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KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016

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P.U. (B)
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In force
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2016
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About this p.u. (b)

KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 is Malaysia P.U. (B), cited as P.U. (B) 356 2016, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2016.

Opening note

Preamble

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  1. PADA menjalankan kuasa yang diberikan oleh seksyen 217 Akta Pasaran Modal dan Perkhidmatan 2007 [Akta 671], Menteri, atas syor Suruhanjaya, menetapkan kod yang berikut: Nama dan permulaan kuat kuasa

Seksyen 2

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Kod ini menyatakan prinsip am yang hendaklah dituruti dan dipatuhi oleh semua orang yang terlibat dalam apa-apa transaksi pengambilalihan atau percantuman.

Seksyen 3

Prinsip am 1

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Setakat yang dapat dilaksanakan, semua pemegang syer penerima tawaran dari kelas yang sama hendaklah dilayan sama rata berkaitan dengan suatu tawaran pengambilalihan dan mempunyai peluang yang sama untuk menyertai dalam faedah yang terakru daripada tawaran pengambilalihan itu, termasuklah dalam premium yang kena dibayar bagi kawalan.

Seksyen 4

Prinsip am 2

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(1)

Seorang pengambil atau pembuat tawaran, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, dan lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran, hendaklah bertindak dengan suci hati dalam menuruti prinsip am yang dinyatakan dalam Kod ini dan apa-apa garis panduan, arahan, nota amalan dan arahan yang dikeluarkan oleh Suruhanjaya.

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(2)

Semua pemegang syer, terutamanya pemegang syer minoriti, tidak boleh tertindas atau berada dalam keadaan yang merugikan disebabkan oleh perlakuan dan

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kelakuan pengambil atau pembuat tawaran, mengikut mana-mana yang berkenaan, atau lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran itu.

Prinsip am 3

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Seksyen 5

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(1)

Mana-mana orang yang—

(a)

merupakan seorang pengambil yang bercadang untuk membuat suatu pengambilan yang boleh membawa kepada suatu obligasi untuk membuat tawaran pengambilalihan; atau

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(b)

merupakan seorang pembuat tawaran, hendaklah memastikan bahawa dia mampu untuk melaksanakan tawaran itu sepenuhnya.

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(2)

Penasihat kewangan orang yang disebut dalam perenggan (1) hendaklah berpuas hati bahawa orang itu mampu dan akan terus mampu melaksanakan tawaran itu sepenuhnya.

Prinsip am 4

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Seksyen 6

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Penerima tawaran yang menerima suatu tawaran pengambilalihan atau yang dihampiri dengan tujuan supaya suatu tawaran pengambilalihan akan dibuat hendaklah, demi kepentingan pemegang syernya, melantik penasihat bebas yang berwibawa untuk memberi komen, pendapat, maklumat dan syor mengenai tawaran pengambilalihan itu.

Seksyen 7

Prinsip am 5

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Semua pihak yang terlibat dalam sesuatu transaksi pengambilalihan atau percantuman hendaklah membuat penzahiran yang penuh dan segera mengenai semua maklumat yang relevan.

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Seksyen 8

Prinsip am 6

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Pemegang syer dan lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran dan pasaran bagi syer yang menjadi subjek kepada suatu tawaran pengambilalihan hendaklah diperuntukkan dengan—

(a)

maklumat yang berkaitan dan mencukupi, termasuklah identiti seseorang pengambil atau pembuat tawaran, untuk membolehkan mereka membuat suatu keputusan termaklum mengenai tawaran pengambilalihan itu; dan

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(b)

masa yang munasabah untuk mempertimbangkan tawaran pengambilalihan itu.

Prinsip am 7

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Seksyen 9

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Apa-apa dokumen atau iklan yang ditujukan kepada pemegang syer yang mengandungi maklumat, pendapat atau syor daripada pembuat tawaran, lembaga pengarah pembuat tawaran, lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran atau penasihat mereka masing-masing hendaklah disediakan dengan standard penjagaan yang sama seolah-olah dokumen atau iklan itu merupakan suatu prospektus mengikut pengertian

Akta.

