The Listing Rules made by the Stock of Exchange of Mauritius Ltd (the SEM) has recently been amended to introduce
- a fast track listing route for international issuers that are
primarily listed on a recognised securities exchange (namely: ASX,
JSE, LSE, Euronext, NYSE and TSX) and seeking a secondary listing
on the SEM;
- provisions to give the SEM the flexibility to allow the
post-listing requirements of the primary exchange to take
precedence over the SEM Listing Rules in relation to an
international issuer which has a secondary listing on the SEM;
and
- the flexibility to allow international issuers which have a primary listing in another jurisdiction and a secondary listing on the SEM to file and publish their Financial Statements on the same periodical basis as where they are primarily listed.
For international issuers that are primarily listed on a recognised securities exchange, the SEM will henceforth accept an application document issued by the international issuer and approved by its primary securities exchange, as Listing Particulars, provided that the international issuer is primarily listed on a board which is equivalent to the Official Market of the SEM and such an issuer will not be required to comply with the extensive requirements of Chapters 8 (Listing Particulars) and 9 (Contents of Listing Particulars) of the Listing Rules.
The amendments also cater for the requirements of the primary exchange to take precedence in relation to an international issuer with a secondary listing on the SEM, subject to the international issuer obtaining the prior approval of the SEM. Furthermore, the amended rules now provide an international issuer with the opportunity to seek dispensation from the SEM of any specific post-listing obligations on the SEM.
Prior to the recent amendments, all listed issuers had the obligation to publish their Financial Statements on a quarterly basis. However, the SEM now has the flexibility to allow international issuers which have a primary listing on a Securities Exchange in another jurisdiction and a secondary listing on the SEM to file and publish their Financial Statements on the same periodical basis as where they are primarily listed.
First published by Appleby in January 2017
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