为促进债券市场进步,规范金融债券发行行为,维护投资者合法权益,中国人民银行拟定了《全国银行间债券市场金融债券发行管理方法》,经2005年4月22日第5次行长办公会议通过,现予公布,自2005年6月1日起实行。
行长:周小川
二00五年4月27日
全国银行间债券市场金融债券发行管理方法
第一章总则
第一条为规范全国银行间债券市场金融债券发行行为,维护投资者合法权益,依据《中华人民共和国中国人民银行法》,拟定本方法。
第二条本方法所称金融债券,是指依法在中华人民共和国境内设立的金融机构法人在全国银行间债券市场发行的、按约定还本付息的有价证券。
本方法所称金融机构法人,包含政策性银行、商业银行、企业集团财务公司及其他金融机构。
第三条中国人民银行依法对金融债券的发行进行监督管理。未经中国人民银行核准,任何金融机构不能擅自发行金融债券。
第四条金融债券的发行应遵循公平、公正、诚信、自律的原则,金融债券发行人(以下简称发行人)及有关中介机构应充分披露有关信息,并提示投资风险。
第五条金融债券的投资风险由投资者自行承担。
第二章申请与核准
第六条政策性银行发行金融债券,应按年向中国人民银行报送金融债券发行申请,经中国人民银行核准后方可发行。政策性银行金融债券发行申请应包含发行数目、期限安排、发行方法等内容,如需调整,应准时报中国人民银行核准。
本方法所称政策性银行,是指国家开发银行、中国进出口银行、中国农业进步银行。
第七条商业银行发行金融债券应拥有以下条件:
(一)具备好的公司治理机制;
(二)核心资本充足率高于4%;
(三)近期三年连续盈利;
(四)贷款损失筹备计提充足;
(五)风险监管指标符合监管机构的有关规定;
(六)近期三年没重大违法、违规行为;
(七)中国人民银行需要的其他条件。
依据商业银行的申请,中国人民银行可以豁免前款所规定的个别条件。
第八条企业集团财务公司发行金融债券应拥有以下条件:
(一)具备好的公司治理机制;
(二)资本充足率高于10%;
(三)风险监管指标符合监管机构的有关规定;
(四)近期三年没重大违法、违规行为;
(五)中国人民银行需要的其他条件。
第九条其它金融机构发行金融债券应拥有的条件另行规定。
第十条金融机构(不包含政策性银行)发行金融债券应向中国人民银行报送下列文件(申请材料格式见附1):
(一)金融债券发行申请报告;
(二)发行人公司章程或章程性文件规定的权力机构的书面赞同文件;
(三)监管机构赞同金融债券发行的文件;
(四)发行人近三年经审计的财务报告及审计结果报告;
(五)募集说明书(格式需要见附2);
(六)发行通知或发行章程(格式需要见附3、4);
(七)承销协议;
(八)发行人关于本期债券偿债计划及保障手段的专项报告;
(九)信用评级机构出具的金融债券信用评级报告及有关持续跟踪评级安排的说明;
(十)发行人律师出具的法律建议书;
(十一)中国人民银行需要的其他文件。
使用担保方法发行金融债券的,还应提供担保协议及担保人资信状况说明。
如有必要,中国人民银行可商请其监管机构出具有关监管建议。
第十一条政策性银行发行金融债券应向中国人民银行报送下列文件:
(一)金融债券发行申请报告;
(二)发行人近三年经审计的财务报告及审计结果报告;
(三)金融债券发行方法;
(四)承销协议;
(五)中国人民银行需要的其他文件。
第十二条中国人民银行核准金融债券发行申请的期限,适用《中国人民银行行政许可推行方法》的有关规定。
第三章发行
第十三条金融债券可在全国银行间债券市场公开发行或定向发行。
第十四条金融债券的发行可以采取一次足额发行或限额内分期发行的方法。发行人分期发行金融债券的,应在募集说明书中说明每期发行安排。发行人(不包含政策性银行)应在每期金融债券发行前5个工作日将第十条(五)、(六)、(八)、(九)项需要文件报中国人民银行备案,并按中国人民银行的需要披露有关信息。
