THE STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION
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SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
VIET NAM
Independence - Freedom – Happiness
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No: 04/1999/QD-UBCK1
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Hanoi, March 27, 1999
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DECISION
PROMULGATING THE REGULATION ON MEMBERSHIP, LISTING,
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND SECURITIES TRADING
THE CHAIRMAN OF THE STATE SECURITIES COMMISSION
Pursuant to Decree No.15-CP of March 2, 1993
of the Government on the tasks, powers and State management responsibilities of
the ministries and ministerial-level agencies;
Pursuant to Decree No.75/CP of November 28, 1996 of the Government on the
establishment of the State Securities Commission;
Pursuant to Decree No.48/1998/ND-CP of July 11, 1998 of the Government on
securities and securities market;
Pursuant to Decision No 127/1998/QD-TTg of July 11, 1998 of the Prime Minister
on the establishment of the Securities Trading Centers;
At the proposal of the Director of the Securities Market Development Department,
DECIDES:
Article 1.- To
promulgate together with this Decision the Regulation on membership, listing,
information disclosure and securities trading.
Article 2.- This
Decision takes effect 15 days after its signing.
Article 3.- The Director
of the Office, the Director of the Market Development Department, the Directors
of the Securities Trading Centers, the heads of the units attached to the State
Securities Commission and the concerned parties shall have to implement this
Decision.
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THE STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION
Le Van Chau
REGULATION
ON MEMBERSHIP, LISTING, INFORMATION DISCLOSURE AND
SECURITIES TRADING
(Promulgated
together with Decision No. 04/1999/QD/UBCK1 of March 27, 1999 of the Chairman
of the State Securities Commission)
Chapter I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article 1.- This
Regulation stipulates the membership, listing, information disclosure and
securities trading.
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1. Trading representative is a
person nominated by a member of the Securities Trading Center (hereafter
abbreviated to the STC) to act as its representative to perform the trading
task at the STC.
2. Listed organization is an
issuing organization that has securities listed at the STC.
3. Share division is the increase
of the number of shares in circulation by a prescribed percentage without
increasing the equity capital of a listed organization and without changing the
holding portions of its shareholders.
4. Share merger is the decrease of
the number of shares in circulation by a prescribed percentage without
decreasing the equity capital of a listed organization and without changing the
holding portions of its shareholders.
5. Trading system is the computer
system used in service of trading activities at the STC.
6. Order routing system is a system
performing the transfer of trading orders from the STC members to the STC.
7. Executed price is a securities
price determined from the order matching result.
8. Opening price is an executed
price at the first order matching time of a trading day.
9. Closing price is an executed
price at the final order matching time of a trading day.
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11. Referred price is a price
level serving as basis for calculating the securities price fluctuation limits.
12. Limit order is a securities
buying or selling order placed by an investor for his/her broker to execute at
an instructed price.
13. Periodical information disclosure is
the disclosure of information at a prescribed time point.
14. Prompt information disclosure
is the disclosure of information immediately after the occurrence of important
events that may affect the securities prices or investors� interests.
15. Information disclosure at request
is the disclosure of information when the State Securities Commission and the
STC so request.
16. Value of net assets of a
securities investment fund is the total value of assets and investments
owned by a fund minus its debt liabilities at the time of calculation.
17. Net assets of a listed
organization is its total existing assets minus its payable debts owed to
issuing organization calculated according to the value in accounting books at
the time of calculation.
18. Front-end terminal is the
input and output equipment used for receiving or transmitting information.
Chapter II
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Article 3.- A member
of the STC (hereafter referred to as member for short) is a securities firm
that holds the brokerage or dealing license and has registered with the STC.
Only members shall be allowed to conduct securities trading at the STC.
Article 4.- A securities
firm that wishes to be a member shall have to file to the STC a registration
dossier, comprising:
1. An application for the STC membership registration;
2. The copy of its securities operation license;
3. The copies of practitioner licenses of its
business staff members.
Article 5.- A
member shall have the following obligations:
1. To comply with the STC regulations on
securities trading activities;
2. To be subject to inspection and supervision
by the STC;
3. To pay the membership fee, trading fee and
fee for use of the trading system;
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5. To report to the STC on:
a/ Its operation and financial situation
according to provisions of the Regulation on organization and operation of
securities firms;
b/ Its monthly securities trading activities,
within the first 5 days of the following month;
c/ Its daily securities trading activities, on
the working day following the day when the reported trading activities are
conducted;
d/ Its amalgamation, merger, division, split-up
and branch establishment; when its operation is partly or entirely terminated;
or the restructure of the firm (if any);
e/ Information relating to the member’s
activities when so requested by the STC;
f/ Activities which it detects as having
violated the legislation on securities and securities market.