Seksyen 10

Prinsip am 8

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Pembuat tawaran, lembaga pengarah pembuat tawaran, lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran dan penasihat mereka masing-masing dilarang daripada membuat penzahiran terpilih kepada pemegang syer semasa suatu transaksi pengambilalihan atau percantuman, atau apabila transaksi sedemikian dalam pertimbangan, kecuali jika maklumat itu diberikan secara rahsia oleh lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran itu kepada seseorang yang berpotensi menjadi pembuat tawaran bona fide atau oleh seorang yang berpotensi menjadi pembuat tawaran bona fide kepada lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran itu.

Seksyen 11

Prinsip am 9

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Walaupun lembaga pengarah pembuat tawaran dan lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran, dan penasihat dan orang yang bersekutu dengan mereka masing-masing

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mempunyai kewajipan utama untuk bertindak demi kepentingan pemegang syer masing-masing, apa-apa garis panduan dan arahan yang dikeluarkan oleh Suruhanjaya boleh menyekat lembaga itu atau orang-orang yang terlibat dalam suatu transaksi pengambilalihan atau percantuman daripada mengambil tindakan tertentu.

Seksyen 12

Prinsip am 10

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(2)

Pembuat tawaran hendaklah, dalam hal suatu tawaran separa yang diluluskan, menerima syer mengundi atau hak mengundi itu dalam kadar yang sama daripada setiap pemegang syer penerima tawaran bagi mendapatkan peratusan pegangan yang telah ditentukan dalam penerima tawaran itu.

Prinsip am 11

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Seksyen 13

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Lembaga pengarah penerima tawaran hendaklah bertindak demi kepentingan pemegang syer secara keseluruhannya dan tidak boleh menafikan pemegang syer peluang untuk membuat keputusan mengenai tawaran pengambilalihan.

Seksyen 14

Prinsip am 12

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Tempoh suatu penerima tawaran tertakluk kepada suatu pengambilalihan atau percantuman tidak boleh lebih panjang daripada yang munasabah.

Seksyen 15

Pengambilan menurut subseksyen 218(3)

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(2)

Jika pengambil itu memperoleh syer mengundi atau hak mengundi tambahan melebihi dua peratus dalam mana-mana tempoh enam bulan, pengambil itu dikehendaki untuk melaksanakan tawaran pengambilalihan menurut peruntukan Kod ini dan apa-apa garis panduan, arahan, nota amalan dan mana-mana arahan yang dikeluarkan oleh Suruhanjaya.

Pembatalan dan kecualian

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Seksyen 16

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(2)

Semua transaksi pengambilalihan dan percantuman yang telah dimulakan atau dilaksanakan sebelum permulaan kuat kuasa Kod ini hendaklah diuruskan di bawah peruntukan Kod Malaysia Mengenai Pengambilalihan dan Percantuman 2010

seolah-olah Kod itu tidak dibatalkan.

Bertarikh 11 Ogos 2016

[SC/GC (R&R)/Subsidiary-TOM Code/2015 (210)-1; KK/SID/P/(S)/483/669/4 JLD.

(SK.1); PN(PU2)662/XI]

DATUK JOHARI BIN ABDUL GHANI

Menteri Kewangan Kedua

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CAPITAL MARKETS AND SERVICES ACT 2007

MALAYSIAN CODE ON TAKE-OVERS AND MERGERS 2016

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Opening note

Preamble

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  1. IN exercise of the powers conferred by section 217 of the Capital Markets and Services Act 2007 [Act 671], the Minister, on the recommendation of the Commission, prescribes the following code: Citation and commencement 1.

(1)

This code may be cited as the Malaysian Code on Take-overs and

Mergers 2016.

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(2)

This Code comes into operation on 15 August 2016.

General 2.

This Code sets out the general principles that shall be observed and complied with by all persons engaged in any take-over or merger transaction.

General principle 1 3.

So far as practicable, all shareholders of an offeree of the same class shall be treated equally in relation to a take-over offer and have equal opportunities to participate in benefits accruing from the take-over offer, including in the premium payable for control.

General principle 2 4.

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(1)

The acquirer or offeror, as the case may be, and the board of directors of the offeree, shall act in good faith in observing the general principles set out in this Code and any guidelines, directions, practice notes and rulings issued by the Commission.