政策性银行应在每期金融债券发行前5个工作日将第十一条(二)、(三)、(四)项需要文件报中国人民银行备案,并按中国人民银行的需要披露有关信息。
第十五条金融债券的发行应由具备债券评级能力的信用评级机构进行信用评级。金融债券发行后信用评级机构应每年对该金融债券进行跟踪信用评级。如发生影响该金融债券信用评级的重大事情,信用评级机构应准时调整该金融债券的信用评级,并向投资者公布。
第十六条发行金融债券时,发行人应组建承销团,承销人可在发行期内向其他投资者分销其所承销的金融债券。
发行人和承销人应在承销协议中明确双方的权利与义务并加以披露。
第十七条发行金融债券的承销可使用协议承销、招标承销等方法。承销人应为金融机构,并须拥有下列条件:
(一)注册资本高于2亿元人民币;
(二)具备较强的债券分销能力;
(三)具备合格的从事债券市场业务的专业职员和债券分销途径;
(四)近期两年内没重大违法、违规行为;
(五)中国人民银行需要的其他条件。
第十八条以招标承销方法发行金融债券,发行人应向承销人发布下列信息:
(一)招标前,至少提前3个工作日向承销人公布招标具体时间、招标方法、招标标的、中标确定方法和应对招投标策略等内容;
(二)招标开始时,向承销人发出招标书;
(三)招标结束后,发行人应立即向承销人公布中标结果,并不迟于次一工作日发布金融债券招标结果通知。承销人中标后应履行相应的认购义务。
第十九条金融债券的招投标发行通过中国人民银行债券发行系统进行。
在招标过程中发行人及有关各方不能透露投标状况,不能干涉投标过程。中国人民银行对招标过程进行现场监督。
第二十条发行人不能认购或变相认购自己发行的金融债券。
第二十一条发行人应在中国人民银行核准金融债券发行之日起60个工作日内开始发行金融债券,并在规按期限内完成发行。
发行人未能在规按期限内完成发行的,原金融债券发行核准文件自动失效。发行人不能继续发行本期金融债券。发行人仍需发行金融债券的,应依据本方法另行申请。
第二十二条金融债券发行结束后10个工作日内,发行人应向中国人民银行书面报告金融债券发行状况。
第二十三条金融债券定向发行的,经认购人赞同,可免于信用评级。定向发行的金融债券只能在认购人之间进行出售。
第二十四条金融债券的买卖根据全国银行间债券市场债券买卖的有关规定实行。
第四章登记、推广托管与兑付
第二十五条中央国债登记结算有限责任公司(以下简称中央结算公司)为金融债券的登记、推广托管机构。
第二十六条金融债券发行结束后,发行人应准时向中央结算公司确认债权债务关系,由中央结算公司准时办理债券登记工作。
第二十七条金融债券付息或兑付近日(含当日),发行人应将相应资金划入债券持有人指定资金账户。
第五章信息披露
第二十八条发行人应在金融债券发行前和存续期间履行信息披露义务。信息披露应通过中国货币网、中国债券信息网进行。
第二十九条发行人应保证信息披露真实、准确、完整、准时,不能有不真实记载、误导性陈述和重大遗漏。
发行人及有关知情人在信息披露前不能泄漏其内容。
第三十条对影响发行人履行债务的重大事件,发行人应在第一时间向中国人民银行报告,并根据中国人民银行指定的方法披露。
第三十一条经中国人民银行核准发行金融债券的,发行人应于每期金融债券发行前3个工作日披露募集说明书和发行通知。
发行人应在募集说明书与发行通知中说明金融债券的清偿顺序和投资风险,并在显著地方提示投资者:投资者购买本期债券,应当认真阅读本文件及有关的信息披露文件,进行独立的投资判断。主管部门对本期债券发行的核准,并不表明对本期债券的投资价值做出了任何评价,也不表明对本期债券的投资风险做出了任何判断。
第三十二条金融债券存续期间,发行人应于每年4月30近日向投资者披露年度报告,年度报告应包含发行人上一年度的经营状况说明、经注册会计师审计的财务报告与涉及的重大诉讼事情等内容。
