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各上市公司、各保荐机构:
  
    
为规范上市公司非公开发行股票行为,根据《上市公司证券发行管理办法》(证监会令第30号),我会制定了《上市公司非公开发行股票实施细则》,现予发布,自发布之日起实施。  
  
  
    
○○七年九月十七日

 

上市公司非公开发行股票实施细则


第一章   

第一条  为规范上市公司非公开发行股票行为,根据《上市公司证券发行管理办法》(证监会令第30号,以下简称《管理办法》)的有关规定,制定本细则。

第二条  上市公司非公开发行股票,应当有利于减少关联交易、避免同业竞争、增强独立性;应当有利于提高资产质量、改善财务状况、增强持续盈利能力。

第三条  上市公司董事、监事、高级管理人员、保荐人和承销商、为本次发行出具专项文件的专业人员及其所在机构,以及上市公司控股股东、实际控制人及其知情人员,应当遵守有关法律法规和规章,勤勉尽责,不得利用上市公司非公开发行股票谋取不正当利益,禁止泄露内幕信息和利用内幕信息进行证券交易或者操纵证券交易价格。

第四条  上市公司的控股股东、实际控制人和本次发行对象,应当按照有关规定及时向上市公司提供信息,配合上市公司真实、准确、完整地履行信息披露义务。

第五条  保荐人、上市公司选择非公开发行股票的发行对象和确定发行价格,应当遵循公平、公正原则,体现上市公司和全体股东的最大利益。

第六条  发行方案涉及中国证监会规定的重大资产重组的,重大资产重组应当与发行股票筹集资金分开办理。

 

第二章  发行对象与认购条件

第七条  《管理办法》所称定价基准日,是指计算发行底价的基准日。定价基准日可以为关于本次非公开发行股票的董事会决议公告日、股东大会决议公告日,也可以为发行期的首日。上市公司应按不低于该发行底价的价格发行股票。

《管理办法》所称定价基准日前20个交易日股票交易均价的计算公式为:定价基准日前20个交易日股票交易均价=定价基准日前20个交易日股票交易总额/定价基准日前20个交易日股票交易总量。

第八条  《管理办法》所称发行对象不超过10,是指认购并获得本次非公开发行股票的法人、自然人或者其他合法投资组织不超过10名。

证券投资基金管理公司以其管理的2只以上基金认购的,视为一个发行对象。

信托公司作为发行对象,只能以自有资金认购。

第九条  发行对象属于下列情形之一的,具体发行对象及其认购价格或者定价原则应当由上市公司董事会的非公开发行股票决议确定,并经股东大会批准;认购的股份自发行结束之日起36个月内不得转让:

(一)上市公司的控股股东、实际控制人或其控制的关联人;

(二)通过认购本次发行的股份取得上市公司实际控制权的投资者;

(三)董事会拟引入的境内外战略投资者。

第十条  发行对象属于本细则第九条规定以外的情形的,上市公司应当在取得发行核准批文后,按照本细则的规定以竞价方式确定发行价格和发行对象。发行对象认购的股份自发行结束之日起12个月内不得转让。 

 

第三章董事会与股东大会决议

第十一条  上市公司申请非公开发行股票,应当按照《管理办法》的相关规定召开董事会、股东大会,并按规定及时披露信息。

第十二条  董事会决议确定具体发行对象的,上市公司应当在召开董事会的当日或者前1日与相应发行对象签订附条件生效的股份认购合同。

前款所述认购合同应载明该发行对象拟认购股份的数量或数量区间、认购价格或定价原则、限售期,同时约定本次发行一经上市公司董事会、股东大会批准并经中国证监会核准,该合同即应生效。

第十三条  上市公司董事会作出非公开发行股票决议,应当符合下列规定:

(一)应当按照《管理办法》的规定选择确定本次发行的定价基准日,并提请股东大会批准。

(二)董事会决议确定具体发行对象的,董事会决议应当确定具体的发行对象名称及其认购价格或定价原则、认购数量或者数量区间、限售期;发行对象与公司签订的附条件生效的股份认购合同应当经董事会批准。

(三)董事会决议未确定具体发行对象的,董事会决议应当明确发行对象的范围和资格,定价原则、限售期。

(四)本次非公开发行股票的数量不确定的,董事会决议应当明确数量区间(含上限和下限)。董事会决议还应当明确,上市公司的股票在定价基准日至发行日期间除权、除息的,发行数量和发行底价是否相应调整。

(五)董事会决议应当明确本次募集资金数量的上限、拟投入项目的资金需要总数量、本次募集资金投入数量、其余资金的筹措渠道。募集资金用于补充流动资金或者偿还银行贷款的,应当说明补充流动资金或者偿还银行贷款的具体数额;募集资金用于收购资产的,应当明确交易对方、标的资产、作价原则等事项。

第十四条  董事会决议经表决通过后,上市公司应当在2个交易日内披露。

董事会应当按照《公开发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第25——上市公司非公开发行股票预案和发行情况报告书》的要求编制非公开发行股票预案,作为董事会决议的附件,与董事会决议同时刊登。

