Capital Markets Law > Registration

Joint Stock Companies must register with Cairo and Alexandria stock exchange. A joint Stock Company's securities can be listed in either the official or the unofficial register. The following securities may be listed in the official register:

A public issuance of a securities that represents no less than 30% of the Joint Stock Company's nominal shares and that is subscribed to by no fewer than 150 persons.

A public issuance of a securities by the government or a public-sector company.

Securities that do not meet the criteria for listing in the official register (including foreign securities) could be listed in the unofficial register. Investors dealing in securities listed in the official register are exempt both from stamp duties ordinarily due at the time the securities are issued and from the annual stamp duties.

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