使用担保方法发行金融债券的,发行人还应在其年度报告中披露担保人上一年度的经营状况说明、经审计的财务报告与涉及的重大诉讼事情等内容。
第三十三条发行人应于金融债券每次付息近日2个工作日公布付息通知,最后一次付息暨兑付近日5个工作日公布兑付通知。
第三十四条金融债券存续期间,发行人应于每年7月31近日披露债券跟踪信用评级报告。
第三十五条信息披露涉及的财务报告,应经注册会计师审计,并出具审计结果报告;信息披露涉及的法律建议书和信用评级报告,应分别由执业律师和具备债券评级能力的信用评级机构出具。上述注册会计师、律师和信用评级机构所出具的有关报告文件不能含有不真实记载、误导性陈述或重大遗漏。
第三十六条发行人应将有关信息披露文件分别送全国银行间同业拆借中心(以下简称同业拆借中心)和中央结算公司,由同业拆借中心和中央结算公司分别通过中国货币网和中国债券信息网披露。
同业拆借中心和中央结算公司应为金融债券信息披露提供服务,准时将违反信息披露规定的行为向中国人民银行报告并通知。
第三十七条金融债券定向发行的,其信息披露的内容与形式应在发行章程与募集说明书中约定;信息披露的对象限于其认购人。
第六章法律责任
第三十八条发行人有以下行为之一的,由中国人民银行根据《中华人民共和国中国人民银行法》第四十六条的规定予以处罚。
(一)未经中国人民银行核准擅自发行金融债券;
(二)超规模发行金融债券;
(三)以不正当方法操纵市场价格、误导投资者;
(四)未按规定报送文件或披露信息;
(五)其他违反本方法的行为。
第三十九条承销人有以下行为之一的,由中国人民银行根据《中华人民共和国中国人民银行法》第四十六条的规定予以处罚。
(一)以不正当角逐方法招揽承销业务;
(二)发布不真实信息或泄露非公开信息;
(三)其他违反本方法的行为。
第四十条推广托管机构有以下行为之一的,由中国人民银行根据《中华人民共和国中国人民银行法》第四十六条的规定予以处罚。
(一)挪用推广托管顾客金融债券;
(二)债券登记错误或遗失;
(三)发布不真实信息或泄露非公开信息;
(四)其他违反本方法的行为。
第四十一条注册会计师、律师、信用评级机构等有关机构和职员所出具的文件含有不真实记载、误导性陈述或重大遗漏的,由中国人民银行根据《中华人民共和国中国人民银行法》第四十六条的规定予以处罚。其行为给别人导致损失的,应当就其负有责任的部分依法承担民事责任。
第七章附则
第四十二条在全国银行间债券市场发行商业银行次级债券和资产支持证券适用本方法,另有规定的,根据其规定。
第四十三条本方法由中国人民银行负责讲解。
第四十四条本方法自2005年6月1日起实行。中国人民银行1998年11月28日发布的《政策性银行金融债券市场发行管理暂行规定》同时废止。
附件1:金融债券发行报送申请材料的格式
1、总体需要
(一)申请材料是发行人为发行金融债券向中国人民银行报送必须具备的文件。本方法规定的目录是金融债券发行申请材料的最低需要,发行人可视实质状况增加。
(二)发行人及负责出具专业建议的注册会计师、律师、信用评级机构等有关机构和职员应审慎对待所申报的材料和所出具的建议。发行人全体董事或其授权的代理人及有关中介机构应按需要在所提供的有关文件上发表声明或签字,对申请文件的真实性、准确性和完整性做出承诺。
2、发行申请材料的格式标准
(一)申请材料应使用标准A4纸张规格。
(二)申请材料的封面应标有(申请机构名字)发行(或定向发行)金融债券申请材料字样和报送时间。
(三)申请材料的扉页应标明发行人和有关中介机构的名字、注册地址、邮政编码,与发行人的法定代表人和债券发行事务负责人、有关中介机构法定代表人和项目负责人的名字、电话、传真及其他有效便捷的联系方法。
(四)申请材料章与章之间、章与节之间应有明显的分隔标识。申请材料中的页码应与目录中的页码相符。比如,第二部分的页码标注为2-1,2-2,2-3,2-n.
