Public Issue Rules, 2015

Presented by:
Mr. Suman Kundu, Senior Manager
Alliance Financial Services Limited
Date: January 28, 2016

As per BSEC rules, It means first offering of
security by an issuer to the general public.
In general, it means fund raising from public
through issuance of Security

Basic Requirements:
 Should be Public limited company
 Fixed price method, when offered at par value;
 Book-building method, when offered above par value
 Issue manager is in no way connected with the issuer,
doesn’t hold any of its securities
Capital Requirements:
 Minimum Pre-IPO paid up capital of Tk. 15 crore
 Minimum paid-up capital (existing + proposed) requirement
for public issue (i.e. IPO) shall be Tk. 30 (thirty) crore.
 Minimum size of IPO: Tk. 15 crore or 10% of total capital
(Proposed + IPO), whichever is higher
 No Material Change i.e. paid-up capital after the date of
audited financial statements as included in the prospectus

Financial Statements Requirements:
 Financial Statements (FS) shall not be older than 120 days at the time
of submission of Red-herring prospectus to BSEC
 Latest FS should be audited by the panel Auditors of BSEC
 FS should prepare in accordance with the Securities and
Exchange Rules, 1987, IFRS/IAS as adopted in Bangladesh as
well as the Companies Act, 1994 and other applicable law
 Cost audit by professional accountants as per the Companies
Act, 1994, if applicable;
 No accumulated retained loss in FS at the time of application;
 Complied with the provisions of guidelines regarding valuation
of assets, dated 18.08.2013

Shareholding Requirements:
 Sponsor/promoter and Directors group should maintain a minimum
Post-IPO shareholding of 30%
 Each Director should hold at least 2% of Share Capital except
Independent Directors
Other Requirements:
 Comply Corporate Governance Guidelines dated 07.08.2012
 Regular in holding annual general meeting
 The issuer or any of its directors is not a bank defaulter.
 At least 35% of the issue has been underwritten

 If Issuer has been in commercial operation at least for immediate
last 3 (three) years, it has Positive Net Profit After Tax and Net
Operating Cash Flow at least for immediate preceding 2
(two)financial years
 If commercial operation is less than 3 (three) years, it has
Positive Net Profit After Tax and Net Operating Cash Flow at
least for the latest financial year
 If not started its commercial operation or not completed any
financial period yet, it has Positive Projected Net Profit After
Tax and Net Operating Cash Flow

Commercial Operation Requirements:
 It has been in commercial operation at least for immediate last 3
years;
 It has made Net Profit After Tax at least for immediate preceding
2 (two) financial years;
 It has Positive Net Operating Cash Flow at least for immediate
preceding 2 (two) financial years;
Other Requirements:
 It has appointed separate persons as issue manager and registrar to
the issue for managing the issue;
 The issuer/issue has been rated by a credit rating company

General Requirement:
◦ Issuer shall submit the application to the Commission and exchanges for
listing along with red-herring prospectus and other documents
◦ Immediate after submission of the application, the issuer shall post the
red-herring prospectus/prospectus/information memorandum in the
websites of the issuer and issue manager(s) which shall be updated with
any change made thereof;
◦ Any amendment to the prospectus shall also have to be filed with the
Commission and the exchanges
◦ After receiving the application, the exchange(s) shall submit its primary
recommendation to the Commission along with checklist, within 20 days of
receipt of the application

General Requirement:
◦ Commission or the exchanges may require the issuer or its directors,
officers, issue manager(s), auditors, valuer(s), to submit
additional disclosure, information, documents, certification and clarification
◦ Exchange(s) shall submit its final recommendation along with a
declaration as prescribed in the listing regulations to the Commission on
the issue within 7 days of receiving such additional disclosure,
information, documents, certification and clarification.
◦ Commission shall take final decision to approve or reject the application
for public offer, after examination of the information, documents,
recommendations of the exchanges and considering all the factors.