第十五条  本次发行涉及资产审计、评估或者上市公司盈利预测的,资产审计结果、评估结果和经审核的盈利预测报告至迟应随召开股东大会的通知同时公告。

第十六条  非公开发行股票的董事会决议公告后,出现以下情况需要重新召开董事会的,应当由董事会重新确定本次发行的定价基准日:

(一)本次非公开发行股票股东大会决议的有效期已过;

(二)本次发行方案发生变化;

(三)其他对本次发行定价具有重大影响的事项。

第十七条  上市公司股东大会就非公开发行股票作出的决定,至少应当包括《管理办法》和本细则规定须提交股东大会批准的事项。

《管理办法》所称应当回避表决的特定的股东及其关联人,是指董事会决议已确定为本次发行对象的股东及其关联人。

 

第四章  核准与发行

第十八条  股东大会批准本次发行后,上市公司可向中国证监会提交发行申请文件。

申请文件应当按照本细则附件1《上市公司非公开发行股票申请文件目录》的有关规定编制。

第十九条  保荐人和发行人律师应当各司其职,勤勉尽责,对本次非公开发行股票申请的合规性审慎地履行尽职调查职责。

保荐人出具的发行保荐书和发行人律师出具的法律意见书,应当对照中国证监会的各项规定逐项发表明确的结论性意见,并载明得出每项结论的查证过程及事实依据。

第二十条  中国证监会按照《管理办法》规定的程序审核非公开发行股票申请。

上市公司收到中国证监会发行审核委员会关于本次发行申请获得通过或者未获通过的结果后,应当在次一交易日予以公告,并在公告中说明,公司收到中国证监会作出的予以核准或者不予核准的决定后,将另行公告。

第二十一条  上市公司取得核准批文后,应当在批文的有效期内,按照《证券发行与承销管理办法》(证监会令第37号)的有关规定发行股票。

上市公司收到中国证监会予以核准决定后作出的公告中,应当公告本次发行的保荐人,并公开上市公司和保荐人指定办理本次发行的负责人及其有效联系方式。

上市公司、保荐人对非公开发行股票进行推介或者向特定对象提供投资价值研究报告的,不得采用任何公开方式,且不得早于上市公司董事会关于非公开发行股票的决议公告之日。

第二十二条  董事会决议确定具体发行对象的,上市公司在取得核准批文后,应当按照本细则第九条的规定和认购合同的约定发行股票。

第二十三条  董事会决议未确定具体发行对象的,在取得中国证监会的核准批文后,由上市公司及保荐人在批文的有效期内选择发行时间;在发行期起始的前1日,保荐人应当向符合条件的特定对象提供认购邀请书。

第二十四条  认购邀请书发送对象的名单由上市公司及保荐人共同确定。

认购邀请书发送对象的名单除应当包含董事会决议公告后已经提交认购意向书的投资者、公司前20名股东外,还应当包含符合《证券发行与承销管理办法》规定条件的下列询价对象:

(一)不少于20家证券投资基金管理公司;

(二)不少于10家证券公司;

(三)不少于5家保险机构投资者。

第二十五条  认购邀请书应当按照公正、透明的原则,事先约定选择发行对象、确定认购价格、分配认购数量等事项的操作规则。

认购邀请书及其申购报价表参照本细则附件2的范本制作,发送时由上市公司加盖公章,由保荐代表人签署。

第二十六条  认购邀请书发出后,上市公司及保荐人应当在认购邀请书约定的时间内收集特定投资者签署的申购报价表。

在申购报价期间,上市公司、保荐人应当确保任何工作人员不泄露发行对象的申购报价情况,申购报价过程应当由发行人律师现场见证。

第二十七条  申购报价结束后,上市公司及保荐人应当对有效申购按照报价高低进行累计统计,按照价格优先的原则合理确定发行对象、发行价格和发行股数。 

第二十八条  发行结果确定后,上市公司应当与发行对象签订正式认购合同,发行对象应当按照合同约定缴款。

发行对象的认购资金应先划入保荐人为本次发行专门开立的账户,验资完毕后,扣除相关费用再划入发行人募集资金专项存储账户。

第二十九条  验资完成后的次一交易日,上市公司和保荐人应当向中国证监会提交《证券发行与承销管理办法》第五十条规定的备案材料。

发行情况报告书应当按照《公开发行证券的公司信息披露内容与格式准则第25——上市公司非公开发行股票预案和发行情况报告书》的要求编制。

第三十条  保荐人关于本次发行过程和认购对象合规性的报告应当详细记载本次发行的全部过程,列示发行对象的申购报价情况及其获得配售的情况,并对发行结果是否公平、公正,是否符合非公开发行股票的有关规定发表意见。