(五)发行人应向中国人民银行报送书面申请材料2份,其中至少1份为原件。
3、发行申请材料目录
(一)发行人出具的关于(申请机构名字)发行(或定向发行)金融债券的申请报告;
(二)申请机构公司章程或章程性文件规定的权力机构(如股东大会、董事会或总经理办公会)的赞同本次金融债券发行及有关要紧条约(至少包含发行规模、期限及募筹资金作用与功效)的书面文件;
(三)监管机构赞同金融债券发行的文件;
(四)发行人近三年的审计结果报告及财务报告全文,内容至少包含经审计的财务报表和附注与涉及发行人的重大诉讼事情说明;
(五)发行通知或发行章程;
(六)募集说明书;
(七)承销协议(在招标承销方法下是发行人与承销团成员签署的承销主协议,在协议承销方法下包含发行人与代表承销团的主承销商签署的承销协议、主承销商与其他承销团成员签署的承销团协议);
(八)发行人关于本期债券偿债计划及保障手段的专项报告;
(九)信用评级机构出具的金融债券信用评级报告全文及有关持续跟踪评级安排的说明;
(十)发行人律师出具的法律建议书;
(十一)担保协议及担保人资信状况说明(如使用担保方法发行);
(十二)发行人公司章程和营业执照复印件;
(十三)信用评级机构、会计师事务所、律师事务所及其有关职员的从业资格证书(如有)复印件。
附件2:金融债券募集说明书编制需要
1、总体需要
(一)本方法规定是对募集说明信件息披露内容的最低需要。不论本方法是不是有明确规定,凡对投资者作出投资决策有重大影响的信息,均应披露。
(二)因为商业秘密和国家安全等特殊缘由,本方法规定的某些信息确实不便披露的,发行人可向中国人民银行申请豁免。
(三)募集说明书所引用的财务报告应由二名以上注册会计师审计并签署。
募集说明书引用的经审计的近期一期财务会计资料在财务报告截止日后十二个月内有效。
(四)发行人报送申请文件后,在募集说明书披露前发生与申报稿不同或对投资本期债券有重大影响的事情,发行人应视状况准时修改募集说明书并提供补充说明材料。
发行金融债券的申请经中国人民银行批准后,如发行人觉得还有必要对募集说明书进行修改的,应书面说明状况,并经中国人民银行赞同后相应修改募集说明书。必要时,发行人发行金融债券的申请应重新经过中国人民银行核准。
(五)募集说明书文字应简洁、平实和明确,不能刊载任何有祝贺性、广告性和恭维性的词句。
2、募集说明书的内容和格式
(一)封面、扉页、目录、解释
1、募集说明书封面应标有(申请机构名字)发行(或定向发行)金融债券募集说明书字样,并应载明发行人的名字、注册地址、邮政编码和募集说明书发布的时间。
2、募集说明书扉页应刊登所发行金融债券的基本条约和信用级别,有关中介机构的名字,发行人的法定代表人和债券发行事务负责人,与发行人的有关声明。
3、发行人聘请的注册会计师对其财务报告出具了非标准无保注意见的审计结果报告的,发行人还应进行相应提示。
4、募集说明书及其摘要的目录应标明各章、节的标题及相应的页码,内容编排也应符合通行的中文惯例。
5、发行人应付可能导致投资者理解障碍及有特定含义的术语作出解释,募集说明书的解释应在目录次页排印。
(二)募集说明书概要
1、发行人应设置募集说明书概要并在本部分起首声明本概要仅对募集说明书全文做扼要提示。投资者作出投资决策前,应认真阅读募集说明书全文。
2、募集说明书概要应付发行人概况、本次金融债券主要发行条约和募筹资金作用与功效进行说明。
(三)债券清偿顺序说明及风险提示
1、发行人应向投资者说明金融债券的清偿顺序。
2、发行人应有针对性地揭示与本期金融债券有关的、可能影响债券本息偿付的具体风险原因,对这类风险原因能作出定量剖析的,应进行定量剖析;不可以作出定量剖析的,应进行定性描述。
发行人应按要紧程度对风险原因进行排序。对风险特别紧急的,发行人应做特别风险提示。
(四)本期债券状况
披露本期债券的全部发行条约,主要包含金融债券名字,发行总额,募筹资金作用与功效,金融债券面值,发行的票面利率(价格)或票面利率(价格)确定方法,发行对象、方法、时间、期限,本金偿还、利息支付的日期、方法和顺序,信用评级状况,担保方法(如有),登记、推广托管和兑付,与其他约定条约。
(五)发行人基本状况
介绍发行人概况和营运管理状况,主要包含发行人名字、注册地址、邮政编码、经营范围、法定代表人、联系电话;近三年的经营情况、业务进步的基本状况与行业地位和情况;治理结构;资本结构;与母公司、子公司及其他投资者的投资关系等状况。
(六)发行人财务情况剖析
披露发行人近三年经审计的财务报表和附注、财务指标摘要与涉及发行人的重大诉讼事情说明,对企业的财务情况和财务营业额的变动与本期金融债券发行后发行人的财务结构进行剖析。
(七)本期债券募筹资金的用法与历史债券发行状况
