Corporate Governance of Bd
NOTIFICATION
07 August 2012 No. SEC/CMRRCD/2006-158/134/Admin/44: Whereas, the Securities and Exchange Commission (herein after referred to as the “Commission”) deems it fit that the consent already accorded by the Commission, or deemed to have been accorded by it, or to be accorded by it in future, to the issue of capital by the companies listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh, shall be subject to certain further conditions, on 'comply' basis, in order to enhance corporate governance in the interest of investors and the capital market; Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred by section 2CC of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 (XVII of 1969), the Commission hereby supersedes its earlier Notification No. SEC/CMRRCD/2006-158/Admin/02-08 dated 20th February, 2006 and imposes the following further conditions to the consent already accorded by it, or deemed to have been accorded by it, or to be accorded by it in future, to the issue of capital by the companies listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh: Provided, however, that these conditions are imposed on 'comply' basis. The companies listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh shall comply with these conditions in accordance with the condition No. 7. The Conditions: 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 1.1 Board's Size The number of the board members of the company shall not be less than 5 (five) and more than 20 (twenty): Provided, however, that in case of banks and non-bank financial institutions, insurance companies and statutory bodies for which separate primary regulators like Bangladesh Bank, Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority, etc. exist, the Boards of those companies shall be constituted as may be prescribed by such primary regulators in so far as those prescriptions are not inconsistent with the aforesaid condition.
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1.2 Independent Directors All companies shall encourage effective representation of independent directors on their Board of Directors so that the Board, as a
07 August 2012 No. SEC/CMRRCD/2006-158/134/Admin/44: Whereas, the Securities and Exchange Commission (herein after referred to as the “Commission”) deems it fit that the consent already accorded by the Commission, or deemed to have been accorded by it, or to be accorded by it in future, to the issue of capital by the companies listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh, shall be subject to certain further conditions, on 'comply' basis, in order to enhance corporate governance in the interest of investors and the capital market; Now, therefore, in exercise of the power conferred by section 2CC of the Securities and Exchange Ordinance, 1969 (XVII of 1969), the Commission hereby supersedes its earlier Notification No. SEC/CMRRCD/2006-158/Admin/02-08 dated 20th February, 2006 and imposes the following further conditions to the consent already accorded by it, or deemed to have been accorded by it, or to be accorded by it in future, to the issue of capital by the companies listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh: Provided, however, that these conditions are imposed on 'comply' basis. The companies listed with any stock exchange in Bangladesh shall comply with these conditions in accordance with the condition No. 7. The Conditions: 1. BOARD OF DIRECTORS: 1.1 Board's Size The number of the board members of the company shall not be less than 5 (five) and more than 20 (twenty): Provided, however, that in case of banks and non-bank financial institutions, insurance companies and statutory bodies for which separate primary regulators like Bangladesh Bank, Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority, etc. exist, the Boards of those companies shall be constituted as may be prescribed by such primary regulators in so far as those prescriptions are not inconsistent with the aforesaid condition.
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1.2 Independent Directors All companies shall encourage effective representation of independent directors on their Board of Directors so that the Board, as a