报价在发行价格之上的特定对象未获得配售或者被调减配售数量的,保荐人应当向该特定对象说明理由,并在报告书中说明情况。

第三十一条  发行人律师关于本次发行过程和认购对象合规性的报告应当详细认证本次发行的全部过程,并对发行过程的合规性、发行结果是否公平、公正,是否符合非公开发行股票的有关规定发表明确意见。

发行人律师应当对认购邀请书、申购报价表、正式签署的股份认购合同及其他有关法律文书进行见证,并在报告书中确认有关法律文书合法有效。

 

第五章  附则

第三十二条  本细则自发布之日起实施。

第三十三条  本细则的附件包括《上市公司非公开发行股票申请文件目录》、《<认购邀请书><申购报价单>范本》。

 

 

 

附件1    

上市公司非公开发行股票申请文件目录

 

第一章 发行人的申请报告及相关文件

1-1
发行人申请报告

1-2
本次发行的董事会决议和股东大会决议

1-3
本次非公开发行股票预案

1-4
公告的其他相关信息披露文件

第二章  保荐人和律师出具的文件

2-1
保荐人出具的证券发行保荐书

2-2
保荐人尽职调查报告

2-3
发行人律师出具的法律意见书

2-4
发行人律师工作报告

第三章  财务信息相关文件

3-1
发行人最近1年的财务报告和审计报告及最近一期的财务报告

3-2
最近3年一期的比较式财务报表(包括合并报表和母公司报表)

3-3
本次收购资产相关的最近1年一期的财务报告及其审计报告、资产评估报告

3-4
发行人董事会、会计师事务所及注册会计师关于上市公司最近1年及一期的非标准无保留意见审计报告的补充意见

3-5
会计师事务所关于前次募集资金使用情况的专项报告

第四章 其他文件

4-1
有关部门对募集资金投资项目的审批、核准或备案文件

4-2
特定行业主管部门出具的监管意见书

4-3
国务院相关主管部门关于引入境外战略投资者的批准文件

4-4
附条件生效的股份认购合同

4-5
附条件生效的资产转让合同

4-6
发行人全体董事对相关申请文件真实性、准确性和完整性的承诺书

   
编制说明:

前述申请文件目录是对发行申请文件的最低要求,中国证监会根据审核需要, 可以要求发行人和中介机构补充材料。某些材料对发行人不适用的,可不必提供,但应作出书面说明。保荐机构报送申请文件,初次报送应提交原件1份,复印件及电子文件3份。

 

 

附件2  

《认购邀请书》和 《申购报价单》范本

 

[*]
股份有限公司非公开发行股票

邀请

 

        


 

[*]股份有限公司(简称公司本公司[*]年度第[*]次临时股东大会(简称股东大会)批准,拟向特定投资者非公开发行股票(简称本次发行)。本次发行已经中国证监会核准。现发出认购邀请书(简称本邀请书),诚邀贵公司/您参与本次发行认购。以下为本次发行认购的具体事项,敬请认真阅读:

一、认购对象与条件

1.
认购对象

本次发行的认购对象为[*]

2.
认购数量

每一特定投资者的最低有效认购数量不得低于[*]万股,超过[*]万股的必须是[*]万股的整数倍。每一特定投资者最多认购数量不得超过[*]万股。

3.
认购价格

本次发行价格根据本邀请书第三部分所规定的程序和规则确定。

二、认购时间安排

1.
接到本邀请书后,贵公司如欲认购,应于[*][*][*][*]时前将附件《申购报价单》以传真方式发至本公司(传真号:[*])。

2.
本公司收到《申购报价单》后,根据中国证监会的有关规定和本邀请书第三部分所规定的程序和规则确定本次发行的价格、最终发行对象和股份分配数量,并于确定上述结果后尽快向最终发行对象发出《缴款通知书》。

3.
发行对象收到《缴款通知书》后,应在《缴款通知书》规定的时限内将认购款汇至本公司指定的帐户(具体帐户为:[*])。认购款未按时到帐的,视为放弃认购。

三、发行价格、发行对象及分配股数的确定程序和规则

1.
本次申报价格

本次申报价格应不低于每股[*]元。

(认购人可以在该价格基础上,根据不同的认购股份数量,以增加[*]元的整数倍的形式确定其申报价格,每个认购人申报的价格不超过三档。)

2.
认购确认程序与规则

(此处保荐人和上市公司应明确告知确认最终认购价格、发行对象及其分配数量的程序和规则。该程序和规则应当公平、公正,符合中国证监会的有关规定)

四、特别提示

1.
凡决定参加本次认购的认购人须对本邀请书所附《申购报价单》签字确认并加盖公章,并将《申购报价单》于[*][*][*][*]时前传真至本公司。

2.
凡被确定为最终发行对象的认购人,必须在《缴款通知书》指定的时间将认购款足额汇入本公司指定的帐户。为确保认购款能在规定时间内足额到达指定的银行帐户,请在收到本邀请书的传真件后尽快准备汇款事宜。