6. Besides reports specified in Clause 4 of this
Article, a member shall have to report to the STC on the following events
within 24 hours after their occurrence:
a/ The increase or decrease of its charter
capital;
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c/ Its application for bankruptcy declaration;
d/ Its being the plaintiff or defendant in a
case;
e/ Its bank accounts being suspended or frozen
or the suspending or freezing orders being revoked;
f/ Its head office being moved or its branch�s office opened, closed down
or moved;
g/ Its director or business staff member(s)
being subject to investigation by law enforcement bodies or to court judgments.
Article 6.- A member
shall have the following rights:
1. To use the trading system and services
provided by the STC;
2. To collect service charges from clients as
prescribed by laws;
3. To propose the STC to settle disputes
relating to securities business activities;
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Article 7.-
1. Members shall appoint
their trading representatives to perform trading tasks at the STC. Trading
representatives must be business staff members of the members and be granted
the trading representative’s card by the STC. A trading representative’s card
shall be valid for 2 years and may be renewed at the request of the member.
2. Trading representatives, when conducting
their activities at the STC, shall have to abide by the Center’s regulations.
3. The members shall take responsibility for all
acts relating to the trading task performance at the STC by their own trading
representatives.
Article 8.-
1. The trading
representative’s card shall be withdrawn in the following cases:
a/ The STC detects fraudulence in the
application for the trading representative’s card;
b/ The trading representative has failed to
perform his/her task for one month without reasons;
c/ The trading representative has had his/her
practitioner license withdrawn;
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2. The trading representative shall be allowed
to apply for re-granting of trading representative�s card 6 months after his/her previous card is
withdrawn;
Article 9.-
1. Members shall not be
allowed to buy and sell securities outside the STC.
2. Members shall be allowed to receive orders from
their clients only at their head-offices and branches already registered with
the STC.
Article 10.- Before
opening accounts or providing services to their clients, members shall have to
sign written contracts with their clients according to Regulation on
organization and operation of securities firms. Members shall have to keep the
dossiers on clients.
Article 11.-
1. Before entering orders
into the trading system, members shall check the balance of their clients
accounts in accordance with provisions on security deposits in Clause 1,
Article 61 of this Regulation.
2. Members shall request their clients to fill
in the order forms within the trading day. Order forms of clients shall be kept
according to current provisions of law.
3. Members shall open and keep order-receiving
books. An order-receiving book shall contain:
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b/ Trading orders executed within a trading day.
Article 12.- Members
shall send written notices to their clients confirming the result of execution
of such clients’ trading orders within the trading day. The written notice
confirming the order execution shall be made in two original copies, one shall
be sent to the concerned client, the other kept at the member’s head-office.
Article 13.- Members
shall send monthly account abstracts to their clients within the first five
days of the following month.
Article 14.-
1. In cases where a
client holds securities certificates and wishes to put them into trading, the
member shall request such client to produce the securities certificates before
placing order(s). When the client submit securities certificates, the member
shall have to give such client a receipt of securities certificates and submit
such securities certificates to the STC after transactions are effected.
2. In cases where a client wishes to withdraw
securities certificates available in his/her account, the member shall, at such
client’s written request, have to request the STC to return the securities certificates.
Chapter III
SECURITIES LISTING
Article 15.- Securities
listed at the STC shall include:
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2. Shares already registered for listing at the
STC;
3. Corporate bonds already registered for
listing at the STC;
4. Investment fund certificates already
registered for listing at the STC.
Article 16.-
1. An issuing
organization wishing to list its shares and/or bonds for the first time shall
have to file to the STC a dossier for listing registration, comprising:
a/ An application for listing registration;
b/ A copy of its issuing license granted by the
State Securities Commission;
c/ A report on the result of the sale offer of
its shares and/or bonds to the public;
d/ A book recording its shareholders or bond
holders.
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3. In cases where it registers for listing 1
year after being granted the issuing license by the State Securities
Commission, besides dossier stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the issuing
organization shall have to send to the STC its financial reports for the latest
2 consecutive years, including: the accounting balance sheet, the business performance
report and the financial statement explanation (enclosed with the independent
audit’s opinions). The STC shall consider and decide within 45 days after
receiving the complete dossier applying for listing.
