Securities and Futures (Market Conduct) (Exemption for Stabilising Action in respect of Dealings in Bonds) (No. 9) Regulations 2005

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No. S 333

Securities and Futures Act

(Chapter 289)

Securities and Futures (Market Conduct) (Exemption for Stabilising Action in Respect of Dealings in Bonds) (No. 9) Regulations 2005

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 337(1) of the Securities and Futures Act, the Monetary Authority of Singapore hereby makes the following Regulations:

Citation and commencement

1. These Regulations may be cited as the Securities and Futures (Market Conduct) (Exemption for Stabilising Action in respect of Dealings in Bonds) (No. 9) Regulations 2005 and shall come into operation on 2nd June 2005.

Definitions

2. In these Regulations, unless the context otherwise requires —

“Bonds” means the 5-year fixed rate convertible bonds due June 2010 issued by Amtek Auto Limited for a principal amount of up to US$150 million, which are convertible into ordinary shares of Amtek Auto Limited with a par value of 2 Indian Rupees each;

“stabilising action” means an action taken in Singapore or elsewhere by Barclays Bank PLC, or any of its related corporations, to buy, or to offer or agree to buy, any of the Bonds in order to stabilise or maintain the market price of the Bonds in Singapore or elsewhere.

Exemption

3. Sections 197 and 198 of the Act shall not apply to any stabilising action taken in respect of any of the Bonds, within 30 days from the date of issue of the Bonds, with —

(a)	a person referred to in section 274 of the Act; or
(b)	a sophisticated investor as defined in section 275(2) of the Act.

Made this 1st day of June 2005.

HENG SWEE KEAT

Managing Director,
Monetary Authority of
Singapore.

[SFD CFD 014/99; AG/LEG/SL/289/2005/1 Vol. 3]

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