Additional Rules for the Listing of Bonds
(Additional Rules Bonds, ARB)

Table of contents

• I. Purpose and scope
• Art. 1: Purpose
• Art. 2: Scope
• II. Powers of the Regulatory Board and Languages
• Art. 3: Reference to the LR
• III. Listing
• A. Listing requirements
• Art. 4: Reference to the LR
• 1. Requirements for the issuer
• Art. 5: Applicable law
• Art. 6: Place of jurisdiction
• Art. 7: Exemption for public-sector issuers
• Art. 8: Alternative fulfilment by the guarantor
• 2. Requirements for securities
• Art. 9: Minimum capitalisation
• Art. 10: Convertible debt securities
• Art. 11: Paying agents, exercise agents and corporate actions
• B. Obligations with respect to listing
• Art. 12: Reference to the LR
• Art. 13: Content of the listing prospectus
• Art. 14: Form of the listing prospectus
• Art. 15: Registration of issuance programmes
• Art. 16: Issuer declaration
• Art. 17: Supplements
• Art. 18: Abridgement of the listing prospectus
• Art. 19: Abridgement possibilities for regional authorities
• Art. 20: Incorporation by reference
• Art. 21: Listing notice
• Art. 22: Fulfilment by the guarantor
• C. Listing procedure
• Art. 23: Reference to the LR
• Art. 24: Fulfilment by the guarantor
• D. Provisional admission to trading
• Art. 25: Requirements
• Art. 26: New issuer
• Art. 27: Time limit for provisional admission
• IV. Conditions for maintaining listing
• Art. 28: Reference to the LR
• Art. 29: Fulfilment by the guarantor
• V. Special additional provisions for bonds previously listed abroad
• Art. 30: Principle
• Art. 31: Listing prospectus
• Art. 32: Incorporation by reference
• Art. 33: Financial reporting standards
• Art. 34: Issuer declaration
• Art. 35: Listing date
• Art. 36: Provisional admission to trading
• VI. Exemptions
• Art. 37: Granting of exemptions
• VII. Suspension of trading, termination and delisting
• Art. 38: Reference to the LR
• Art. 39: Termination of listing
• VIII. Sanctions
• Art. 40: Reference to the LR
• IX. Appeals
• Art. 41: Reference to the LR
• X. Fees
• Art. 42: Reference to the LR
• XI. Final provisions
• Art. 43: Entry into force
• Art. 44: Transitional provisions
• Art. 45: Revision