对本期金融债券发行募筹资金作用与功效进行说明,并披露历史债券的发行、兑付状况和已发行未到期的其他债券基本状况。
(八)公司董事会及高级管理职员
介绍发行人董事、监事和高级管理职员简历。
(九)债券涉及税务等有关问题剖析
向投资者说明投资本期债券可能遇见的税务问题。
(十)信用评级状况
信用评级机构出具的金融债券信用评级报告概要及有关持续跟踪评级安排的说明。
(十一)法律建议
发行人律师出具的法律建议书概要。
(十二)本次发行有关机构
发行人、承销团、会计师事务所、律师事务所、信用评级机构、债券登记和推广托管机构的注册地址、邮政编码、法定代表人、本次金融债券发行业务联系人和联系方法。
(十三)备查资料
提示投资者可以到有关网站下载发行通知等其他有关发行资料。
附件3:金融债券发行通知编制需要
金融债券发行通知内容不能与募集说明书相冲突,应包含以下内容:
(一)债券偿还顺序说明及风险提示
向投资者说明金融债券的本金和利息的偿还顺序,向投资者揭示风险。
(二)发行人基本状况
发行人名字、注册地址、邮政编码、经营范围、法定代表人、联系电话;近三年的经营情况和业务进步的基本状况;发行人近期三年财务报告和财务指标摘要;治理结构和资本结构等状况。
(三)本期债券状况
金融债券名字,发行总额,募筹资金作用与功效,金融债券面值,发行的票面利率(价格)或票面利率(价格)确定方法,发行对象、方法、时间、期限,本金偿还、利息支付的时间、方法和顺序,信用评级状况,担保方法(如有),登记、推广托管和兑付,与其他约定条约。
(四)债券承销方法
介绍承销方法、主承销商(如有)和承销团成员与投资者购买方法,披露发行人和承销人在承销协议中所约定的双方债权债务等关系。
(五)本次发行有关机构
发行人、主承销商(如有)、承销团、信用评级机构、债券登记和推广托管机构的联系人、联系方法。
(六)备查信息
提示投资者可以到有关网站下载募集说明书等其他有关发行资料。
附件4:金融债券发行章程的编制需要
金融债券发行章程适用于金融债券定向发行,其内容不能与募集说明书相冲突,应包含以下内容:
(一)债券偿还顺序说明及风险提示
向投资者说明金融债券的本金和利息的偿还顺序,向投资者揭示风险。
(二)发行人基本状况
发行人名字、注册地址、邮政编码、经营范围、法定代表人、联系电话;近三年的经营情况和业务进步的基本状况;发行人近期三年财务报告和财务指标摘要;治理结构和资本结构等状况。
(三)本期债券状况
金融债券名字,发行总额,募筹资金作用与功效,金融债券面值,发行的票面利率(价格)或票面利率(价格)确定方法,发行对象、方法、时间、期限,本金偿还、利息支付的时间、方法和顺序,信用评级状况,担保方法(如有),登记、推广托管和兑付,与其他约定条约。
(四)债券承销和发行方法
介绍承销方法、主承销商和承销团成员及投资者购买方法。
(五)本次发行有关机构
发行人、主承销商、承销团、信用评级机构、债券登记和推广托管机构的联系人、联系方法。
People's Bank of China Decree No. 1 [2005]
To promote the development of the bond market, regulate the issuance of financial bonds and safeguard the lawful1 rights of the investors2, the People's Bank of China promulgated3 the Administrative4 Rules for the Issuance of Financial Bonds in the National Inter-bank Bond Market, which was approved in the Governors meeting on April 22, 2005 and will enter into effect on June 1 2005.
Administrative Rules for the Issuance of Financial Bonds in the National Inter-bank Bond Market
Chapter One General Provisions
Article 1 These Rules are formulated5 according to the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Bank of China so as to regulate the issuance of financial bonds in the national inter-bank bond market.
