Singapore legislation

Regulation 3

of Securities and Futures (Offers of Investments) (Temporary Exemption from Sections 277(1)(c) and 305B(1)(b)) Regulations 2020

Regulation 3

Exemption for offer of securities or securities-based derivatives contracts made in physical document

Amended byS 405/2021 wef 29/06/2021

Subregulation 1

Amended byS 405/2021 wef 29/06/2021

An offer of securities or securities‑based derivatives contracts (not being such securities or securities‑based derivatives contracts as may be prescribed by regulations under section 341 of the Act for the purposes of section 277(1) of the Act), whether by means of a rights issue or otherwise, is exempt from section 277(1)(c) of the Act if the conditions specified in paragraph (2) are satisfied.

Subregulation 2

The conditions are that —

(a)

the offer information statement relating to the offer is —

(i)

published on SGXNET and the website of the issuer (if available); and

(ii)

capable of being printed by a person to whom the offer is made; (b)the offer is made in a physical document; and

(c)

the physical document mentioned in sub‑paragraph (b) —

(i)

states that the person to whom the offer is made should read the offer information statement before submitting his or her application to subscribe for or purchase the securities or securities‑based derivatives contracts;

(ii)

states that the offer information statement is available online; and

(iii)

specifies the address of the online location at which the offer information statement is published and contains instructions on how to view, download and print the offer information statement.