Singapore legislation
Clause 50
Clause 50
Amendment of section 246
Section 246 of the principal Act is amended —
by deleting the words “offer to the public of shares in or debentures of, or units of shares in or debentures of, a corporation for subscription or purchase, or an invitation to the public to subscribe for or purchase shares in or debentures of, or units of shares in or debentures of, a corporation” in the 1st to 5th lines of subsection (1) and substituting the words “offer of securities”;
by deleting paragraph (a) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(a)the following particulars:
identification of the person making the offer and, where the person making the offer is not the issuer, the issuer and, where applicable, the underlying entity;
identification of the persons signing the profile statement;
the nature of the securities;
the nature of the risks involved in investing in the securities;
details of all amounts payable in respect of the securities (including any amount by way of fee, commission or charge);”;
by deleting paragraph (c) of subsection (1) and substituting the following paragraph:“(c)a statement that the persons referred to in section 240(4A) who have signed the profile statement are satisfied that the profile statement contains a fair summary of the key information in the prospectus.”;
by deleting the words “or matter” in subsection (2)(a); and
by inserting, immediately after subsection (2), the following subsection:“(3) For the purposes of subsection (2)(a), the reference to a statement shall include a reference to any information presented, regardless of whether such information is in text or otherwise.”.