Article 2 Financial bonds in these rules refer to the securities issued and with principal redemption and interest payment effected as agreed by financial institutions with legal person status domiciled within the territory of the People's Republic of China.
Financial institutions with legal person status in these rules include policy banks, commercial banks, finance companies and other financial institutions.
Article 3 The People's Bank of China shall regulate and supervise the issuance of financial bonds in accordance with law. Financial institutions may not issue financial bonds without the approval of the People's Bank of China.
Article 4 The issuance of financial bonds shall follow the principle of equality, fairness, faithfulness and self-discipline. The issuers of financial bonds (hereinafter referred to as issuers) as well as related financial intermediaries should disclose relevant information to full extent and warn investors of the risks.
Article 5 The investment risks involved in financial bonds shall be born by the investors.
Chapter Two Application and Approval
Article 6 Policy banks shall submit the application for issuing financial bonds to the People's Bank of China annually7 and may only issue financial bonds with the application approved by the People's Bank of China. The application for issuing financial bonds filed by the policy banks shall include total amount, maturity8 arrangement, issuing mode and other related information. Any adjustment regarding the application shall be subject to approval of the People's Bank of China.
Policy banks in these rules refer to China Development Bank, the Export-import Bank of China and the Agricultural Development Bank of China.
Article 7 Commercial Banks shall satisfy the following conditions in order to issue the financial bonds:
(1) having sound corporate9 governance system;
(2) having a core capital adequacy ratio of no less than 4%;
(3) being profitable in the most recent preceding 3 years;
(4) maintaining adequate loan loss provisions;
(5) with risk management indicators10 satisfying regulatory requirements;
(6) no record of major violation11 of laws and regulations in the most recent preceding 3 years;
(7) other conditions required by the People's Bank of China.
based on the filed application, the People's Bank of China may exempt12 the commercial banks from certain specific items of the above-mentioned conditions.
Article 8 Finance companies of enterprises groups shall satisfy the following conditions in order to issue financial bonds:
(1) having a sound corporate governance system;
(2) having a capital adequacy ratio of no less than 10%;
(3) with risk management indicators satisfying regulatory requirements;
(4) no record of major violation of laws and regulations in the most recent preceding 3 years;
(5) other conditions required by the People's Bank of China.
Article 9 Conditions that other financial institutions shall satisfy to issue financial bonds will be stipulated13 separately.
Article 10 Financial institutions (excluding policy banks) shall submit the following documents to the People's Bank of China for the issuance of financial bonds:
(1) an application report for the issuance of financial bonds;
(2) a written consent produced by the authoritative14 institution specified15 in the issuer's charter of association or similar document;
(3) a written consent produced by the supervisors16 for the issuance of the financial bonds;
(4) the audited17 financial statements and the auditing18 reports of the issuer for the most recent preceding 3 years;
(5) the Prospectus19;
(6) the issuance announcement or the issuance charter;
(7) the underwriting agreement
(8) a special report on the redemption plan and assurance measures;
(9) a credit rating report of the financial bonds and relevant information on follow-up credit rating arrangements produced by a credit rating institution;
(10) legal opinions in writing produced by the issuer's counselor20;
(11) other documents required by the People's Bank of China;
If the issuance of the financial bonds is backed by a guarantee, the guarantee agreement and a report of the guarantor's financial situation and credibility shall also be submitted.
The People's Bank of China may ask the regulatory agency of the issuer to present its supervisory opinion as needed.
Article 11 Policy banks shall submit the following documents to the People's Bank of China when issuing financial bonds:
(1) an application report for the issuance of financial reports;
(2) the audited financial statements and the auditing reports of the issuer for the most recent preceding 3 years;
(3) rules for the issuance of the financial bonds;
(4) underwriting agreement;
(5) other documents required by the People's Bank of China;
Article 12 The People's Bank of China shall make a response to the application for the issuance of financial bonds within the time period specified in relevant provisions of the Rules of the People's Bank of China for the conduct of Administrative Approval.
Chapter Three Issuance of financial bonds
Article 13 Financial bonds may be issued in the national inter-bank bond market or to targeted investors.