3.
本邀请书所附《申购报价单》为无条件确认书,接受人一旦申报,即有法律效力。 

4.
本邀请书的发出、《申购报价单》的接收、《缴款通知书》的发出、发行价格、发行对象及分配股数的确认等认购事宜,由[*]律师事务所进行法律见证。

《申购报价单》如由授权代表签署,须附上由法定代表签署的授权委托书。

5.
本次认购的联系人:[*],电话:[*],传真号:[*]

 

            
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Circular on Issuing Implementation Rules on Private Placement of Listed Companies


Zheng Jian Fa Xing Zi No. [2007] 302

To the listed companies and sponsors:

To normalize the private placement of the listed companies, China Securities Regulatory Commission hereby formulates and issues Implementation Rules on Private Placement of Listed Companies in accordance with Administrative Measures on Securities Issuance by Listed Companies (Decree No. 30 of the CSRC). The Implementation Rules shall take effect since the date of issue.

September 17, 2007

Implementation Rules on Private Placement of Listed Companies

Chapter 1  General Provisions

Article 1  To normalize the private placement of the listed companies, China Securities Regulatory Commission (the CSRC) hereby formulates and issues Implementation Rules on Private Placement of Listed Companies in accordance with Administrative Measures on Securities Issuance by Listed Companies (Decree No. 30 of the CSRC, hereinafter referred to as the Administrative Measures).

Article 2  The private placement of the listed company shall be beneficial to reduce the affiliated transaction, avoid the horizontal competition, enhance the independency, improve the asset quality, improve the financial status and enhance the continuous profitability.

Article 3  The directors, supervisors and senior managers, the sponsors and the underwriters of the listed companies, the professionals and relevant organizations for issuing special documents for the issue, the controlling shareholders, actual controllers and other insiders shall comply with the relevant laws and regulations and be in due diligence. They shall not seek improper interests by taking advantage of the private placement, disclose the inside information, or make securities trading or manipulate the securities trading price by using the inside information.

Article 4  The controlling shareholders, actual controllers and issue objects of the listed companies shall provide relevant information to the listed companies in good time according to the relevant regulations and fulfill the duty of making information disclosure authentically, correctly and completely together with the listed companies.

Article 5  When the sponsors and listed companies choose the issue objects for the private placement and determine the issue price, they shall conform to the principles of fairness and equality, and represent the best interests of the listed companies and all the shareholders.

Article 6  In case the issue scheme involves significant asset restructure as specified by the CSRC, the significant asset restructure shall be performed separately from the capital raising by share issuance.

Chapter 2  Issue Objects and Subscription Conditions

Article 7  The Pricing Ex-date mentioned in the Administrative Measures refers to reference date for calculating the bottom price of the issue. The Pricing Ex-date may be the Date of Announcement of the board resolution or shareholders’ meeting resolution for the private placement, or the first date of the issue period. The listed companies shall issue the shares at a price no less than the issue bottom price.

The calculation formula for the “share trading average price for the 20 trading days prior to the pricing ex-date” mentioned in the Administrative Measures shall be: share trading average price for the 20 trading days prior to the pricing ex-date=Total trading amount of the shares for the 20 trading days prior to the pricing ex-date/total quantity of the shares traded for the 20 trading days prior to the pricing ex-date.

Article 8  The “number of the issue objects shall be no more than 10” mentioned in the Administrative Measures means that the number of the legal persons, natural persons and other legal investment organizations that subscribe and obtain shares issued in the private placement shall not be more than 10.

If the securities investment fund management company makes subscription via more than 2 funds under its management, it shall be deemed as an issue object.

When the trust companies become the issue objects, they shall only make subscription with their own capitals.

Article 9  In case the issue objects belong to one of the following categories, the specific issue objects, the subscription price or the pricing principles shall be determined by the board of directors of the listed companies for private placement and approved by the shareholders’ meeting, and the share subscribed shall not be transferred within 36 months from the end of the issue:

(1)   The controlling shareholders, actual controllers of the listed companies and affiliates under their control;

(2)   The investors that obtain the actual control of the listed companies by subscribing the shares issued;

(3)   The domestic and foreign strategic investors that the board of directors plans to introduce.

Article 10  If the issue objects belong to the categories not stated in Article 9, the listed companies shall determine the issue price and issue objects by bidding method according to the provisions of these Rules after obtaining the issue approval documents. The shares subscribed by the issue objects shall not be transferred within 12 months from the end of the issue.

Chapter 3  Resolutions of Board of Directors and Shareholders’ Meeting

Article 11  When applying for private placement, the listed companies shall convene the board meeting and shareholders’ meeting and make prompt information disclosure according to the Administrative Measures.

Article 12  When the board meeting resolution determines the specific issue object, the listed company shall sign conditional share subscription contract with the relevant issue object on the date of board meeting or one day prior to the board meeting.

The aforesaid subscription contract shall specify the quantity or quantity zone, subscription price or pricing principle, and restricted stock trade period of the shares to be subscribed by the issue objects, and state that the contract shall take effect when the issue has been approved by the board of directors and shareholders’ meeting of the listed company and the CSRC.