Article 17.-
1. A fund-managing
company wishing to list investment fund certificates shall have to file to the
STC a dossier for listing registration, comprising:
a/ An application for listing registration;
b/ A copy of its operation license granted by
the State Securities Commission;
c/ A copy of the license for setting up the
investment fund and issuing investment fund certificates, granted by the State
Securities Commission;
d/ A report on the result of the sale offer of
investment fund certificates to the public;
e/ A book recording investment fund certificate
owners.
2. Five working days after the STC receives the
complete registration dossier, the investment fund certificates shall be listed
at the STC.
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1. An issuing
organization that issues securities not according to the provisions of Decree
No.48/1998/ND-CP of the Government and wishes to have its securities listed at
the STC shall, after making the re-registration in accordance with the
provisions of Section XI of Circular No.01/1998/TT-UBCK of October 13, 1998
guiding Decree No.48/1998/ND-CP on the issuance of shares and bonds to the
public, have to file to the STC a dossier for listing registration, comprising:
a/ An application for listing registration;
b/ A copy of the written re-registration
approval granted by the State Securities Commission;
c/ A book for monitoring its shareholders or
bondholders.
2. Five working days after the STC receives the
complete dossier for listing registration, the securities of such issuing
organization shall be listed at the STC.
Article 19.-
1. A listed organization
wishing to have its shares additionally listed shall have to file to the STC a
dossier for additionally listing registration, comprising:
a/ An application for additional listing
registration;
b/ A copy of the additional issuance license
granted by the State Securities Commission;
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d/ A shareholder monitoring book.
2. Five working days after the STC receives the
complete dossier for additional listing registration, the additional issued
shares shall be listed at the STC.
Article 20.-
1. In case of change of
its name, share division or merger, a listed organization shall have to file to
the STC a dossier for registration thereof, comprising:
a/ An application for listing change
registration;
b/ The details of name change, share division or
merger (proportion of share division or merger, time of division or merger,
volume of shares in circulation).
2. Five working days after the STC receives the
complete dossier for listing change registration, the listing change shall be
effective.
Article 21.-
1. A listed organization
that has its securities delisted and wishes to have them relisted shall file to
the STC a dossier of application for relisting, comprising:
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b/ A book monitoring the shareholders or
bondholders of the issuing organization;
c/ Financial reports for the latest two
consecutive years, including: the accounting balance sheet, the business
performance report and the financial report explanation (enclosed with the
independent audit�s
opinions).
2. Within 45 days after receiving complete
application dossiers, the STC shall consider and permit the relisting.
3. The listed organization that has securities
delisted shall not be considered for relisting within 2 years after such
securities are delisted.
Article 22.- The
issuing organization defined in Clause 3, Article 16 and Article 21 of this
Regulation may lits its securities if it meets the following conditions:
1. It has a minimum charter capital of 10
billion VND;
2. Its business activities have yielded profits
in the latest 2 consecutive years up to the date of applying for listing or
relisting; its financial situation is healthy and it has good development
prospects;
3. At least 20% of its equity capital must be
held by more than 100 outside investors. In cases where its equity capital is
100 billion VND or more, this portion shall be 15% (if this capital is in the
form of shares);
4. At least 20% of the total value of its bonds
must be held by more than 100 investors. In cases where the total value of
bonds applied for being issued is 100 billion VND or more, this portion shall
be 15% of the total value of bonds to be issued (if this capital is in the form
of bonds);
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6. The reasons for delisting have been worked
off (for cases of application for relisting).
Article 23.-
1. In cases where a
fund-managing company wishes to relist its investment fund certificates, which
have been delisted according to provisions of Article 27 of this Regulation, it
shall file to the STC a dossier comprising:
a/ An application for listing registration;
b/ A book recording investment fund certificate
holders;
c/ A report evidencing that the reasons for
delisting have been worked off.
2. Within 45 days after receiving the complete dossiers,
the STC shall consider and permit the relisting.
3. The fund-managing company shall not be
considered for relisting within 2 years after the delisting.
Article 24.- A
fund-managing company as specified in Article 23 of this Regulation may relist its
investment fund certificates if it meets the following conditions:
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2. It has a healthy financial situation and
development prospects;
3. The audit’s opinions on the fund�s financial reports for the
latest 2 consecutive years up to the date of applying for relisting must be "fully
accepted" or "accepted with exception".
4. The reasons for delisting have been worked
off.
Article 25.- Listed
organizations and fund-managing companies shall have to pay fully fees
according to the current regulations.