Article 14 The issuance of the financial bonds may be conducted either once in aggregate21 or in installments23 under the specified quotas24. If it is conducted in the latter form, the issuers shall explain the installment22 arrangement for the whole issuance plan in the Prospectus. The issuers (excluding policy banks) shall file with the People's Bank of China all the documents required by items 5, 6, 8 and 9 of Article 10 five working days before every installment issuance of the financial bonds. Disclosure of relevant information in accordance with requirements of the People's Bank of China is also necessary.
Policy banks shall file with the People's Bank of China all the documents required by items 2 to 4 of Article 11 five working days before every installment issuance of the financial bonds. Disclosure of relevant information in accordance with requirements of the People's Bank of China is also necessary.
Article 15 The issuance of financial bonds shall be subject to the credit rating by a rating institution qualified25 for rating financial bonds. The credit rating institution shall conduct follow-up credit rating on the financial bonds annually after their issuance. In case of occurrence of any significant events which have an impact on the credit rating of the financial bonds, the credit rating institution shall make corresponding adjustment of the rating of the financial bonds and make it known to the investors.
Article 16 The issuers shall organize an underwriting syndicate in order to issue the financial bonds. The underwriter may distribute its underwritten financial bonds to other investors during the issuing period.
The issuers and the underwriters shall specify26 in the underwriting agreement their rights and obligations and make relevant disclosures.
Article 17 The underwriting of financial bonds may take the form of contracted underwriting, public bidding or other modalities. The underwriters shall be financial institutions and satisfy the following conditions:
(1) the registered capital is no less than 200 million yuan;
(2) having a relatively27 strong capability28 in bond distribution;
(3) having qualified professional staff engaged in bond market business and channels for sub-underwriting bond distribution;
(4) no record of major violation of laws and regulations in the most recent preceding 2 years;
(5) other conditions required by the People's Bank of China.
Article 18 The issuer shall announce the following information to the underwriters when the issuance of financial bonds is conducted via public bidding.
(1) informing the underwriters of the specific time for public bidding, the bidding method, the bidding assets, the /confirm/iation29 of successful bidding, contingency30 bidding scheme and other information at least three working days before the start of bidding.
(2) sending bidding to the underwriters when the bidding commences;
(3) the issuer shall announce the bidding result immediately after the ending of the bidding process and make a public notice as to the bidding result of the financial bonds. The underwriters shall fulfill31 their underwriting after they win the bid.
Article 19 The issuance of financial bonds through public tendering shall be carried out through the bonds issuing system of the People's Bank of China.
The issuers and relevant parties involved in tendering are neither allowed to disclose the bidding information nor intervene the bidding process. The People's Bank of China will carry out on-site supervision32 of the bidding process.
Article 20 The issuers are not allowed to buy or purchase in any disguised form financial bonds issued by themselves.
Article 21 The issuers shall issue the financial bonds within sixty working days after the People's Bank of China grants the approval and complete the issuance within the specified period of time.
In case the issuers fail to complete the issuance within the specified period of time, the original approving document is invalidated automatically. The issuers are not allowed to continue the current issue of the financial bonds unless they submit a separate application in accordance with these rules.
Article 22 The issuer shall make a written report about the issuing process to the People's Bank of China within ten working days after the issuance of the financial bonds completes.
Article 23 The financial bonds to be issued to targeted investors may be exempted33 from a credit rating as agreed by the investors, but such financial bonds may only be transferable among these specific investors.
Article 24 Trading of the financial bonds shall follow relevant regulations on bond transactions of the national inter-bank bond market.
Chapter 4 Registration34, Trust and Redemption
Article 25 China Government Securities Depository Trust Clearing Company Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as China Clearing Company) is the institution that provides registration and trust services for financial bonds.
Article 26 When the issuance of financial bonds is complete, the issuers shall timely confirm the debtor-creditor relationship with the China Clearing Company which shall make registration for the bonds promptly35.
Article 27 Prior to the date ( including the day) of interest payment or redemption of the financial bonds, the issuers shall transfer the corresponding fund to the bond-holder's designated financial account.
Chapter Five Information Disclosure
Article 28 The issuers shall perform the obligation of information disclosure before the issuance and maturity of the financial bonds. Information shall be disclosed through the websites of Chinamoney.com.cn or Chinabond.com.cn.
Article 29 The issuers shall ensure a truthful36, accurate, complete and a timely disclosure. There shall be no falsified description, misleading statements or major omissions37.