Article 13  When the board of directors of the listed company makes resolution for private placement, they shall comply with the following rules:

(1)   They shall choose the pricing ex-date of the issue according to the Administrative Measures and submit to the shareholders’ meeting for approval.

(2)   When the board resolution determines the specific issue objects, the specific issuer object’s name, subscription price or pricing principle, subscription quantity or quantity zone, and restricted stock trade period shall be determined. The conditional share subscription contract signed between the issue object and the listed company shall be approved by the board of directors.

(3)   If the board resolution has not determined the specific issue objects, the resolution shall specify the range and qualification for the issue objects, the pricing principles and the restricted stock trade period.

(4)   If the quantity of shares for the private placement has not been determined, the board resolution shall specify the quantity zone (including the upper limit and lower limit). The board resolution shall specify whether the issuer quantity and issue bottom price will be adjusted correspondingly if the shares are subject to ex-rights and ex-interests from the pricing ex-date to the issue date.

(5)   The board resolution shall specify the upper limit of the capital to be raised, the total amount of capital needed for the investment project, the amount of the raised capital to be invested, and the raising channels for other capitals. If the raised capital is used for supplement the working capital or repay the bank loan, the specific amount for supplementing the working capital or repaying the bank loan shall be specified. If the raised capital is used for asset acquisition, the trading counterpart, target asset, pricing principle and other relevant matters shall be specified.

Article 14  After the board resolution is passed, the listed company shall disclose the resolution within 2 trading days.

The board of directors shall formulate the private placement scheme according to the requirements of Standard No.25 on Contents and formats of Information Disclosure by Companies Issuing Securities to the Public --- Scheme on Private Placement and Issue Report, attach the relevant scheme to the board resolution, and publish the scheme together with the board resolution.

Article 15  If the issue involves asset audit, evaluation or profit forecast of the listed company, the asset audit result, evaluation result and the audited profit forecast report shall be published no later than the convening notice of shareholders’ meeting.

Article 16  After the announcement of the board resolution for private placement, if the following events occur and board meeting needs to be convened, the board of directors shall determine a new pricing ex-date for the issue:

(1)   The effective period of the shareholders’ meeting resolution for the private placement has expired;

(2)   The issue scheme has been changed;

(3)   Other events with significant influence on the pricing of issue.

Article 17  If the shareholders’ meeting makes resolution on the private placement, at least the matters that must be submitted to the shareholders’ meeting for approval as specified in the Administrative Measures and these Implementation Rules shall be included.

The “special shareholders and affiliates” that should evade from voting as specified in the Administrative Measures refer to the shareholders and their affiliates of the issue objects determined by the board resolution.

Chapter 4  Approval and Issue

Article 18  After the shareholders’ meeting approves the issue, the listed company may submit issue application documents to the CSRC.

The application documents shall be formulated according to Attachment 1 of the Implementation Rules, List of Application Documents for Private Placement by Listed Companies.

Article 19  The sponsors and issuer’s lawyers shall fulfill their duties and be in due diligence and carefully review the compliance of the private placement application.

The letter of recommendation issued by the sponsors and legal opinions issued by the issuer’s lawyers shall contain definite comment on the matters specified by the CSRC item by item, and list the investigation particulars and fact basis for each conclusion.

Article 20  The CSRC shall review the private placement application according to the procedures specified in the Administrative Measures.

When the listed companies receive the acceptance or rejection result on the issue application from the Public Offering Review Committee of the CSRC, they shall announce the result on the next trading day and state in the announcement that separate announcement will be made when the listed companies receive the approval or rejection decision from the CSRC.

Article 21  After receiving the approval documents, the listed companies shall issue stocks according to the Administrative Measures on Securities Issue and Underwriting (Decree No. 37 of CSRC) within the effective period specified in the approval documents.

In the announcement made after receiving the approval decision from the CSRC, the listed companies shall disclose the issue sponsors and the handlers for the issued designated by the listed companies and the sponsors as well as their effective contact methods.

When the listed companies or sponsors make recommendation for the private placement or provide investment value research report to special objects, they shall not act through any public method and earlier than the announcement date of the board resolution on the private placement.

Article 22  If the board resolution has determined the specific issue objects, the listed companies shall issue stocks according to Article 9 of the Implementation Rules and the subscription contracts after obtaining the approval documents

Article 23  If the board resolution has not determined the specific issue objects, the listed companies and the sponsors shall choose the issue time within the effective period specified in the approval document after receiving the approval document from the CSRC. One day prior to the beginning of the issue period, the sponsors shall provide subscription invitation to the qualified objects.

Article 24  The list of objects for subscription invitation shall be jointly determined by the listed companies and the sponsors.

