Companies Act 1967 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 4 · Shares, Debentures and Charges
93. Register of debenture holders and copies of trust deed
Last amended by an amending law of 2014.
Official textFrom Singapore Statutes Online, unchanged
Every company which issues debentures (not being debentures transferable by delivery) must keep a register of holders of the debentures at the registered office of the company or at some other place in Singapore.
company
“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
Every company must within 7 days after the register is first kept at a place other than the registered office lodge with the Registrar notice of the place where the register is kept and must, within 7 days after any change in the place at which the register is kept, lodge with the Registrar notice of the change.
register
“register of controllers” or “register” —(a)in relation to a company to which this Part applies — means the register that the company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(1), (1A), (2) or (3); and(b)in relation to a foreign company to which this Part applies — means the register that the foreign company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(4), (4A), (5) or (6);
The register must except when duly closed be open to the inspection of the registered holder of any debentures and of any holder of shares in the company and must contain particulars of the names and addresses of the debenture holders and the amount of debentures held by them.
registered
“registered” means registered under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment;
For the purposes of this section, a register is deemed to be duly closed if closed in accordance with the provisions contained in the constitution or in the debentures or debenture stock certificates, or in the trust deed or other document relating to or securing the debentures, during such periods (not exceeding in the aggregate 30 days in any calendar year) as is therein specified.
constitution
“constitution”, in relation to a company, means —(a)the constitution of the company which is registered with the Registrar under section 19, as may be amended from time to time; and(b)in the case of a company incorporated before 3 January 2016, the memorandum of association of the company, the articles of association of the company, or both, in force immediately before that date;
Every registered holder of debentures and every holder of shares in a company must, at the request of the holder of debentures or shares, be supplied by the company with a copy of the register of the holders of debentures of the company or any part thereof on payment of $1 for every page or part thereof required to be copied, but the copy need not include any particulars as to any debenture holder other than the debenture holder’s name and address and the debentures held by the debenture holder.
debenture
“debenture” includes debenture stock, bonds, notes and any other securities of a corporation whether constituting a charge on the assets of the corporation or not, but does not include —(a)a cheque, letter of credit, order for the payment of money or bill of exchange;(b)subject to the regulations, a promissory note having a face value of not less than $100,000 and having a maturity period of not more than 12 months;(c)for the purposes of the application of this definition to a provision of this Act in respect of which any regulations made thereunder provide that the word “debenture” does not include a prescribed document or a document included in a prescribed class of documents, that document or a document included in that class of documents, as the case may be;
A copy of any trust deed relating to or securing any issue of debentures must be forwarded by the company to a holder of those debentures at the holder’s request on payment of the sum of $3 or such less sum as is fixed by the company, or where the copy has to be specially made to meet the request on payment of $1 for every page or part thereof required to be copied.
If inspection is refused, or a copy is refused or not forwarded within a reasonable time (but not more than one month) after a request has been made pursuant to this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence.
officer
“officer”, in relation to a corporation, includes —(a)any director or secretary of the corporation or a person employed in an executive capacity by the corporation;(b)a receiver and manager of any part of the undertaking of the corporation appointed under a power contained in any instrument; and(c)any liquidator of a company appointed in a voluntary winding up,but does not include —(d)any receiver who is not also a manager;(e)any receiver and manager appointed by the Court;(f)any liquidator appointed by the Court or by the creditors; or(g)a judicial manager appointed under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018;
A company which issues debentures may cause to be kept in any place outside Singapore a branch register of debenture holders which is deemed to be part of the company’s register of debenture holders and Division 4 of Part 5 applies with such adaptations as are necessary to and in relation to the keeping of a branch register of debenture holders.
branch register
“branch register”, in relation to a company, means —(a)a branch register of members of the company kept pursuant to section 196; or(b)a branch register of holders of debentures kept pursuant to section 93,as the case may require;
If a company fails to comply with this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and also to a default penalty.
default penalty
“default penalty” means a default penalty within the meaning of section 408;
Terms defined in this Act
branch register
Defined · s 4“branch register”, in relation to a company, means —(a)a branch register of members of the company kept pursuant to section 196; or(b)a branch register of holders of debentures kept pursuant to section 93,as the case may require;
company
Defined · s 4“company” means a company incorporated under this Act or under any corresponding previous written law;
constitution
Defined · s 4“constitution”, in relation to a company, means —(a)the constitution of the company which is registered with the Registrar under section 19, as may be amended from time to time; and(b)in the case of a company incorporated before 3 January 2016, the memorandum of association of the company, the articles of association of the company, or both, in force immediately before that date;
debenture
Defined · s 4“debenture” includes debenture stock, bonds, notes and any other securities of a corporation whether constituting a charge on the assets of the corporation or not, but does not include —(a)a cheque, letter of credit, order for the payment of money or bill of exchange;(b)subject to the regulations, a promissory note having a face value of not less than $100,000 and having a maturity period of not more than 12 months;(c)for the purposes of the application of this definition to a provision of this Act in respect of which any regulations made thereunder provide that the word “debenture” does not include a prescribed document or a document included in a prescribed class of documents, that document or a document included in that class of documents, as the case may be;
default penalty
Defined · s 4“default penalty” means a default penalty within the meaning of section 408;
document
Defined · s 4“document” includes summons, order and other legal process, and notice and register;
name
Defined · s 4“full name” or “name” means —(a)in the case of an individual registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest identity card issued to that individual under section 9 of that Act; or(b)in the case of an individual not registered under the National Registration Act 1965 — the name as it appears in the latest passport issued to that individual or such other similar evidence of identification as is available;
officer
Defined · s 4“officer”, in relation to a corporation, includes —(a)any director or secretary of the corporation or a person employed in an executive capacity by the corporation;(b)a receiver and manager of any part of the undertaking of the corporation appointed under a power contained in any instrument; and(c)any liquidator of a company appointed in a voluntary winding up,but does not include —(d)any receiver who is not also a manager;(e)any receiver and manager appointed by the Court;(f)any liquidator appointed by the Court or by the creditors; or(g)a judicial manager appointed under Part 7 of the Insolvency, Restructuring and Dissolution Act 2018;
register
Defined · s 386AB“register of controllers” or “register” —(a)in relation to a company to which this Part applies — means the register that the company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(1), (1A), (2) or (3); and(b)in relation to a foreign company to which this Part applies — means the register that the foreign company is required to keep of its registrable controllers under section 386AF(4), (4A), (5) or (6);
registered
Defined · s 4“registered” means registered under this Act or any corresponding previous enactment;
Registrar
Defined · s 4“Registrar” means the Registrar of Companies appointed under this Act and includes any Deputy or Assistant Registrar of Companies;
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