Article 26.- Shares and
bonds shall be delisted in the following cases:
1. Listed organizations go bankrupt or are
dissolved;
2. Listed organizations have discontinued their
main business activities for one year or more or have their business
registration certificates or main operation licenses withdrawn;
3. The audit’s opinions on financial reports of
listed organizations for 2 consecutive years are unaccepted or refusal
to give opinions;
4. Listed organizations deliberately or
frequently breach regulations on information disclosure;
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6. There have been no transactions on shares or
bonds listed at the STC for one year;
7. Net assets of listed organizations have been
negative for 2 consecutive years;
8. The conditions prescribed in Clause 3,
Article 22 of this Regulation have not been met for over one year (if the
capital is in the form of shares);
9. The conditions prescribed in Clause 4,
Article 22 of this Regulation have not been met for over one year (if the
capital is in the form of bonds);
10. The remaining time for bond repayment is
under 2 months; or all bonds are bought back by issuing organizations before
their maturity;
11. Listed organizations have filed applications
for delisting and obtained STC approval;
12. The State Securities Commission deems it
necessary to delist in order to protect the investors’ interests.
Article 27.- Investment
fund certificates shall be delisted in the following cases:
1. The funds are dissolved;
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3. There have been no transactions on investment
fund certificates listed at the STC for one year;
4. The investment fund certificate prices have
fallen by 20% a year for 2 consecutive years;
5. The number of investors has been less than
100 for a period of more than one year;
6. The remaining operation duration of the fund
is 2 months;
7. The fund-managing companies have filed
applications for delisting and obtained the STC approval;
8. The State Securities Commission deems it
necessary to delist in order to protect the investors’ interests.
Article 28.-
1. A listed organization
or a fund-managing company that wishes to cancel its listing at the STC shall
have to file to the STC a dossier, comprising:
a/ An application for delisting, clearly stating
the reasons therefor;
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2. Thirty days after receiving the complete
dossier stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article, the STC shall either approve or
reject the application for delisting.
3. Fifteen days before the delisting, the STC
shall publicly announce to the investors and inform the concerned listed
organization or fund-managing company of the date and reason(s) for delisting.
Article 29.- Listed
shares and bonds shall be put on the list of securities subject to control in
the following cases:
1. Listed organizations have their business
operation suspended for 3 months or more or their business registration
certificates or main operation licenses withdrawn;
2. The audit’s opinions on annual financial
reports of listed organizations are unaccepted or first refusal to
give opinions;
3. Listed organizations breach regulations on
information disclosure;
4. Listed organizations fail to submit their
annual reports for the first time;
5. Net assets of listed organizations are
negative;
6. The conditions prescribed in Clause 3,
Article 22 of this Regulation have not been met (if the capital is in form of
shares);
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Article 30.- Listed
investment fund certificates shall be put on the list of securities subject to
control in the following cases:
1. Fund-managing companies fail to submit their
annual reports for the first time;
2. Fund-managing companies breach regulations on
information disclosure;
3. The number of investment fund certificate
holders of each fund is less than 100.
Chapter IV
INFORMATION DISCLOSURE
Article 31.-
1. The STC, listed
organizations and fund-managing companies shall disclose information according
to provisions of this Regulation.
2. The information disclosure by the listed
organizations and fund-managing companies shall be performed by the information
disclosing employees.
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4. In case of replacement of their information
disclosing employees, the listed organizations and fund-managing companies
shall have to report it to the STC in writing.
Article 32.-
1. A listed organization
shall have to publicly announce its annual report within 90 days after the end
of a fiscal year, including: the accounting balance sheet, business performance
report, financial report explanation made according to form set under the
current regulations (together with the accepted auditing agency’s opinions) and
summarized report;
2. In cases where a listed organization owns 50%
or more of equity capital of another organization, its financial report must
include the latter’s financial report;
3. The listed organizations’ annual reports
stipulated in Clause 1 of this Article shall be submitted to the STC and the
State Securities Commission, published on yearly publications of such listed
organizations, and briefly published on a centrally-run newspaper for two
consecutive issues.
4. Annual reports shall be kept for 2 years at
the STC information disclosure section for reference by investors.