Additional Requirement for Book Building Method:
◦ Conducting Road Show
◦ Consent for Bidding
◦ Determine Cut-off Price
◦ Subscription by Eligible Investors (EIs)

i. Merchant Bankers and Portfolio Managers;
ii. Asset Management Companies;
iii. Mutual Funds;
iv. Stock Dealers;
v. Banks;
vi. Financial Institutions;
vii. Insurance Companies;
viii. Alternative Investment Fund Managers;
ix. Alternative Investment Funds;
x. Foreign Investors who have portfolio investments in capital market of Bangladesh
through any Securities Custodian registered with BSEC;
xi. Recognized Pension Funds and Provident Funds
xii. Other Institutions as approved by the Commission;

Conducting Road Show:
◦ The issuer/issue manager shall send invitation to the EIs, through both in written and
publication in at least 5 (five) widely circulated national dailies, giving at least 10
working days’ time for road show
◦ The invitation letter shall accompany a red-herring prospectus containing all
relevant information covering the proposed size of the issue and at least 3 years
audited FS and valuation report, prepared by the issue manager without
mentioning any indicative price or number of securities to be offered
◦ EIs shall submit their comments and observations, if any, to the issuer or issue
manager within 03 working days of the road show
◦ Representatives from the exchanges shall present in the road show as observers;

Conducting Road Show:
◦ After completion of the road show, the red-herring prospectus prepared on the basis of
comments and observations of the EIs participated in the road show.
◦ Valuation Report shall be finalized as per International Acceptance Valuation Methods
including detail about the qualitative, quantitative factors and methods of valuation;
◦ Apply to BSEC with red-herring prospectus along with all related do
Consent for Bidding:
◦ After examination of the prospectus and relevant documents, the
Commission, if satisfied, shall issue consent to commence bidding by the EIs
for determination of the cut-off price

Determine Cut-off Price:
◦ EIs shall participate in the electronic bidding process and submit their intended quantity
and price
◦ EIs bidding shall be opened for 72hours round the clock.
◦ The bidders shall deposit at least 20% of the bid amount in advance in the designated
bank account
◦ The bidders can revise their bids for once, within the bidding period, up to 20% variation
of their first bid price;
◦ After completion of the bidding period, the cut-off price will be determined at nearest
integer of the lowest bid price at which the total securities offered to eligible investors
would be exhausted
Restriction on Bidding:
◦ Any connected person on related party of the issuer shall not be eligible to participate in
the bidding process;
◦ No EIs shall quote for more than 10% of the total amount offered to the eligible
investors

Allotment to EIs:
◦ All the eligible investors participating in the bidding shall be offered to subscribe the
securities at the cut-off price. It is mandatory for EIs bidding at or above the cutoff price to
subscribe up to their intended quantity but optional for EIs bidding below the cut-off price
◦ The eligible investors shall be allotted securities on pro-rata basis within their category-
wise quota at the cut-off price.
◦ The category-wise quota shall be determined on the basis of distributing the total securities
reserved for other eligible investors equally to each of the category of eligible investors
participating in the bidding, except mutual funds. Mutual funds shall be allotted securities
reserved for them on pro-rata basis

Other Info:
◦ The securities shall be offered to general public for subscription at an issue
price to be fixed at 10% discount from the cut-off price;
◦ The issuer and the issue manager shall prepare the draft prospectus
including the status of bidding, cut-off price etc. and submit to the
Commission and to the exchanges within 5 working days from the closing
day of bidding

Subscription by Eligible Investors:
◦ After examination of the draft prospectus and relevant documents, the Commission,
shall issue consent for fund from the general public
◦ The balance amount of subscription shall be paid by the EIs prior to the date of
opening of subscription to the general public
◦ In case of failure to deposit the remaining amount by the eligible investors, advance
bid money deposited by them shall be forfeited by the Commission and the
unsubscribed securities shall be taken up by the underwriters.