The list of objects for subscription invitation shall include the investors that have submitted the subscription intent after the announcement of board resolution, the top 20 shareholders of the company, and the following price inquiry objects meeting the conditions in Administrative Measures on Securities Issue and Underwriting:

(1)   No less than 20 securities investment fund management companies;

(2)   No less than 10 securities companies;

(3)   No less than 5 insurance institutional investors.

Article 25  The subscription invitation shall specify the operation rules on issue object selection, subscription price determination and subscription quantity allocation following the principle of fairness and transparency.

The subscription invitation and the subscription quotation shall be formulated based on the template in Attachment 2 of the Implementation Rules and stamped by the listed company and signed by the sponsor representative before delivery.

Article 26  After the subscription invitation is delivered, the listed companies and the sponsors shall collect the subscription quotation signed by the specific investors within the period specified in the subscription invitation.

During the subscription quotation, the listed companies and sponsors shall ensure that none of the staff shall disclose the subscription quotation of the issue object. The subscription quotation shall be witnessed by the issuer’s lawyers.

Article 27  After the subscription quotation is ended, the listed companies and sponsors shall conduct statistics on the effective quotation according to the quotation and determine the issue objects, issue price and issue quantity following the principle of price priority.

Article 28  After the issue result is determined, the listed companies shall sign official subscription contract with the issue objects and the issue objects shall make payment according to the contract.

The subscription capital of the issue objects shall be deposited into a special account opened by the sponsor for the issue. After the capital verification and withholding the relevant expenses, the subscription capital shall be deposited into the special capital raising account of the issuer.

Article 29  On the next trading day after the capital verification is completed, the listed companies and the sponsors shall submit the archiving materials stated in Article 50 of Administrative Measures on Securities Issue and Underwriting to the CSRC.

The Issue Report shall be formulated according to the requirements of Standards No.25 on Contents and formats of Information Disclosure by Companies Issuing Securities to the Public --- Scheme on Private Placement and Issue Report.

Article 30  The report of the sponsor on the issue process and subscription object’s compliance shall detail the whole process of the issue, list the subscription quotation of the issue objects and their placement amount, and provide comments on whether the issue result is fair and square and whether it complies with the relevant regulations for private placement.

If the special objects that offer a price higher than the issue price are not granted with share placement or their placement amount is decreased, the sponsor shall make clear explanation to the relevant object and disclose it in the report.

Article 31  The report of the issuer’s lawyer on the issue process and subscription object’s compliance shall detail the whole process of the issue, list the subscription quotation of the issue objects and their placement amount, and provide comments on the law compliance of the issue process, whether the issue result is fair and square and whether it complies with the relevant regulations for private placement.

The issuer’s lawyer shall witness the subscription invitation, subscription quotation, the officially signed share subscription contract and other legal documents, and confirm in the report the legality and effectiveness of such legal documents.

Chapter 5  Supplementary Provisions

Article 32  The Implementation Rules shall take effect upon the issue day.

Article 33  The attachments of the Implementation Rules shall include the List of Application Documents for Private Placement by Listed Companies, Templates of Subscription Invitation and Subscription Quotation.

Attachment 1

List of Application Documents for Private Placement by Listed Companies

Chapter 1  Issuer’s Application Report and Relevant Documents

1.1 Issuer’s application report

1.2 Board resolution and shareholders’ meeting resolution for the issue

1.3 Scheme on Private Placement

1.4 Other relevant information disclosure documents

Chapter 2  Documents Issued by Sponsors and Lawyers

2.1 Letter of recommendation for securities issuance issued by sponsors

2.2 Due diligence report of the sponsors

2.3 Legal opinion issued by issuer’s lawyers

2.4 Work report of the issuer’s lawyers

Chapter 3  Relevant Financial Documents

3.1 Financial report and audit report for the last year and financial report for the last period of the issuer

3.2 Comparative financial statements (including the consolidated statement and parent company’s statement) for the last three years and last period

3.3 Financial report, audit report and asset evaluation report related to the asset acquisition for the last year and last period

3.4 Supplementary comment of the issuer’s board of directors, law firms and CPAs on the nonstandard unqualified audit report of the listed company for the last year and last period

3.5 Special report issued by the law firm on the use of the previously raised capital  

Chapter 4  Other Documents

4.1 The review, approval or filing documents of relevant authorities on the investment projects

4.2 Supervision opinion issued by the special industry regulatory departments

4.3 Approval documents issued by the relevant regulatory departments of State Council on introducing foreign strategic investors

4.4 Conditional share subscription contract

4.5 Conditional asset transfer contract

4.6 Letter of commitment of the board of directors on the authenticity, correctness and completeness of the relevant application documents

Notes on preparation

The above list of application documents is the minimum requirement on the issue application documents. The CSRC may ask the issuers and intermediate agencies to provide additional materials according to the need of the review. The materials not applicable to the issuers may be exempted from provision, but written explanation shall be provided. When the sponsors submit the application documents, 1 copy of original documents and 3 copies of hard copies and electronic files shall be submitted.



Attachment 2

Template of Subscription Invitation and Subscription Quotation

Subscription Invitation for

Private Placement of [*] Co., Ltd.