Article 33.-
1. A listed organization
shall have to make prompt information disclosure when:
a/ Its bank account is suspended or frozen; or
the freezing order is removed and the account is resumed;
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c/ It decides on its, amalgamation, merger,
split-up or division;
d/ Its business activities have been ceased for
more than 3 months, are suspended or resumed after suspension; its main product
is suspended from circulation;
e/ Its business registration certificate or
operation license is withdrawn;
f/ It suffers from a loss equal to 10% or more
of its equity capital’s value;
g/ It is prosecuted for matters related to the
listed organization;
h/ It decides to pay dividends;
i/ It decides to change its business objectives;
j/ It decides to make an investment for
production and/or business expansion valued at 10% or more of its total equity
capital’s value;
k/ It decides to apply new technology or
transfer technology; purchase or sell its fixed assets with a value equal to
10% or more of its total equity capital;
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m/ It decides to divide, merge, increase or
decrease shares allowed to be issued; decides to buy or sell its shares; or
decides to issue bonds together with the right to buy shares or issue
convertible bonds;
n/ The tax agency investigates violation(s) of
the tax legislation; or there is a court judgment concerning the firm’s
business activities;
o/ It signs a loan contract or issue bonds with
a value of 30% or more of its total equity capital;
p/ It issues reward shares or shares for payment
of dividends with a value of 10% or more of its equity capital;
q/ It convenes a shareholders’ congress
(including annual congress and extraordinary one), informing the date, agenda
and result of such congress; it changes its director, head office address or
appellation;
r/ It files an application for delisting;
s/ Other events that may adversely affect the
securities’ prices or the investors’ interests, occur.
2. The listed organization shall disclose events
specified in Points a, b, c, d, e, f, g and h, Clause 1 of this Article within
24 hours after their occurrence on a centrally-run newspaper and a newspaper of
the locality where such organization’s head office is located; and report to
the STC thereon in writing.
3. The listed organization shall have to report
to the STC in writing on events specified in Points i, j, k, l, m, n, o, p, q,
r and s, Clause 1 of this Article within 3 days after their occurrence. The STC
shall disclose such events on the mass media and the STC information means
including electronic front-end terminals, publications and/or a centrally-run
newspaper.
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1. A listed organization
shall have to disclose information at the requests of the STC or the State
Securities Commission when:
a/ There is a rumor concerning the listed organization,
which affects the securities prices and needs to be verified;
b/ The listed securities prices and trading
volume are volatile.
2. The listed organization shall have to
disclose information according to provisions of Clause 1 of this Article within
24 hours after the STC or the State Securities Commission makes its request on
a centrally-run newspaper and a newspaper of the locality where such
organization’s head office is located; and report to the STC thereon in
writing.
Article 35.-
1. Fund-managing
companies shall have to disclose their annual reports.
2. The annual report must have the following
contents:
a/ Accounting balance sheet, business
performance report and financial report explanation of the fund-managing
company (together with the opinions of the accepted auditing agency), made
according to the current set forms;
b/ Any change of Director (General Director),
structure of major shareholders or structure of the Managing Board of the
fund-managing company;
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d/ Accounting balance sheet, business
performance report and financial report explanation of each fund made according
to the current set form;
e/ The fund’s profit and profit distribution in
the reporting period;
f/ The fund’s net assets and prices of
investment fund certificates currently circulated at the end of the reporting
period;
g/ Change of the fund manager;
h/ Important decisions concerning the fund’s
investment policies.
3. Reports specified in Points d, e and f,
Clause 2 of this Article must be certified by the fund-supervising bank.
4. In cases where a fund-managing company owns
50% or more of the equity capital of another organization, the former’s
financial report must contain the latter’s financial report.
5. The annual reports shall be disclosed within
90 days after the end of a fiscal year.
6. Periodical reports specified in Clauses 1, 2,
3 and 4 of this Article of fund-managing companies shall be submitted to the
STC and the State Securities Commission, published on the yearly publications
of listed organizations and briefly published on a centrally-run newspaper for
2 consecutive issues.
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Article 36.-
1. A fund-managing
company shall have to promptly disclose information when:
a/ Its operation has been suspended;
b/ It decides on its amalgamation, merger, split
up or division;
c/ It suffers from a loss equal to 10% or more
of its equity capital;
d/ The chairman of its managing board or its
executive director is prosecuted;
e/ It falls into the state of bankruptcy or
decides to be dissolved;
f/ It decides to shut down or open a branch;
g/ It makes important changes in its business
activities, which may affect the fund management;
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i/ The fund supervising bank is replaced;
j/ The fund-managing company is replaced;
k/ The fund charter is amended and/or
supplemented;
l/ The fund is dissolved.
2. The fund-managing company shall have to
disclose events specified in Clause 1 of this Article within 24 hours after the
occurrence of such events on a centrally-run newspaper and a newspaper of the
locality where the company’s head office is located; and report it to the STC
in writing.
