Request for offering shares of a foreign public joint-stock company

This service enables foreign joint stock companies (outside the country) to obtain the CMA's approval to offer their shares for public offering inside the country.

Service Process


Conditions & Requirements

Approval of the supervisory authority of the country of incorporation

The company must be listed in the home country market, and that market must be subject to a supervisory authority similar to the CMA

The shares offered for public subscription must be listed in the market

Satisfying all listing requirements applicable to the SCMA and the Market

Issuance of a special decision by the shareholders approving the offering of the company's shares within the state.

Complete the company's issued capital

Designating the parties to the offering process, and the evaluator of the in-kind contributions - if there are in-kind contributions

The shares offered for public subscription in the state shall not exceed (30%) of the company's capital

That the prospectus shall include information parallel to the information required by the CMA

That the foreign company has practiced an independent activity as its main activity, or through one or more of its subsidiaries, during at least three fiscal years

The foreign company must have published audited financial statements for the three fiscal years before the offering request. The latest statements in the prospectus must be within three months of its announcement; otherwise, the CMA may request recent audited statements.

That the foreign company achieved operating profits during the two fiscal years preceding the offering

Publication of a summary of the assessment report together with the notice of the general meeting, outlining the methodologies applied, the key assumptions underlying the assessment, and the factors influencing the financial results


Service completion duration

Application (Processing) Time
1 Hours

Service Duration
30 Days


Service channels
  1. SCA Dubai Branch
  2. SCA Head Office

Target audience
  • Foreign public joint-stock company

Service Code

370-001-019-000


Required Documents

  1. The First Step: Initial Approval

  2. Approval of the regulatory authority of the country of incorporation to offer the company’s shares in the country

  3. A statement from the First Market about the position of the company's listing therein and the supervisory authority under it.

  4. A statement from the financial market inside the country that the company has fulfilled the listing requirements issued by it

  5. Minutes of the company’s general assembly, which approved the offering of the company’s shares inside the country

  6. The Memorandum of Association and Articles of Association of the company are duly approved and certified

  7. A proof of appointing the parties to the offering process and the listing advisor

  8. The evaluation report of the in-kind contributions, if any, issued by an appraiser approved by the Authority

  9. A brief overview of the company, its main and independent objectives, activities, board members, subsidiaries, and their activities and ownership structure before and after the offering

  10. A statement of the real beneficiary of the company and its subsidiaries. If there is a legal person, a copy of the commercial license for those companies must be attached

  11. Audited financial statements for the three fiscal years preceding the offering application

  12. The company's trade license

  13. Business plan

  14. Draft public offering prospectus, from. (A5)

  15. Draft prospectus announcement (A7).

  16. Subscription Application Form (A8).

  17. A statement of the issuance expenses approved by the auditor and the incorporation committee, Form (A6).

  18. An acknowledgment from the company representative to abide by the controls and procedures set by the Authority in relation to the evaluation of in-kind shares

For assistance, get in touch through

Call: 800 SCAUAE (722823)

Working Hours

  • Monday-Thursday: 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM
  • Friday: 7:30 AM - 12:00 PM
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