Briefing from the CSE Decisions of the Cyprus
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DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE briefing e from the CSE CSE MONTHLY ELECTRONIC EDITION AUGUST 2010 • ISSUE 163 CSE introduces the Emerging Promote yourselves Companies Market Index in our e-publication On the 11th of August 2010, the Cyprus Stock Exchange began calculating and publishing the “Emerging Companies Market Index (E.C.M.)”, with a base value of 1,000 units. The new index is The CSE has completely reconstructed its on-line calculated daily on a real time basis and it consists of shares of companies which are listed in the publication in order to provide the best possible Emergency Companies Market. information to market participants. The index: This newsletter is sent electronically to thousands of recipients in Cyprus and abroad. • has a starting base the 1000 units In this context, the CSE has made provision for the • is based on prices of executed transactions promotion of companies through advertising. • is based on the Laspayers formula Any company wishing to promote its products and The companies participating in the above Index are: services through this new updated e-publication can contact the CSE Promotion on www.cse.com.cy English English Name Businesses can also advertise on the CSE website. Symbol CBAM Constantinou Bros Asset Management Plc EXTE Executive S.A LIMNI Cyprus Limni Resorts & Golfcourses Plc PHONE Phone Marketing S.A. Contact ITTL ITTL Trade Tourist & Leisure Park Plc the CSE More information about the E.C.M. is available through the CSE webpage: These are the CSE contact details: http://www.cse.com.cy/NEA/Main/ 71-73 Lord Byron Avenue 1096, Nicosia, Cyprus P.O. BOX 25427 Nicosia, 1309, Cyprus Tel. (357) 22 712300 Fax: (357) 22 570308 Email: [email protected] Website: www.cse.com.cy Read on this edition CSE MARKET INDICES Depositary Receipts (DR’s) In the context of a wider attempt by the Cyprus Stock Exchange for the enrichment of its financial products and implementing a new development strategy that will make it more dynamic and competitive market in Cyprus and the Q The statistics of the market region, the CSE Council has adopted the possibility of in charts/tables introducing to the CSE, Certificates Representing Shares, known as Depositary Receipts (DR’s). CSE's activities and Depositary Receipts are certificates which are trading in By Zenonas decisions internationally and developing Stock Exchanges. G. Achillides CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 CSE’s Officer News of CSE's companies 1 DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE CSE MARKET INDICES briefing e from the CSE CSE MONTHLY ELECTRONIC EDITION AUGUST 2010 • ISSUE 163 The General Index reached Monthly 1.269,46 points On the last trading session of August Market 2010 the General Index reached 1.269,46 points, representing a relative decrease of 3,68% from the previous month. The val- Overview ue of shares traded exhibited a decrease of 44,46% compared to the previous This column contains month. information of the CSE market It is worth mentioning however, that the highest level that the General Index for the month in review and reached for the month was 1.379,16 covers the fluctuations of the points. The other Market Indices reached indices of the various CSE’s the following levels: Main Market reached markets as well as the trading 1.285,97, Parallel Market 918,87, Alter- native Market 1.117,19, Investment Com- volumes. panies 710,15 points. On a sectoral level, sub-indices reached the following levels: Banking sector 1.416,67, Hotels 534,99, FTSE/CySE20 430,24 and finally the FTSE Med 100 reached 6.338,85 points. The market capitalisation of shares (ex- cluding the Investment Companies Market) 0,56%, the Special Characteristics Market reached €5,76 billion. According to this 0,38% and the Bond Market 58,10%. month’s results, the Main Market ac- Moreover, the total market capitalisation in- counted for 30,93% of the total market cap- cluding the Investment Companies Market, italisation, the Parallel Market 2,59%, the Warrants and the Bond Market reached Alternative Market 6,46%, the Investment €14,02 billion compared to €14,21 billion Companies Market 0,85%, the Shipping the previous month, registering a decrease Market 0,13%, the Special Category of 1,36%. IN AUGUST 2010 Total trading volume was €30,7 m. The total value of transactions during the month in review reached €30,7 million, with an average of €1,4 million per trading session. The Financials sector contributed 88,93% to the total value traded which was the highest among all other sectors. Investors primarily focused their interest on the shares of “Bank οf Cyprus Public Company Ltd” and “Marfin Popular Bank Public Co Ltd” with 41,40% and 39,38% of the total value respectively. 