases where charter capital is
increased.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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c. Amount of additional shares to be issued
when increasing charter capital by paying dividends using shares or carrying
surplus capital over to charter capital.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
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Practical example:
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d. The use of differences in price brought
by re-evaluation of assets to increase charter capital (when government
policies are issued).
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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III. Issues relating to the decrease of
charter capital.
Questions to enterprise: The enterprise
chooses by ticking one of the options below.
a. Cases where charter capital is
decreased.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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b. Payment for shareholders in case of a
decrease in charter capital.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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IV. Issues relating to management of
treasury stocks.
Questions to enterprise: The enterprise
chooses by ticking one of the options below.
a. Cases where joint-stock companies
repurchase shares.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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b. Conditions for performing share
repurchase.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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d. The purchase and sale of treasury stocks
for joint-stock companies that have applied to be publicly listed.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
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Practical example:
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dd. Cases where joint stock companies are
not allowed to repurchase shares.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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e. Joint stock companies not allowed to
repurchase shares.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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f. Management and recording of treasury
stocks.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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a. Dealing with and recording any increase
caused by sale, purchase of treasury stocks, any difference caused by issuance
of additional shares greater than the face value.
□ Comply with Circular No.
19/2003/TT-BTC.
□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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b. Dealing with and recording the case
where treasury stock sale price is less than purchase price, sale price of
additional shares is lower than the face value
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□ Comply with other documents (specify
the documents).
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Practical example:
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SECTION 3 - OTHER FEEDBACK
Participants shall raise issues that have
not been mentioned under Section 2 here.
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GENERAL FEEDBACK:
□ Annul Circular No. 19/2003/TT-BTC
due its contents being prescribed by other legislative documents.
Specify the legislative documents:
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