2001 / May

SEC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 4 SCHEDULE OF FEES, FINES AND PENALTIES May 03, 2001

[ SEC MEMORANDUM CIRCULAR NO. 4, May 03, 2001 ]

SCHEDULE OF FEES, FINES AND PENALTIES



Pursuant to the Securities Regulation Code [SRC] (RA No. 8799) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, the Basic Rules to Implement the Provisions of the Investment Houses Law (P.D. 129), the Corporation Code (BP Bldg., 68) and the Investment Company Act (RA No. 2629), the following schedule of fees, fines and penalties are hereby adopted:

A. Broker/Dealer
 
 
 
1. Fees
 
Date of Filing
 
Amount
 
 
 
 
New Registration
 
 
 
Head Office
 
 
P50.000 + other fees
 
 
 
 
Branch Office
 
 
10,000 +other fees
 
Salesman
 
 
2,000 + other fees
 
Associated Person
 
 
3,000 + other fees
 
 
 
 
 
Dec. 2
 
      
 
Renewal
 
 
 
Head Office
 
 
P20.000 + other fees
 
 
 
 
Branch Office
 
 
P 5, 000 + other fees
 
Salesman
 
 
P 1,000 + other fees
 
Associated Person
 
 
P 1,500 + other fees
 
 
 
2. Fines and Penalties
 
 
 
 
 
 
Reports
 
 
 
FINOP (late filing)
 
Within 15 days after month end
 
Basic fine of P10,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plus P100 for every day of delay
 
 
 
 
Annual Audited Financial Report
 
110 days after end or fiscal year
 
Basic Fine of P10.000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plus P100 for every day of delay
 
 
 
 
Other periodic reports
 
 
Basic fine of P10,000
 
 
 
 
 
 
Plus P100 for every day of delay
 
 
 
 
Other practices prohibited under SRC
 
 
P10.000 for every violation without
prejudice to the filing of criminal case
 
 
 
B. INVESTMENT COMPANY ADVISERS
 
 
 
1. Fees Date of Filing Amount
      
 New Registration    
      
 Head Office   P10.000 + other fees
 Sales Agent
   P 2.000 + other fees
 Renewal March 15  
      
 Head Office   P3,000 + other fees
 Sales Agent   P1.000 + other fees
      
   C. Investment houses  
      
1. Fees Date of Filing Amount
      
 New Registration    
      
 Head Office   P50.000 + other fees
 Sales Agent   P10,000 + other fees
 Associated Person   1,000 +other fees
      
Renewal January 15  
      
 Head Office   P10,000 +other fees
 Branch Office   P 5,000 + other fees
 Associated Person   P 500 + other fees
      
2. Fines and Penalties    
      
 Reports    
      
 Progress Within 15 days end of quarter P 200 per day of delay
      
 Semi-Annual Within 60 days end of semester P 200 per day of delay
      
 Annual Within the month of March of each year P 200 per day of delay
      
 General Information Sheet 1 month after the date of the actual Annual Meeting P 200 per day of delay
      
Other Violations    
      
 - Minimum Paid-up Capital Requirement   P 200 per day of non-compliance
      
 - Unimpaired Capital   P200 per day of non-compliance
      
 - 25% Fee-Based Income   

P200 per day of non-compliance

      
 

- Capital Adequacy Ratios

   P200 per day of non-compliance
 

- Single Borrower's Limit

    
 

- Networth to Risk Asset

    
      
 - Interlocking Directors   P200 per day of non-compliance
      
 - Underwriting Fees   P200 per day of non-compliance
      
D. Transfer Agents
      
1. Fees Date of Filing Amount
      
 New registration Within 30 days from June 1 of every year P10,000 + other fees
      
 Renewal Within 30 days from June 1 of every year P3.000 + other fees plus P200.00   per issue being handled but not   more than P5,000.00
      
2. Fines and Penalties    
      
 Failure/Late Filing of Monthly Reconciliation of   PCD and TA 10 days after the end of each month Basic Fine-P10.000 Plus P100/day of delay
      
 Failure/Late Filing of monthly certification as to  the number of shares registered under the   name of PCD Nominee 10 days after the end of each month Basic Fine-P10.000 Plus P100/day of delay
      
 Failure/Late submission of Annual Report
Using SEC Form 36-AR
 105 days after the end of fiscal year Basic Fine P10.000 Plus P100/day of delay
      
 Failure to submit any of the following   exception reports    
      
 - Any delay in the turnaround or processing   of an issue, transfer or replacement of a security Within 7 days of the occurence   of the events Basic Fine P10,000 Plus P100/day of delay
      
 - Any discrepancy between its records and   those of the registered clearing agency, if applicable    
      
 - Any loss of securities reports to it; and    
      
 - The termination of its functions as a   transfer agent for a particular security    
      
 Failure to submit Annual Audited   Financial Statements 105 days after the end of fiscal year Basic fine of P10.000 Plus P100/day of delay
      
 

Failure to submit General Information Sheet (GIS)

 Within 30 days from the date of post
ponement of the Annual Meeting
 Basic fine P10.000 Plus P100/day of delay
      
 Failure to submit Affidavit of Non-Holding of   Meeting of Postponement of Annual   Stockholder's Meeting Within 30 days from the date of post
ponement of the Annual Meeting
 Basic fine P10.000 Plus P100/day of delay
      
 Failure to submit Notice of Change of Address Within 10 days after the end of
each month
 Basic fine P10.000 Plus P100/day of delay

This memorandum circular shall take effect immediately.

Adopted: 3 May 2001

(SGD.) LILIA R. BAUTISTA
Chairperson