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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.
First Step: Initial Approval
Submit an application for initial approval, with the required documents via e-mail to Issuance@sca.ae
Pay the applicable fees
You will obtain the CMA’s approval via mail registered with the CMA
Second Step: Application for approval to start subscription
Complete the procedures and documents with the CMA
You will obtain the CMA’s approval to publish the subscription prospectus announcement via email registered with the CMA
The third step: start the public offering
Complete the procedures and documents required by the CMA
You will obtain the CMA’s approval to start subscription via the email registered with the CMA
Fourth Step: After the subscription is closed
Completing the procedures and documents required by the CMA and close the subscription
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
Application (Processing) Time1 Hours
Service Duration30 Days
370-001-019-000
Fee Type : Federalservice fees
55000Payment Method: Cards
Working Hours
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