Rule 4 Listing on permitted stock exchanges in permissible jurisdictions
4. Listing on permitted stock exchanges in permissible jurisdictions.- (1) An unlisted public company, which does not fall under rule 5 and which has no partly paid-up shares, may issue equity shares for the purposes of listing on a stock exchange in a permissible jurisdictionDefined in rule 2(d): permissible jurisdiction means a jurisdiction specified in the First Schedule.
Explanation. — For the purposes of this sub-rule, issue of equity shares shall include, offer for sale of equity shares by existing shareholders of the unlisted public company for listing on a stock exchange in a permissible jurisdictionDefined in rule 2(d): permissible jurisdiction means a jurisdiction specified in the First Schedule.
(2) The unlisted public company or its existing shareholders referred to in sub-rule (1) shall also comply with the requirements of the SchemeDefined in rule 2(f): Scheme means the Direct Listing of Equity Shares of Companies Incorporated in India on International Exchanges Scheme made by the Central Government in the Ministry of Finance. (2) The words and expressions used herein and not defined in these rules but defined in the Act or in the Companies (Specification of Defini....
(3) Listing of equity shares on permitted stock exchanges in permissible jurisdictionDefined in rule 2(d): permissible jurisdiction means a jurisdiction specified in the First Schedule by an unlisted public company which also intends to get its equity shares listed with any recognised stock exchange as defined under clause (f) of section 2 of the Securities Contracts (Regulation) ActDefined in rule 2(a): Act means the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), 1956 (42 of 1956) shall also be in compliance with such conditions as may be specified by the Securities and Exchange Board of India.
(4) The unlisted public company shall file the prospectus in e-Form LEAP-1 specified in the Second ScheduleDefined in rule 2(e): Schedule means the Schedule annexed to these rules along with the feesDefined in rule 2(c): fees means fees as specified under the Companies (Registration Offices and Fees) Rules, 2014 within a period of seven days after the same has been finalised and filed in the permitted exchange.
(5) After the listing of the equity shares of a company on any of the stock exchanges in a permissible jurisdictionDefined in rule 2(d): permissible jurisdiction means a jurisdiction specified in the First Schedule, the company shall comply with Indian Accounting Standards as specified in the Annexure to the Companies (Indian Accounting Standards) Rules, 2015 in preparation of their financial statements, in addition to any other accounting standard, which they may be required to comply for the preparation of the financial statements filed before the securities regulator concerned, or with the stock exchange concerned, as the case may be.
