Substantial shareholders

(1) If any person subscribes ordinary shares with full voting rights that are five percent or more of the paid-up capital of any public company of which shares that person has held in his/her name or through his/her agent, that person shall be deemed to have his substantial shareholding in such company.

Provided, however, that in the case of a company having the paid up capital of more than two hundred fifty million rupees, any person shall be deemed to have the substantial shareholding despite that such person has subscribed one percent or more of the total paid-up capital of such company.

(2) A substantial shareholder of every public company shall give the company information setting out his/her name, address as well as full particulars of the shares registered in his/her or his agent’s name, within thirty-five days after the knowledge of being a substantial shareholder of that company.

(3) If a person ceases to be a substantial shareholder of any public company, that person shall give the company information setting out his/her name, the date on which he ceases to possess the status of a substantial shareholder of that company and other particulars as well as the reason why he/she has ceased to be a substantial shareholder, within thirty-five days after the date of knowledge of that matter.

(4) Every public company shall maintain a separate register for the purposes of Sub- section (1), (2) and (3).