In case of under-subscription in any of categories above 35%, an initial public offer shall
be considered as cancelled
Issue Method Eligible Investors (EIs) General Public
Mutual
Funds
Other Eis (11
Categories)
NRB Others
Fixed Price 10% 40% 10% 40%
Book Building 10% 50% 10% 30%

A prospectus may be used to offer the securities until any of the following
events occur, namely:
A.There are material changes in any of the information included in the
prospectus; and
B.Any transaction or event which is material to affect or change the conditions
under which the public offer is being made as per the contents of the prospectus
If any of the above events occur, the offer shall stand suspended until an
amendment has been filed with and declared effective by the Commission
The occurrence of any of above events shall be notified to the general public
after such declaration has been made effective by the Commission in four
national daily newspapers in which the abridged version of the prospectus was
published prior to the date of the opening of the subscription.
Provided that in case there is any necessity for amendment to the prospectus
during the subscription period, in that case, the subscription may be suspended
by the Commission and the subscribers who have already deposited money
may decide either to withdraw his application or continue with it.

3 years Lock-in for Following Situation:
 For all Directors, Sponsors and those who hold 5% or more
 For all shares allotted before 2 years of according consent for IPO
 For shareholder, who received shares through transfer of shares from existing
Directors, Sponsors within preceding 12 months of submitting application for
IPO
1 Year Lock-in for Following Situation:
 Share allotted within immediately preceding 2 years of according consent for
IPO except above
 All shares held by alternative investment funds, for 01(one) year;
Lock-in for Eligible Investors:
 3 months for 25% of the shares allotted to EIs
 6 months for other 25% of the shares allotted to Eis
Lock in applicable from the date of issuance of prospectus or commercial
operation, whichever comes later.

 Commission shall inform the issuer in writing of the incompleteness within
40 (forty) working days of receipt of the said application.
 If the issuer fails to remove the incompleteness within stipulated
time, it shall have to file a fresh application.
 The Commission shall issue letter of consent within 60 working
days of receipt of a complete application, if such application is
acceptable to the Commission.
 If the application is not acceptable to the Commission, it shall issue
a rejection order, stating the reasons for such rejection, within 60
working days of the of last correspondence.
 The issuer, may apply for review to the Commission within 60
working days from the date of such rejection, and the decision of
the Commission thereon shall be final;

Information Related:
 Only relevant and updated information and statistics shall be disclosed in the
prospectus/red-herring prospectus/information memorandum mentioning specific
sources.
Underwriter Related:
 Declaration by the underwriters that they have sufficient resources as per the
regulatory requirements to discharge their respective obligations;
Capital Related:
 In case of shares issued considering other than cash at any point of time, details
information should disclose including relationship with the issuer, reasons for the
issue and whether any benefits have been accrued to the issuer out of the issue;
 If the issuer has made any issue of specified securities at a price lower than
the issue price during the preceding two years, specific details of the
names of the persons to whom such specified securities have been issued,
relation with the issuer, reasons for such issue and the price thereof;

Capital Related:
 The decision or intention, negotiation and consideration of the issuer to alter the
capital structure by way of issue of specified securities in any manner within a
period of one year from the date of listing of the present issue;
Business Related:
 Projected capacities for existing as well as proposed products or services and the
assumptions for future capacity utilization for the next 3 years in respect
of existing as well as proposed products or services. If the projected capacity
utilization is higher than the actual average capacity utilization, rationale to
achieve the projected levels.
Property Related:
 For second hand or reconditioned machineries disclose details information as per
PSI certificates of the said machineries and the same submitted to the
Commission;
 A physical verification report by the issue manager(s) regarding the properties as
submitted to the Commission;

Property Related:
 If the issuer is entitled to any intellectual property right or intangible asset, full
description of the property, whether the same are legally held by the issuer and
whether all formalities in this regard have been complied with;
Operation & Financial Condition Related:
 Following Financial Information should disclose for all the Group Companies of
the issuer:
 Major Accounting figure based on last 3 years audited FS
 Projected statement of financial position, compressive statement of income and
earnings per share for the next 3 years as per the issuers own assessment.
 A report from the auditors regarding any allotment of shares to any person for any
consideration otherwise than cash along with relationship of that person with the
issuer and rationale of issue price of the shares;
 Changes in accounting policies in the last 3 years;

