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SECP Issues Draft Amendments to Streamline the Public Offering Regime

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April 10, 2025
SECP Deliberates Development of Capital Market with Key Stakeholders
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 ISLAMABAD, April 10, 2025: The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan (SECP) has issued draft amendments to the Public Offering Regulations, 2017 and Public Offering (Regulated Securities Activities Licensing) Regulations, 2017, for initiating a final round of public consultation. The regulations provide key framework governing public offer of shares, debt securities and units of REIT Schemes.

Notification of the draft amendments follows an extensive SECP driven consultation process including multiple sessions with key stakeholders, including PSX, CDC, NCCPL, listed issuers, consultants, securities brokers, banks, DFIs, potential IPO companies, REIT Management Companies, shariah advisors, credit rating companies, Pakistan Stock Broker Association and MUFAP.

The draft amendments are aimed at addressing demand and supply side IPO issues, by streamlining the IPO process, reducing IPO processing time to 14 working days, removing duplication in listing and prospectus application, facilitating issuers in faster and cheaper access to capital, introducing more efficient price discovery mechanism, simplifying and strengthening disclosure requirements, increasing outreach and making the IPO journey smoother through effective use of technology and market infrastructure.

Amendments are also proposed for democratizing the book building mechanism, whereby concept of book runner is replaced to enable all eligible participants to place bids directly during the book building process and onboard bidders. The 100% book building mechanism is also proposed to be discontinued to encourage participation of underwriters for the retail portion at the strike price. Furthermore, minimum bid amount is being increased from Rs. 1 million to Rs. 5 million, and the book building price band is reduced from 40% to 20%. For greater retail participation, a new clawback provision is also envisaged to allow increasing allocations to the retail segment up to 25% in the event of oversubscription of the IPO.

Banks are being allowed to act as CTI for public offering of equity securities, with the condition that they form a separate subsidiary for this function within 5 years. The role of CTI is also proposed to be enhanced for performing stronger, more effective assessment of the issuer and public offering documents.

Customized procedures and disclosure requirements for public offering of REIT units, GEM companies, short term debt securities and listing of shares of local companies outside Pakistan are being introduced to expand available capital market asset classes. To promote shelf registration arrangements and facilitate issuance of short-term corporate debt securities, simplified regulatory review process for supplement to the prospectus is also proposed. Secondary offerings by already listed companies and issuance of debt securities are also being facilitated by simplifying disclosures and making appointment of CTI voluntary for such transactions.

The proposal also advocates effective use of technology to further streamline the IPO process, including introduction of QR codes for accessing prospectus and financial accounts, complete transition to e-IPO applications starting from July 1, 2025, acceptance of electronic signatures, and submission of listing and prospectus applications via the online platform PRIDE.

The complete notifications for proposed amendments can be accessed at secp.gov.pk/document/draft-amendments-to-the-public-offering-regulated-securities-activities-licensing-regulations-2017/?wpdmdl=56603&refresh=67f7b01161cb61744285713 and

secp.gov.pk/document/draft-amendments-to-public-offering-regulations-2017/?wpdmdl=56602&refresh=67f7b0115d76a1744285713

and feedback on the draft amendments can be submitted by April 24, 2025 at IPO.Feedback@secp.gov.pk

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