2001 / Mar

SEC-CFD MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 001 SCALE OF FINES March 28, 2001

[ SEC-CFD MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 001, March 28, 2001 ]

SCALE OF FINES



Pursuant to Republic Act No. 8799, otherwise known as the Securities Regulation Code (SRC), and its implementing Rules and Regulations, the following scale of fines shall be imposed for late filing of reports by reporting corporations enumerated in Section 17.2 thereof:

Reports
Basic Penalty
Penalty for everyday of Delay

First Offense
Second Offense
Third Offense
Annual Reports
P100,000.00
P100.00
     
Tender Offer ReportP100,000.00P150,000.00P200,000.00P100.00
     
Proxy StatementP100,000.00P125,000.00P150,000.00P100.00
     
Information StatementP100,000.00P125,000.00P150,000.00P100.00
     
Quarterly ReportP 50,000.00P 75,000.00P100,000.00P100.00
     
Current ReportP 50,000.00P 75,000.00P100,000.00P 100.00
     
Statement of Beneficial Ownership
    
     
NominalP 10,000.00P 15,000.00P 20,000.00P 50.00
     
5%P 20,000.00P 25,000.00P 30,000.00P 50.00
     
10%P 50,000.00P 75,00.00P100,000.00P 50.00

Whenever applicable, the second and third offenses shall refer to subsequent violations within a 12 month period from the first offense.

This memorandum circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 28 March 2001

(SGD.) LILIA R. BAUTISTA
Chairman