Operation & Financial Condition Related:
 Defaults or rescheduling of borrowings, conversion of loans into equity along with
reasons thereof, lock out, strikes and reasons for the same etc.
 Unaudited quarter FS after last audited FS shall disclose in the
prospectus/information memorandum duly authenticated by the CEO and CFO of
the issuer;
Directors & Officers Related:
 If any director of the Issuer company is also a director of other listed securities
during last three years then dividend payment history and market performance of
that listed company;
Compliance of Corporate Governance
Valuation Report of Securities
Use of Proceeds
Financial Statements

 A disclosure along with compliance report to the effect that the issuer has
complied with the requirements of Corporate Governance Guidelines of the
Commission;
 Details relating to the issuer's audit committee and remuneration committee,
including the names of committee members and a summary of the terms of
reference under which the committees operate.

The issue manager(s) shall, among others, consider the following
methods for valuation of the securities:
I.net asset value at historical or current costs;
II.earning-based-value calculated on the basis of weighted average of net profit
after tax for immediate preceding five years or such shorter period during which
the issuer was in commercial operation;
III.projected earnings for the next three accounting year with rationales of the
projection, if not in commercial operation;
IV.average market price per share of similar stocks for the last one year
immediately prior to the offer for common stocks with reference and explanation
of the similarities or in case of repeat public offering, market price per share of
common stock of the issuer for the aforesaid period.

 Issuer can utilize maximum 1/3 of its IPO fund for loan repayment or as
working capital.
 Where any capital has been raised (other than bonus)prior to the public
issue and has already been deployed by the issuer, indication of use of
such funds in the cash flow statement;
 If one of the objects is an investment in a joint
venture/subsidiary/associate or any acquisition, details of the form of
investment.
 If IPO proceeds are not sufficient to complete the project, then source of
additional fund must be mentioned

 Time Schedule for implementation of IPO proceeds
 Shall disclose the terms of such contracts If there are contracts covering
any of the activities of the issuer for which IPO proceeds are to be Used
 If IPO proceeds will be utilized for working capital then should be disclosed
the basis of estimation of working capital requirement along with the
relevant assumptions
 Prepare draft feasibility report & projection based on utilization proceeds
 Where the issuer proposes to undertake one or more activities like
diversification, modernization, expansion, etc., the total project cost
activity-wise or project wise
 Where the issuer is implementing the project in a phased manner, the cost
of each phase,

 5 years accounts
 The latest financial statements prepared in adherence to the provisions of
the SEC Rules, 1987, the Companies Act, 1994, IAS & IFRS as adopted
in Bangladesh from time to time and Financial Reporting.
 Selected ratios as specified in the Rules
 Auditors report under Section 135(1), Para 24(1) of Part II of Schedule III
of the Company Act, 1994
 Financial spread sheet analysis for the latest audited FS
 EPS on fully diluted basis (with the total existing number of shares) in
addition to the weighted average number of shares basis.
 Future projected Net Income should not be considered while calculating
the weighted average EPS;

 All extra-ordinary income or non-recurring income coming from other than
core operations should be shown separately while showing the Net Profit
as well as the EPS
 Quarterly or half-yearly EPS should not be annualized while calculating
the EPS
 NAV (with and without considering revaluation surplus/reserve) per unit of
the securities being offered at the date of the latest audited statement of
financial position
 The Commission may require the issuer to re-audit the audited financial
statements, if any deficiency/anomaly is found in the financial statements.

 Following statements for the last five years or any shorter period of
commercial operation certified by the auditors:
(i) Statement of long term and short term borrowings including borrowing from
related party or connected persons with rate of interest and interest
paid/accrued;
(ii) Statement of principal terms of secured loans and assets on which charge
have been created against those loans with names of lenders, purpose,
sanctioned amount, rate of interest, primary security, collateral/other
security, re-payment schedule and status;
(iii) Statement of unsecured loans with terms & conditions;
(iv) Statement of inventories showing amount of raw material, packing material,
stock-in-process and finished goods, consumable items, store & spares
parts, inventory of trading goods etc.;