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(2)

All shareholders, particularly minority shareholders, shall not be subject to oppression or disadvantage by the treatment and conduct of the acquirer or offeror, as the case may be, or of the board of directors of the offeree.

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General principle 3 5.

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(1)

Any person who—

(a)

is an acquirer who proposes to make an acquisition which may lead to an obligation to make a take-over offer; or

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(b)

is an offeror, shall ensure that he is able to implement the offer in full.

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(2)

The financial advisers of the person referred to in paragraph (1) shall be satisfied that the person is able and will continue to be able to implement the offer in full.

General principle 4 6.

An offeree which receives a take-over offer or is approached with a view to a take-over offer being made shall, in the interests of its shareholders, appoint a competent independent adviser to provide comments, opinions, information and recommendation on the take-over offer.

General principle 5 7.

All parties involved in a take-over or merger transaction shall make full and prompt disclosure of all relevant information.

General principle 6 8.

The shareholders and the board of directors of an offeree and the market for the shares that are the subject of a take-over offer shall be provided with—

(a)

relevant and sufficient information, including the identity of the acquirer or offeror, to enable them to reach an informed decision on the take-over offer;

and

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(b)

reasonable time to consider the take-over offer.

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General principle 7 9.

Any document or advertisement addressed to the shareholders containing information, opinions or recommendations from the offeror, the board of directors of an offeror, the board of directors of an offeree or their respective advisers shall be prepared with the same standard of care as if the document or advertisement was a prospectus within the meaning of the Act.

General principle 8

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Seksyen 10

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An offeror, the board of directors of an offeror, the board of directors of an offeree and their respective advisers are prohibited from making selective disclosure to the shareholders in the course of a take-over or merger transaction, or when such transaction is in contemplation, except where such information is provided in confidence by the board of directors of the offeree to a bona fide potential offeror or by a bona fide potential offeror to the board of directors of the offeree.

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General principle 9

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While the board of directors of an offeror and the board of directors of an offeree, and their respective advisers and associates have a primary duty to act in the best interests of their respective shareholders, any guidelines and rulings issued by the

Commission may restrict the board and persons involved in a take-over or merger transaction from undertaking certain actions.

Seksyen 12

General principle 10

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(2)

The offeror shall, in the case of an approved partial offer, accept such voting shares or voting rights in the same proportion from each shareholder of an offeree in order to achieve the specified percentage of holding in the offeree.

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General principle 11

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Seksyen 13

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The board of directors of an offeree shall act in the interests of the shareholders as a whole and shall not deny the shareholders the opportunity to decide on the take-over offer.

Seksyen 14

General principle 12

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The period in which an offeree is subject to a take-over or merger shall not be longer than what is reasonable.

Seksyen 15

Acquisition pursuant to subsection 218(3)

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(2)

Where the acquirer acquires additional voting shares or voting rights of more than two per centum in any period of six months, the acquirer is required to undertake a take-over offer in accordance with the provision of this Code or any guidelines, directions, practice notes and rulings issued by the Commission.

Revocation and saving

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Seksyen 16

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(2)

All take-over and merger transactions that have been commenced or undertaken before the commencement of this Code shall be dealt with under the provisions of the Malaysian Code on Take-overs and Mergers 2010 as if the Code has not been revoked.

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Dated 11 August 2016

[SC/GC (R&R)/Subsidiary-TOM Code/2015 (210)-1; KK/SID/P/(S)/483/669/4 JLD.

(SK.1); PN(PU2)662/XI]

DATUK JOHARI BIN ABDUL GHANI

Second Minister of Finance

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Common questions

What is KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016?
KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 is Malaysia P.U. (B), cited as P.U. (B) 356 2016, currently marked in force and first recorded in 2016.
Is KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 still in force?
Yes — KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 is currently in force.
When did KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 take effect?
KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 was first recorded in 2016.
How many sections does KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 have?
KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 contains 23 sections.
Where can I read the official version of KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016?
The official text of KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 is published at lom.agc.gov.my.
KOD MALAYSIA MENGENAI PENGAMBILALIHAN DAN PERCANTUMAN 2016 (No. 356)