Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No. 1/2017

Concerning the Issuance of Rules of Companies' Conversion into Public Shareholding Ones for Listing in the Financial Market

The Board of Directors,

Having considered Qatar Law No. 8/2012 of Qatar Financial Markets Authority;

Law of Qatar Central Bank and the Regulation of Financial Institutions,

Promulgated by virtue of Qatar Law No. 13/2012;

Qatar Law No. 11/2015 Promulgating the Commercial Companies Law;

Offering & Listing of Securities Rulebook issued by the Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No. 3/2010 and amendments;

Offering & Listing of Securities Rulebook “Second Market” issued by the Qatar Financial Markets Authority Board Decision No. 2/2011, and amendments;

The QFMA's Board approval at its 2nd meeting of 2017 on 12th of July 2017;

And the proposal of the QFMA's Chief Executive Officer

We have decided the following:

Rules of Companies' Conversion into Public Shareholding Ones for Listing in the Financial Market

Article 1

In the application of these Rules, the following words and phrases shall have the adjacent meaning given to them hereunder, unless the context requires otherwise:

Ministry: Ministry of Economy and Commerce.