Following statements for the last five years or any shorter period of
(v) Statement of trade receivables showing receivable from related party and
connected persons;
(vi) Statement of any loan given by the issuer including loans to related party
or connected persons with rate of interest and interest realized/accrued;
(vii) Statement of other income showing interest income, dividend income,
discount received, other non operating income;
(viii) Statement of turnover showing separately in cash and through banking
channel;
(ix) Statement of related party transaction;
(x) Reconciliation of business income shown in tax return with net income
shown in audited financial statements;

Following statements for the last five years or any shorter period of
(xi) Confirmation that all receipts and payments of the issuer above Tk.
5,00,000/- (five lac) were made through banking channel;
(xii) Confirmation that Bank Statements of the issuer are in conformity with
its books of accounts;
(xiii) Statement of payment status of TAX, VAT and other taxes/duties; and
(xiv) Any other statement as may be required by the Commission.

(1) Memorandum and Articles of Association- certified by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies and Firms (RJSC);
(2) Certificate of Incorporation and Certificate of Commencement of Business – certified
by the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms;
(3) Extract from the Minutes of Meeting of the Board of Directors for raising paid up
capital;
(4) Consent of the Directors to serve, in original, signed by all directors;
(5) Land Title Deed with current rent receipts;
(6) If plant & machinery is reconditioned or second-hand – PSI certificates along with the
import documents;
(7) Loan agreements, if any;
(8) Banker’s letter confirming opening of separate bank account for public
issue purposes;
(9) Due Diligence Certificate from Trustee of debt securities (as prescribed in the
Securities and Exchange Commission (Private placement of Debt
Securities) Rules, 2012), in original;

(10) Agreement with (a) Investment Adviser, (b) Issue Manager along with a copy of
inter-se allocation of responsibilities of each merchant banker, in
case the issue is managed by more than one merchant banker, (c)
Underwriter(s) and (d) Trustee of debt securities;
(11) Joint venture agreement, if any;
(12) Tax holiday approval letter from NBR, if any;
(13) Copy of return of allotment and particulars of directors certified RJSC
(14) Banker’s certificate/bank statement showing deposit of the amount of
paid up capital/ auditor’s certificate in this regard;
(15) CIB Undertakings of the issuer and its directors and shareholders having more
than 5% of share;
(16) Copies of valid license from the regulatory authority, where applicable;
(17) Deed of Trust (in case of debt securities);
(18) Credit rating report, if applicable;
(19) Proper documents in support of information disclosed in prospectus
regarding income tax, VAT status etc.

(20) Revaluation Report as par Commission’s guidelines;
(21) Audited financial statements for last 5 years or shorter period for which the
issuer is in commercial operation;
(22) Auditors certificate in pursuance to section 135 of the Companies Act;
(23) Feasibility report prepared by professional people in case the issue
proceeds are to be used in new projects;
(24) Copies of contract/agreement/ loan section letter from bank/financial
institutions to meet the additional funds required beyond the issue
proceeds to complete the project;
(25) Auditor’s Certificate on several Issues
(26) Checklist confirming rule-wise compliance with the applicable provisions of the
BSEC (Public Issue) Rules, 2015
(27) Declaration by the Issue Manager about their managed public issue of in the
last 05 (five) years.
(28) A physical Verification report by the Issue Manager regarding the properties

Prospectus Publication:
Abridged version of prospectus prepared as per given format, as approved by the
Commission, shall be published by the issuer in four national daily newspapers (in
two Bangla and two English),
Full prospectus shall be posted on websites of the Commission, exchanges,
issuer and the issue manager(s) within 3 working days of according consent.
Subscription Period:
The subscription for general public shall commence after 25 days of the
publication of the abridged version of the prospectus and shall remain opened up to
25th working day from the date of publication of abridged version of prospectus.
Reporting:
Issuer shall inform the BSEC and the exchanges, within 5 working days of closure
of subscription, in respect of the following matters:
 Total number of securities for which subscription has been received; and
 Amount received from the subscription.

Other Issues:
 Sufficient copies of prospectus shall be made available by the issuer so that
any person requesting a copy may receive one;
 A notice shall be placed on the website that interested persons are entitled to
the prospectus, if they so desire from the issuer and the issue manager

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