Circular No 046/2018
Dated 20 Feb 2018

To Members of the Malaysian Bar

Issuance of Consequential Amendments to Main Market Listing Requirements and ACE Market Listing Requirements

Bursa Malaysia Berhad (Regulatory Policy & Advisory) has informed us, in its email dated 30 Jan 2018, regarding the issuance of consequential amendments to the Main Market Listing Requirements (“Main LR”) and ACE Market Listing Requirements (“ACE LR”) (collectively referred to as the “LR”) on 26 Jan 2018.  

The amendments are in respect of the definitions of the terms “associate”, “partner” and “person connected” in paragraph / Rule 1.01 of the LR, and came into effect on 26 Jan 2018.

The following documents are attached for your reference:

             (1) Bursa Malaysia Berhad’s circular dated 26 Jan 2018;
             (2) Appendix 1 entitled “Consequential Amendments Relating to Certain Definitions — Main Market Listing Requirements”; and
             (3) Appendix 2 entitled “Consequential Amendments Relating to Certain Definitions — ACE Market Listing Requirements”.

For more details, please refer to the email from Bursa Malaysia Berhad, which is reproduced below, or visit Bursa Malaysia Berhad’s website at www.bursamalaysia.com.

Thank you.

Roger Chan Weng Keng
Secretary
Malaysian Bar

                                    30 Jan 2018

Please be informed that the consequential amendments to the Main Market Listing Requirements (“Main LR”) and ACE Market Listing Requirements (“ACE LR”) (collectively referred to as the “LR”) relating to the definitions of an “associate”, “partner” and “person connected” in paragraph/Rule 1.01 of the LR have been issued on 26 January 2018.

The consequential amendments are made to streamline the drafting and for greater clarity.  The amendments came into effect on 26 January 2018.   

In view of the above, we are pleased to attach the following documents for your ease of reference:

• Our circular dated 26 January 2018.
• Appendix 1 setting out the full text of the Main LR in relation to the consequential amendments.
• Appendix 2 setting out the full text of the ACE LR in relation to the consequential amendments.

These documents as well as the clean versions of the amended Chapter 1 of the LR are also available on our website.

Norlaila Mohamed
(For and behalf of Regulatory Policy & Advisory, Bursa Malaysia Berhad)

This circular and the attachments may also be accessed here.

3 Attachments

Circular from Bursa Malaysia Berhad.pdf

Appendix 1.pdf

Appendix 2.pdf