Dear ….

With the approval of Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting Session [*] (hereinafter referred to as the Shareholders’ Meeting) for Year [*] of [*] Co. Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as the Company), the Company plans to make private placement to special investors (hereinafter referred to as this Issue). This Issue has been approved by the CSRC. Subscription Invitation (hereinafter referred to as the Invitation) is hereby issued to invite your company/you to participate in the subscription of this Issue. The matters for the subscription are detailed as follows, please read carefully.

I.                     Subscription object and conditions

1.      Subscription object

The subscription object of this Issue is [*].

2.      Subscription quantity

The minimum effective subscription quantity of each investor shall be no less than [*] *10000 shares. If the quantity is larger than [*] *10000 shares, it shall be the integral times of the [*] *10000 shares. The maximum subscription quantity of each investor shall not exceed [*] *10000 shares.

3.      Subscription price

The issue price shall be determined according to the procedures and rules stated in section III of this Invitation.

II.                   Subscription Schedule

1.      If you plan to make subscription after receiving this Invitation, please fax the attachment Subscription Quotation to the Company before [*] a.m./p.m. [*][*][*] (MMDDYY) (fax number: [*]).

2.      After receiving the Subscription Quotation, the Company will determine the issue price, final issue objects and share placement quantity according to the relevant regulations of the CSRC and the procedures and rules stated in section III of this Invitation, and issue Payment Notice to the final issue objects as soon as possible after determining the relevant results.

3.      After receiving the Payment Notice, the issue objects shall deposit the relevant amount within the time limit specified in the Payment Notice to the designated account of the Company (Account: [*]). If the payment has not been deposited into the account as scheduled, the relevant issue object shall be deemed to have abandoned the subscription.

III.                  Procedures and rules for determining the issue price, issue object and placement shares

1.      Subscription price

The subscription price shall be no less than RMB [*] per share.

(The subscriber may determine a subscription price equal to the above price plus the integral times of RMB [*] according to different subscription quantities. Each subscriber shall not offer more than 3 subscription prices)

2.      Subscription confirmation procedures and rules

(The sponsor and listed company shall specify the procedures and rules for confirming the final subscription price, issue object and placement quantity. The procedures and rules shall be fair and square and conform to the relevant regulations of the CSRC)

IV.               Special Notes

1.      The subscribers deciding to participate in the subscription shall sign and stamp on the Subscription Quotation attached to the Invitation and fax the Subscription Quotation to the Company before [*] a.m./p.m. [*][*][*] (MMDDYY).

2.      The subscribers confirmed to be final issue objects must deposit the subscription payment to the account designated by the Company within the specified time in the Payment Notice. To ensure that full amount of payment is deposited in the account within specified time, please make preparation for the remittance as soon as possible after receiving the faxed Invitation.

3.      The Subscription Quotation attached to the Invitation is an unconditional confirmation. It shall take effect once the receiver makes subscription.

4.      The subscription matters, including the issue of the Invitation, the receiving of the Subscription Quotation, the issue of the Payment Notice, the confirmation of the issue price, issue object and placement shares, shall be witnessed by [*] Law Firm.

If the Subscription Quotation is signed by the authorized representative, the power of attorney signed by the legal representative shall be provided.

5.      The contact person for the subscription: [*], Tel.: [*], Fax: [*]



       Co., Ltd.        Sponsor’s representative (*** securities company):      



Attachment of the Subscription Invitation: Subscription Quotation

To: [*] Co., Ltd,

Our company has received the Subscription Invitation for Private Placement of [*] Co., Ltd sent by your company on [*][*][*] (MMYYDD) and the relevant announcement of the Extraordinary Shareholders’ Meeting Session [*] for Year [*] of your company. We agree to participate in this subscription according to the conditions you set. I hereby confirm that:

1.      We agree to accept the subscription conditions and rules specified in Subscription Invitation for Private Placement of [*] Co., Ltd.

2.      We agree to:

(1)   Subscribe [*] 10000 shares according to the price of RMB [] per share (in word)

(2)   Subscribe [*] 10000 shares according to the price of RMB [] per share (in word)

(3)   Subscribe [*] 10000 shares according to the price of RMB [] per share (in word)

3.      We agree to make subscription payment according to the subscription quantity and time you finally confirm.

4.      Our contact person:

  Tel.:

  Mobile:

  Fax:





      Company (seal)    

Signature of the legal representative or the authorized representative or the subscriber

    , 200  (MMDDYY)



The China Securities Regulatory Commission



(This English version by Shenzhen Securities Information Co., Ltd. is for your reference only. In case any discrepancy exists between the Chinese and English context, the Chinese version shall prevail.)
Copyright Euromoney Institutional Investor PLC Nov 2007

Concrete Rules Guiding Non-public Offerings by Listed Companies China Law & Practice. London: Nov 2007. pg. 1

Abstract (Summary)

