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ACT 125
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COMPANIES ACT 1965 (REVISED - 1973)
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PART IV - SHARES, DEBENTURES AND CHARGES
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DIVISION 6A - PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO COMPANIES WHOSE SECURITIES ARE DEPOSITED WITH THE CENTRAL DEPOSITORY
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Section 107B. Depositor deemed to be member.
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(1) Notwithstanding section 100, a depositor whose name appears in the record of depositors maintained by the central depository pursuant to section 34 of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 in respect of the securities of a company which have been deposited with the central depository shall be deemed to be a member, debenture holder, interest holder or option holder, as the case may be, of the company, and shall, subject to the provisions of the Securities Industry (Central Depositories) Act 1991 and any regulations made thereunder, be entitled to the number of securities stated in the record of depositors and all rights, benefits, powers and privileges and be subject to all liabilities, duties and obligations in respect of, or arising from, such securities (whether conferred or imposed by the Act or the memorandum or articles of association of the company).
(2) Nothing in this Division shall be construed as affecting the obligation of the company to keep a register of its members under section 158, a register of holders of debentures under section 70, a register of interest holders under section 92 and a register of option holders under section 68A and to open them for inspection in accordance with the provisions of this Act except that the company shall not be obliged to enter in such registers the names and particulars of depositors who are deemed to be members, debenture holders, interest holders or option holders.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, a depositor shall not be regarded as a member of a company entitled to attend any general meeting and to speak and vote thereat unless his name appears on the record of depositors not less than three market days before the general meeting.
(4) The record of depositors shall be prima facie evidence of any matters inserted therein as required or authorized by this Act.
(5) For the purpose of this section, "market day" means any day between Mondays and Fridays which is not a market holiday of the stock exchange or public holiday.
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