Article 37.-
1. The fund-managing
companies shall have to disclose information at the request of the STC or the
State Securities Commission when:
a/ There is a rumor which may affect the
investment fund certificate prices and needs to be verified;
b/ The prices and trading volume of the
investment fund certificates are volatile.
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Article 38.-
1. In cases where the
information disclosure cannot be made on time due to force majeure, the
listed organizations and fund-managing companies shall have to report to the
STC and the State Securities Commission, then effect the information disclosure
as soon as possible.
2. The State Securities Commission and the STC
may consider and approve the non-disclosure or temporary postponement of
disclosure when:
a/ The information may affect the national
security, defense and interest;
b/ The information may reveal business secrets
or cause damage to listed organizations;
c/ The information may lead to misunderstanding
and affect the investors’ interest;
Article 39.- Listed
organizations, fund-managing companies and concerned persons must not:
1. Disclose false and untruthful information;
2. Disclose change in the content of already
dislosed important information without giving any explanation and reporting it
to the State Securities Commission and the STC;
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4. Use undisclosed information for the purpose
of buying or selling securities.
Article 40.- The STC
shall have to disclose the following information:
1. Information on trading activities on the
market, including:
a/ Securities trading prices (including opening
price, closing price, highest price and lowest price) on a trading day;
b/ Trading volume;
c/ Trading value;
d/ Result of block trading (names of securities,
trading prices and volume);
e/ Trading activities of redeeming or reselling
shares of listed organizations by themselves (names of shares, trading prices
and volume).
2. Information on trading orders on the market,
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b/ The size of trading orders;
c/ The number of buying orders or selling
orders;
3. Information on listed securities price index,
including:
a/ Assorted share price index;
b/ Average share price;
c/ Bond price index.
4. Information on market management, including:
a/ Halt or allowed resumption of listed
securities trading;
b/ Announcement of trading day(s) on which
dividends or the rights to buy shares shall not be received;
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d/ Delisting of a type of securities or allowed
relisting of such type of securities;
e/ Membership suspension or allowed resumption
of members’ operation;
f/ Other information relating to the market
management.
5. Information on market situation, including:
a/ Trading situation of 5 top shares;
b/ Size of trading orders placed for 5 top
shares;
c/ Daily share price fluctuation;
d/ Shares with closing prices reaching the
ceiling limit or the floor limit.
6. Information on listed organizations and
fund-managing companies, including:
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b/ Securities names, issuing volumes, par values
and prices;
c/ Administrative sanctions related to
securities;
d/ Other information.
7. Information on members, including:
a/ Trading activities;
b/ Sanctions against members;
c/ Other information.
8. Information on investors, including:
a/ Organizations and/or individuals that conduct
transactions which change their respective holding of 5% or more of the voting
shares or that no longer hold 5% of the voting shares of a listed organization.
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c/ Other information.
Article 41.-
1. The STC shall disclose
the market information through its means, including: electronic display-board
at the STC, front-end terminals or other computerized means on the trading
floor, and publications of the STC.
2. The STC may use the mass media to disclose
information.
Article 42.- The STC
shall keep and preserve the market information according to provisions of law.
Chapter V
SECURITIES TRADING
Article 43.- The STC
shall organize securities trading sessions from 8:00 hrs to 11:00 hrs on every
Monday, Wednesday and Friday, except for the public holidays provided for in
the Labor Code.
Article 44.-
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a/ Transactions cannot be conducted as usual due
to incidents in the trading system;
b/ A half (1/2) or more of the STC members meet
with incidents in the trading order routing system;
c/ Such force majeure events as natural
disasters, fires or other objective events occur.
2. When events mentioned in Points a and b,
Clause 1, this Article occur, the STC shall halt the reception of trading orders.
Trading activities shall resume immediately after the trading system or the
order routing system of the members is restored. In cases where these systems
cannot be restored before the end of a trading session, such trading session
shall be considered concluded at the previous order matching time.
3. When events mentioned in Point c, Clause 1,
this Article occur, the STC shall base itself on the actual situation to decide
and announce the change of trading hours.
Article 45.- The STC
shall organize share trading counters, bond trading counters and investment
fund certificate trading counters.
Article 46.-
1. Each trading order may
be either a limit order or an order amending or canceling the original order
entered by a member’s trading representative into the trading system at the
STC.
2. Orders entered into the trading system shall
be valid until the end of the trading session.
