ACT 125
COMPANIES ACT 1965 (REVISED - 1973)
PART IV - SHARES, DEBENTURES AND CHARGES
DIVISION 3 - SHARES

 
Section 58. Power to pay certain commissions, and prohibition of payment of all other commissions, discounts, etc.
 
(1) A company may pay a commission to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any shares, or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions, whether absolute or conditional, for any shares in the company, if —

    (a) the payment is authorized by the articles;

    (b) the commission does not exceed ten per centum of the price at which the shares are issued or the amount or rate authorized by the articles, whichever is the less;

    (c) the amount or rate of the commission is—

      (i) in the case of shares of an unlisted recreational club which are offered to the public for subscription or in the case of shares other than of an unlisted recreational club which are offered for subscription or purchase pursuant to a prospectus that is registered under the Securities Commission Act 1993, disclosed in the prospectus; and

      (ii) in the case of shares not so offered, disclosed in the statement in lieu of prospectus, or in a statement in the prescribed form signed in like manner as a statement in lieu of prospectus and lodged before the payment of the commission with the Registrar, and, where a circular or notice not being a prospectus inviting subscription for the shares is issued, also disclosed in that circular or notice; and

    (d) the number of shares which persons have agreed for a commission to subscribe absolutely is disclosed in the like manner.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (1) no company shall apply any of its shares or capital money either directly or indirectly in payment of any commission, discount or allowance to any person in consideration of his subscribing or agreeing to subscribe whether absolutely or conditionally for any shares or procuring or agreeing to procure subscriptions whether absolute or conditional for any shares in the company, whether the shares or money are so applied by being added to the purchase money of any property acquired by the company or to the contract price of any work to be executed for the company, or the money is paid out of the nominal purchase money or contract price or otherwise.

(3) Nothing in this section shall affect the power of any company to pay such brokerage (in addition to or in lieu of the commission referred to in subsection (1)) as it has heretofore been lawful for company to pay but the amount or rate per centum of the brokerage paid or agreed to be paid by the company shall (in the case of shares of an unlisted recreational club which are offered to the public for subscription or in the case of shares other than of an unlisted recreational club which are offered for subscription or purchase pursuant to a prospectus that is registered under the Securities Commission Act 1993) be disclosed in the prospectus or in the statement in lieu of prospectus (if applicable) or in a statement in the prescribed form signed in like manner as a statement in lieu of prospectus and lodged before the payment of the brokerage with the Registrar, and, where a circular or notice not being a prospectus inviting subscription for the shares is issued, also disclosed in that circular or notice.

(4) A vendor to, promoter of, or other person who receives payment in money or shares from, a company shall have power to apply any part of the money or shares so received in payment of any commission the payment of which if made directly by the company would have been lawful under this section.

(5) If default is made in complying with the provisions of this section relating to the lodging with the Registrar of the statement in the prescribed form, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence against this Act.

Penalty: One thousand ringgit. Default penalty.