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Issuing shares
Listing requirements
How to get listed
Listing process
Listing fees
Post-listing recommendations
Recent Offerings
Listing requirements
Bucharest Stock Exchange’s Main Market is dedicated for companies that meet the following criteria:
- are a joint-stock company (SA);
- have minimum EUR 1mn equity/anticipated market capitalization;
- will have minimum 25% free-float, meaning at least 25% of the shares will be in investors’ portfolios, available for trading;
- have minimum 3 years history of financial reporting.
- Do you consider these criteria too restrictive for your company? Then you should consider listing on AeRO, BVB’s market for Small and Medium sized Enterprises that has more relaxed admission requirements. Read more about listing shares on AeRO.
How to get listed
There are two ways in which companies can issue shares on the stock exchange. The first one is through the sale of new shares carried out by the company in order to attract financing for its development, and a second one, which implies a sale of a part of the stake held by one or more of the shareholders as a part of the exit strategy. In the second case, the funds raised are received by the seller and are not directed into the company. It is important to remember that either way, the company’s shareholders have to adopt the decision regarding admission of company’s shares to trading on the stock exchange. This decision has to be made by the company’s statutory body – the Board of Directors or during the General Shareholders Meeting.
As to the listing process itself, there are three distinct methods through which you can list shares of your company on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s Main Market:
Initial Public Offering (IPO) – public offering of shares requires the preparation of a prospectus that has to be approved by the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority (ASF), and the fulfillment of all the legal and regulatory proceedings.
Private Placement – an offering addressed directly to a limited number of potential investors, maximum 149. There is no need to provide a prospectus for approval of the Romanian Financial Supervisory Authority. The prospectus will be needed only for the admission of the company to trading.
Technical Listing – no offering takes place before listing, which means that the shareholder structure of the company is not impacted in any way and the company simply decides to be take advantage of the benefits of being a listed company (additional visibility, credibility, transparency). For technical listing on the Main Market, prospectus will be required for a company to be admitted to trading.
Listing fees
The costs of issuing shares on the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s Main Market are not fixed and involve the following fees:
- Broker fees, for the preparation of the due diligence report, company valuation, prospectus and investor presentation, investment teaser etc.
- Auditors’ fees, for carrying out the audit of the financial statements
- Lawyers’ fees (in case of an IPO)
- ASF fee, which equals a percentage of the offering (in case of an IPO)
- Prospectus fee to be paid to ASF (in case of a technical listing)
- ASF fee for registering securities
- Central Depository fees
- Bucharest Stock Exchange fees, which are specified below
A company is charged with two fees prior to the listing, i.e. the processing fee and the listing fee, and one annual maintenance fee, payable starting after the first year of listing.
Selective data regarding the fees charged to issuers, by BVB only, is presented below. The admission, upgrade and maintenance fees are calculated based on the monthly weighted average value (a measure that approximates the issuer’s market capitalization, determined according to the methodology detailed in BVB’s Rulebook) and the shareholders’ equity. Fees are presented in RON and are VAT exclusive.
There may be other costs related to the listing, charged by third parties, such as FSA, intermediary, advisors or auditors.
See the full list of fees
Post-listing
In case of any company, listing on the stock exchange represents a new stage in the life of a company. Therefore, from the very first day of trading each listed company develops a new product – its own shares or bonds. As with any other product or service offered by a company, the issued shares or bonds will need promotion and the necessary support in order to remain attractive to their potential clients – investors. This can be achieved through various means of communication that should become an important part of the company’s daily life. As any other day-to-day activity, communication with the market will require a certain allocation of resources.
Initial promises fulfillment
A public company needs to build investors' trust from the very beginning. In case the company raised the money for own specific projects, investors need to know that the funds were spent in line with the company’s prospectus.
Mandatory reporting obligations
Transparency is a key issue for any public company. Investors need to be updated and informed regarding the important events in company's life. The key is to pass to the market, through current reports, reliable and rich in content information that will allow the investors to assess the impact of the given occurrence on the company. This means that major contracts, acquisitions, new product releases, litigations or other major developments should be communicated to the market as they have an ability to influence the stock price. This also includes negative information. Companies listed on the Main Market have to submit financial reports on a quarterly basis and it is recommended to it in both Romanian and English language.
Financial Reporting
Financial results are some of the most significant news to share with the public. Investors appreciate detailed information such as the key drivers of revenues, operating result, net result or total assets. Best practices suggest that quarterly financial reports should be accompanied by conference calls or meetings with analysts and investors. On the Main Market, financial reporting must be according to IFRS standards.
Investor Relations
Once a company listed its shares or bonds, a contact point has to be established in order to carry out a communication between the company and its investors, both current and potential. That communication is carried out by the Investor Relations Officer (IRO) whose role is to provide knowledgeable information about the company to its investors. Investor Relations duties can be also carried out by the CEO or the CFO however this solution might not be sustainable for all the companies. Apart from communication with the investors, the IRO should maintain relationship with the financial analysts in order to bring the company on the radar of the major financial institutions. Additionally, investors and analysts value the participation in regular meetings as well as access to all the relevant information right on the company’s website.
Corporate Governance
Companies listed on the Main Market have to adhere to certain highest standards of governance, as defined in the Bucharest Stock Exchange’s Code of Corporate Governance. BVB’s Code was developed by the Bucharest Stock Exchange in cooperation with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and is in force since January 2016. The Code focuses on provisions regarding the responsibilities of the management, the risk management and the internal control systems, fair rewards and motivation and the responsibilities of the Investor Relations function. For more information about the Code of Corporate Governance, click here.
Recent Offerings
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Aquila Part Prod Com (AQ)
- IPO process carried out in the period November 8 – 16, 2021.
- Aquila IPO included a number of 66.6mn shares, representing 33% of the total number of shares issued by the company, with a total value of the offering of over RON 366.6mn (EUR 70mn).
- Swiss Capital was the intermediary of the IPO.
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ONE United Properties (ONE)
- IPO process carried out in the period June 22 – July 2, 2021.
- One United Properties IPO included a number of 130mn shares, representing 9.09% of the total number of shares issued by the company, with a total value of the offering of over RON 259.1mn (EUR 52.8mn).
- BRK Financial Group was the intermediary of the IPO.
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TTS (Transport Trade Services) (TTS)
- IPO process carried out in the period May 24 – June 4, 2021.
- TTS IPO included a number of 15mn shares, representing 50% of the total number of shares issued by the company, with a total value of the offering of over RON 288mn (EUR 58.5mn).
- Swiss Capital was the intermediary of the IPO.
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