Since the implementation of the Measures for the Administration of the Issuance of Securities by Listed Companies (Issuance Measures) on May 8 2006, non-public offerings have become a popular refinancing method for Chinese listed companies. Moreover, under China's new M&A regulations, particularly the Measures for the Administration of the Takeover of Listed Companies, implemented on September 1 2006, and The Measures for Strategic Investment in Listed Companies by Foreign Investors, implemented on January 31 2006, non-public offering has proven to be an effective weapon during the course of foreign strategic investment into Chinese listed companies and major asset restructuring of Chinese listed companies. More concrete and operational rules regarding non-public offerings are expected to be formulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). After a long period of consideration, the CSRC issued the Detailed Implementation Rules for the Non-public Issuance of Stocks by Listed Companies (Detailed Rules) on September 17 2007.

By Christophe Han and Baker Chen

christophe.han@llinkslaw.com; baker.chen@llinkslaw.com

Since the implementation of the Measures for the Administration of the Issuance of Securities by Listed Companies (Issuance Measures) on May 8 2006, non-public offerings have become a popular refinancing method for Chinese listed companies. Moreover, under China's new M&A regulations, particularly the Measures for the Administration of the Takeover of Listed Companies, implemented on September 1 2006, and The Measures for Strategic Investment in Listed Companies by Foreign Investors, implemented on January 31 2006, non-public offering has proven to be an effective weapon during the course of foreign strategic investment into Chinese listed companies and major asset restructuring of Chinese listed companies. More concrete and operational rules regarding non-public offerings are expected to be formulated by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC). After a long period of consideration, the CSRC issued the Detailed Implementation Rules for the Non-public Issuance of Stocks by Listed Companies (Detailed Rules) on September 17 2007.

Pricing Reference Date

According to Article 38(i) of the Issuance Measures, the issuing price for non-public offerings shall not be less than 90% of the average price (average price) of the shares of the targeted listed company during the 20 trading days prior to the pricing reference date. However, the definition of a pricing reference date is not explained in the Issuance Measures. To clarify, the Detailed Rules define the pricing reference date as the date when the listed company announces the approval of the non-public offering by its board of directors, the date when the listed company announces the approval of the offering by its general shareholders meeting, or the date which is the initial day of the issuing period for the offering. The Detailed Rules designate the formula for calculating average price as: average price = total trading sum of shares for 20 trading days before the pricing reference date / total trading quantity of shares for 20 trading days before the pricing reference date.

Pricing Mechanism

The Detailed Rules have adopted two different pricing mechanisms based on the different aims of the non-public offering. Where an issuing target is (a) the controlling shareholder or actual controller of the listed company or the related party of the said controlling shareholder or actual controller; (b) the investor which obtains the actual controlling right of the listed company through subscribing the shares presently issued; or (c) the domestic or foreign strategic investor introduced by the board of directors, the specific issuing target and its subscription price or pricing principle shall be determined by the board of directors of the listed company and approved by the general shareholders meeting. That is to say, if a listed company aims to conduct major asset restructuring or absorbing of domestic or foreign strategic investment, it can independently decide the issuing target and the issuing price, as this type of offering is usually helpful in improving asset quality, corporate governance and the like. The lock-up period for the shares subscribed by the above three types of issuing targets shall be 36 months.

When an issuing target is simply a financial investor and the major goal of the non-public offering is to raise capital for the listed company, the issuing targets and the issuing price shall be rationally determined in the principle of price priority through price competition, and the shares issued shall not be transferred within 12 months upon completion of the issuance. To ensure the adequacy and fairness of price competition, the Detailed Rules require that the subscription invitation shall be sent to no fewer than 20 securities investment fund management companies, 10 securities companies and five insurance institutional investors in addition to the investors which have submitted the letter of intent for subscription of shares and the first 20 shareholders of the listed company.

Resolutions of the Board of Directors

The Detailed Rules elaborate on the specific contents of the resolutions of the board of directors regarding non-public offerings and state that such contents should include information on the choice of pricing reference date, the issuing targets or the scope and qualification of the issuing targets, the issuing price or pricing principle, the lock-up period, the quantity range of shares to be issued, the upper limit of the amount of funds to be raised, the total amount of funds required for the investment project, and similar information. The Detailed Rules further stipulate that when the board of directors needs to convene again due to reasons including but not limited to the expired validity term of the resolution of the general shareholders meeting, or to present issuance scheme changes, the board of directors shall again determine the pricing reference date.

Information Disclosure

To regulate information disclosure activities in the process of non-public offerings, the CSRC also published The No. 25 Guidelines on the Contents and Formats of Information Disclosure by the Companies That Make Public Offering of Securities - Advance Schemes and Issuance Reports on the Non-public Offering by Listed Companies (The No. 25 Guidelines). The No.25 Guidelines require that the advanced scheme should be announced at the same time as the resolutions of the board of directors. It is hopeful that these measures will enhance and promote the accuracy, completeness and timeliness of the information disclosed relating to non-public offerings of listed companies.