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Article 47.- Each
trading order to be entered into the trading system at the STC must include:
1. Buying order or selling order;
2. Name (code) of securities;
3. Volume of securities;
4. Price;
5. Conditions of bond maturity (if any);
6. Code number of the trading order;
7. Amending or canceling order together with the
original order�s code
number;
8. Trading activities in favor of clients or
dealing activities;
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10. Code number of member;
11. Other details specified by the STC.
Article 48.-
1. The amendment to or
cancellation of the original order shall be effected according to the amending
order or canceling order enclosed with the original order’s code number.
2. The amending order or canceling order shall
be effective only when the original order has not been executed yet.
3. When the amending order is entered, the
original order shall be canceled, and the order entry time shall be calculated
from the time when the new order is entered.
Article 49.- Trading
orders shall not be accepted in the following cases:
1. Selling orders in cases where the STC
deter-mines the referred prices for newly listed securities;
2. Buying orders in cases where the STC
determines the referred prices for securities under the initial control as
prescribed in Clause 1, Article 63, and selling orders in cases where the STC
determines the referred prices of securities, which are no longer under control
according to provisions of Clause 2, Article 63 of this Regulation.
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1. The share trading unit
of even lots is equal to 100 shares; the share trading unit of odd lots is from
1 to 99 shares.
2. The bond trading unit is 1,000,000 VND.
3. The investment fund certificate trading unit
is 100 certificates.
4. The unit for listing share and investment
fund certificate prices is 100 VND; unit for listing bond prices is 200 VND.
Article 51.-
1. The price fluctuating
range applicable to securities listed in a trading day shall be equal to ± 5%
of the referred price for shares and investment fund certificates; or equal to
1.5% of the referred price for bonds.
2. The securities price fluctuating limits shall
be calculated as follows:
a/ For shares and investment fund certificates:
The maximum price = the referred price + (the
referred price x 5%)
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b/ For bonds:
The maximum price = the referred price + (the
referred price x 1.5%)
The minimum price = the referred price - (the
referred price x 1.5%)
3. The referred price shall be determined as
follows:
a/ The referred price of bonds is the executed
price at the latest trading time;
b/ The referred price of shares and investment fund
certificates which are normally traded is the closing price of the previous
trading session;
c/ For initial listing, the STC shall, in the
first trading session, take the average price of buying orders as the referred
price; in cases where the average price is lower than the public sale offering
price, the referred price shall be such public sale offering price;
d/ For securities specified in Article 63 of
this Regulation, the STC shall take the average price of selling orders or
buying orders as the referred price;
e/ The opening price of the first securities
trading day shall be once again chosen as the referred price in the following
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- Share division or merger;
- Share trading days on which dividends and
accompanying rights are not enjoyed.
Article 52.-
1. The STC shall perform
the order matching three times in each trading session at 9:00, 10:00 and 11:00
hrs.
2. The opening price shall be the executed price
at 9:00 hrs, the closing price shall be the executed price at 11:00 hrs.
3. The time for placing trading orders shall
begin at 8:00 hrs of each trading day and end 10 minutes before each order
matching.
Article 53.- Trading
orders entered into the trading system shall be matched in the following
priority order:
1. Price priority:
a/ Buying orders with higher prices shall be
executed first;
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2. Time priority: In cases where the buying
orders and selling orders have the same price, the trading orders which have
been entered into the trading system first shall be executed first.
Article 54.- The STC
shall give the trading confirmation to its members right after it obtains the
order matching result. Each confirmation by the STC shall contain the following
details:
1. Name of securities;
2. Buying or selling volume and executed price;
3. Name (code number) of the partner member;
4. Date and time when the transaction is
executed;
5. Code number of the executed order;
6. Other necessary details prescribed by the
STC.
Article 55.-
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2. Within 4 working days immediately before the
date of bond interest payment, the bond buyers shall not be entitled to
interest.
3. Within 4 working days immediately before the
final ownership registration date, the buyers of convertible bonds or bonds
accompanied with the right to buy shares shall not enjoy the right to convert
or the right to buy shares. In these cases, the final ownership registration
date shall be determined as follows:
a/ For convertible bonds: It is the expiry date
of the converting time limit;
b/ For bonds accompanied with the right to buy
shares: It is the expiry date of the time limit for exercising the right to
buy.
4. The STC shall prescribe the signals on the
electronic scoreboard and publish on its daily bulletin the trading days without
dividend pay-out, share or bond interest or accompanying rights.
Article 56.-
1. The block trading is
the trading with the following minimum volume or value:
a/ For shares: 10,000 shares or 300 million VND;
b/ For investment fund certificates: 10,000
certificates or 300 million VND;
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The trading value shall be calculated at the
closing price of the latest trading day.
