FEAS Yearbook FEAS Yearbook 2002 | Page 88

FEDERATION OF EURO-ASIAN STOCK EXCHANGES > YEARBOOK 2002/2003 > PAGE 86 ZAGREB STOCK EXCHANGE Trading Days Hours Market segmentation System Mechanisms Market-maker/specialists Instruments Currency Real time information Clearing & Settlement Monday-Friday 10:00-16:00 Equity (quotation i, quotation ii, quotation tn), fixed income Automated, remote access, remote login, WAN Continuous auction No Stocks, bonds, certificates and commercial paper Local Best bid/ask, last price, last volume, total volume, order book Structure & Regulations Legal Regulation Securities market regulations Trading rules Surveillance Corporate actions Trading halts regulations Investor protection Corporations Capital gains: Individuals Corporations Yes T+4 Yes Book entry Netting No, one day or more difference between payment and delivery Yes Yes No Banks Clearing institution Risk sharing Margin/lending Custodians Foreign Participation Commercial company Self Regulatory institutions without exchange Exchange Continuous Independent agents Yes No Foreign investors Investment limitations Repatriation Allowed, no restrictions No limitations No restrictions Trading by Sector Taxes Cash dividends: Individuals Corporations Interest income: Individuals Central depository Period Registered Settlement Clearing DVP 15% withholding tax Exempt from corporate tax 8% 15%, 25% or 35% depending on the level of income with the exception of interest paid on deposits in banks, savings banks and savings & loan associations Corporate tax rate is 20% 20% 15%, 25% or 35% depending on the level of income 20% 5% 6% 28% 33% Pharmaceutics Tourism Finance Industry Food processing Other Minimum Listing Requirements Requirements Years of business activity Capitalization of issue Free float Minimum # of shareholders # prior years audited financial accounts Applicant Prospectus required Freely transferable securities Whole class of securities to be listed Quotation I 3 for shares - ECU 10 mil. for bonds - ECU 1 mil. 25% no 3 issuer yes yes yes Quotation II 3 for shares - ECU 2 mil. 10% 80 3 issuer yes yes yes Quotation TN 1 no no no 1 issuer, or member of ZSE no yes yes