2 DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE e briefing from the CSE CSE MONTHLY ELECTRONIC EDITION AUGUST 2010 • ISSUE 163 Decisions of the Cyprus Transfer of listed titles to different Market Stock AD Shopping Galleries Plc and Laser In- within the period of three months, the trad- vestment Group Plc. On the 4th of August ing of their titles will be suspended for a pe- 2010, the CSE Council decided to transfer riod of three months. Exchange the titles of AD Shopping Galleries Plc and If they still do not comply at the expiry of the Laser Investment Group Plc from the Alter- three-month period, the CSE will start the This column presents the native Market to the Special Characteristics procedures for their delisting. In addition, decisions of the CSE’s Council Market for the period of three months pur- Advantage Capital Holdings Plc and Leda on various issues during the suant to the Provision 2.2.3 of KDP Investment Public Company Ltd, which are 326/2009 as this has been amended due to trading in the Special Category Market since month under review. its incompliance with the continuous obliga- April 29, 2010, have not complied fully with tions of the Market that they are listed in the Provisions of Article 129 of the Law and and especially the non-timely listing of the will continue trading in this Market for that issued non-listed share capital, violating Ar- reason. ticle 129 of the CSE Law. The above companies started trading in the Noted that pursuant to the CSE policy, if the Special Characteristics Market on Friday, aforementioned companies fail to comply August 6, 2010. Investor Service helpdesk Within the framework of improving the services provided to investors, the Cyprus Stock Exchange informs investors that in August 2010, the CSE Service Department: K Issued and printed 243 statements for the details of the investors’ account Issued and printed 235 account statements Issued and printed 219 pages of the shareholders’ register of listed companies. It served personally 36 investors for specific disputes that they had with regard to past transactions, as well as various questions and queries on the operation of the Common Platform and other clarifications on the management of assets for deceased people. The CSE urges the investors to apply for subscription to the CSD On-line for better access to the Central Registry via the internet and to contact the Service’s staff members, tel. 00357 22712300. 3 DISTRIBUTED FREE OF CHARGE briefing e from the CSE CSE MONTHLY ELECTRONIC EDITION AUGUST 2010 • ISSUE 163 Decisions Depositary Receipts (DR’s) of the Cyprus CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 They represent the ownership stake in a Depositary Receipts are the same class Stock company and can be converted at any time of shares already listed on the Cyprus to shares. Stock Exchange or Stock Exchange of The ways of listing in a Stock Exchange a foreign jurisdiction. Exchange are different. Depositary Receipts is one The issuer has already introduced of them. In this case rather than to Depositary Receipts of the same class This column presents the introduce the securities of a company in a of initial values and seeks admission of Stock Exchange, a part of them is Depositary Receipts representing the decisions of the CSE’s Council deposited to a custodian (Depositary), who same class of initial values. on various issues during the in turn undertakes to adopt and introduce G In exceptional cases, by special month under review. for trading the “evidence” that is the permission of the CSE Council, when Depositary Receipts of this deposit. the initial shares are not listed on the Depositary Receipts provide the same Cyprus Stock Exchange, or by an voting rights enjoyed by the existing approved by the competent authorities shares of the issuer and are usually stock market. quoted and traded in dollars or euros. The issuer that wishes to introduce These certificates are addressed to Depositary Receipts to the CSE can do so specialized financial institutions while in one of the following ways: providing significant benefits for both (a) With the placement of Depositary investors and for companies interested to Receipts which have been issued and issue and introduce Depositary Receipts allocated before the official in foreign stock markets, such as: announcement of the CSE for their G Low cost of introduction, trading and introduction. Settlement. (b) With the listing of Depositary Receipts G Easy to export Exchange. which have been issued or should be G Spread of investment risk while issued and offered through public increasing their liquidity. offering to the public. G Improving and further enhancing the (c) With the Parallel Listing of Depositary image of the company that introduces Receipts which have already listed at Depositary Receipts. a Stock Exchange of a foreign G Alternative means of raising capital. jurisdiction, recognised by a competent Depositary Receipts can be introduced in authority and shall be listed both Regulated and Non-Regulated simultaneously with any of the Market of the Cyprus Stock Exchange.