2. The block trading price negotiated among the
members shall be neither higher than the closing price of the latest trading
day plus two price listing units nor lower than the closing price of the latest
trading day minus two price listing units.
3. Before conducting a block trading, a member
shall have to report in writing to the STC on the following information: the
name of securities to be traded, the volume, the price, the name of the partner
member and other necessary information at the STC request.
4. The STC shall make public the block
transactions according to the provisions of Point d, Clause 1, Article 40 of
this Regulation.
Article 57.-
1. Listed organizations
that wish to redeem or resell their listed shares shall have to file
applications to the STC one trading day in advance.
2. The redemption or resale of the listed shares
shall be effected through the trading system. At each trading session, a listed
organization shall be allowed to place orders only once with a maximum share
volume equal to 5% of the total share volume stated in the applications. In
cases where 5% of the total applied share volume is valued at less than 100
million VND, the listed organization shall be allowed to place an order with a
maximum value of 100 million VND.
3. In case of redemption, the order placing
price must not be higher than the closing price of the latest trading day plus
two price listing units. In case of resale, the order placing price must not be
lower than the closing price of the latest trading day minus two price listing
units.
4. Listed organizations shall have to conclude
the listed share redemption or resale within 3 months after they obtain the
approval. In case of redemption, the listed organizations shall hold the
redeemed shares for at least 6 months.
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1. Organizations and/or
individuals that conduct transactions which change their holding of 5% or more
of the voting shares or that no longer hold 5% of the voting shares of a listed
organization shall have to report it to the STC within 24 hours after the
transactions are liquidated.
2. Organizations and/or individuals that wish to
make a securities trading with a volume of 25% or more of the voting shares of
a listed organization shall have to organize an open bidding according to the
State Securities Commission’s regulations.
Article 59.-
1. Trading errors may be
committed by either the STC or its members.
2. The STC trading errors arise due to incidents
in the trading system or due to computer program operating errors that lead to
order mismatching. The STC shall reach a written agreement with the concerned
member so that the latter can perform a transaction to correct errors for the
former.
3. The members’ trading errors arise due to
confusions or mistakes (about buying or selling orders, types of securities,
prices, volumes) in the process of receiving orders, processing orders or in the
process of routing or entering orders into the trading system. Members shall
have to report to the STC on errors made by themselves and perform transactions
for error correction.
Article 60.- In cases
where an error is made by the STC, all arising price discrepancies between the
original transaction and the error-correcting transaction shall be cleared by
the STC with the concerned member at the end of each month and the STC shall
bear all expenses related to the error-correcting transaction.
Article 61.-
1. When orders are placed
to a member, the balance of the ordering client’s account opened at such member
must satisfy the requirement that the deposit fund is equal to 100% of the
value of securities ordered to buy or full volume of securities ordered to
sell.
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Article 62.-
1. In cases where the
price of a securities type rises or falls to the permitted limit within 3
consecutive trading days together with a trading volume volatile, the STC may
halt the trading and request the concerned listed organization(s) to disclose
necessary information.
2. In cases where there is a sign of suspicion
about the securities price or volume volatile related to the prohibited trading
activities prescribed in Chapter VIII of the Government’s Decree
No.48/1998/ND-CP of July 11, 1998 on securities and securities market, the STC
shall conduct an investigation to verify acts committed by the concerned
organizations and/or individuals and report them to the State Securities
Commission.
3. In cases where there is a rumor which causes
a mass price and trading volume volatile, the STC may decide to halt the trading
and request the concerned listing organization to confirm such rumor. The
securities trading shall resume after the STC receives the information
confirming the rumor from the listed organization.
4. When detecting counterfeit securities on the
market, the STC shall halt the trading of such type of securities until the
investigation results are available.
5. In case of share division or merger, the STC
shall halt the trading of such type of securities until the share division or
merger has been completed.
6. The STC may decide to halt the trading of a
specific type of securities in order to protect the common interest of the
public investors or to ensure the fair and stable operation of the securities
market.
Article 63.-
1. In case of securities
subject to control as prescribed in Articles 29 and 30 of this Regulation, the
STC shall halt the trading of such controlled securities to re-determine the
referred price and shall organize only one order matching at 10:00 hrs on the
next trading days.
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Chapter VI
IMPLEMENTATION PROVISIONS
Article 64.- Any
supplements and/or amendments to this Regulation shall be decided by the
Chairman of the State Securities Commission.
THE STATE SECURITIES
COMMISSION
Le Van Chau