The issuers and relevant insiders are not allowed to reveal information before its disclosure.
Article 30 When a major event occurs that affects an issuer's capability to fulfill its debt obligations, the issuer shall in the first instance report to the People's Bank of China and make relevant disclosure in a way prescribed by the People's Bank of China.
Article 31 Where the People's Bank of China has approved the issuance of the financial bonds, the issuers shall disclose the contents of the prospectus and the public announcement three working days before each issue of the financial bonds.
The issuers shall explain in the prospectus and the public announcement repayment38 priority as well as the investment risks of the financial bonds, and disclaim39 in a noticeable place that Investors shall carefully read this document and relevant information-disclosed documents and make independent investment judgements. The approval of the issuance of the bond by supervisory departments implies neither an assessment40 of the investment value nor a judgment41 of the investment risks of the current bond issue.
Article 32 Before the maturity of the financial bonds, the issuers shall disclose an annual report to the investors before April 30 of each year, which includes an account of the issuers' performance situation of the previous year, the financial reports audited by certified42 public accountants, major lawsuits43 involved and other matters.
Article 33 The issuers shall make a public announcement on interest payment two working days before each interest payment date of the financial bonds, and five working days before the date of final interest payment and redemption.
Article 34 Before the maturity of the financial bonds, the issuers shall disclose the follow-up credit rating report before July 31 of each year.
Article 35 The disclosed financial statements shall be audited by certified public accountants and accompanied by auditing reports; the legal opinions and the credit rating reports involved in the disclosure of information shall be produced respectively by practicing lawyers and credit rating institutions capable of rating financial bonds. Relevant documents produced by the above-mentioned certified public accountants, lawyers and credit rating institutions may not contain any falsified descriptions, misleading statements or major omissions.
Article 36 The issuers shall send relevant information disclosure documents to the National Inter-bank Lending Borrowing Center (hereinafter referred to as the NILBC) and China Clearing Company respectively, which will make disclosure through the websites of Chinamoney.com.cn and Chinabond.com.cn respectively.
The NILBC and China Clearing Company shall provide services for information disclosure of financial bonds, and shall report to the People's Bank of China any violation of the rules related to information disclosure and make public the misconduct.
Article 37 Where the financial bonds are issued to targeted investors, the content and format6 of information disclosure shall be stipulated in the prospectus and the issuance instructions. The information shall be disclosed to the investors of the financial bond.
Chapter Six Legal Liability
Article 38 The People's Bank of China shall issue a penalty in accordance with Article 46 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Bank of China on the issuer found involved in any of the following activities.
(1) issuing financial bonds without the approval of the People's Bank of China;
(2) issuing financial bonds exceeding the granted limit;
(3) manipulating market prices or misleading investors;
(4) failing to submit reports or disclose information as required;
(5) other activities in violation of these rules.
Article 39 The People's Bank of China shall issue a penalty in accordance with Article 46 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Bank of China on the underwriter found involved in any of the following activities.
(1) soliciting44 underwriting business involving unfair competition;
(2) disclosing false information or revealing non-public information;
(3) other activities in violation of these rules.
Article 40 The People's Bank of China shall issue a penalty in accordance with Article 46 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Bank of China on the trustee found involved in any of the following activities.
(1) misusing45 the financial bonds in the trust account;
(2) registering the financial bonds incorrectly or losing the registration documents;
(3) disclosing false information or revealing non-public information;
(4) other activities in violation of these rules.
Article 41 In the case there are falsified description, misleading statements or major omissions in the documents produced by the certified public accountants, lawyers or credit rating institutions, the People's Bank of China shall issue a penalty in accordance with Article 46 of the Law of the People's Republic of China on the People's Bank of China on the above-mentioned institutions or persons. If the misconduct has incurred46 a loss to other people, those held accountable shall bear certain civil liability according to law.
Chapter Seven Supplementary47 Provisions
Article 42 These rules shall also apply to the issuance of subordinated debts or asset-backed securities by the commercial banks in the national inter-bank bond market, except for otherwise stipulated.
Article 43 The People's Bank of China is responsible for interpretation48 of these rules.
Article 44 These rules shall enter into effect on June 1, 2005, and the Provisional Rules on the Issuance of Financial Bonds in the Market by Policy Banks are invalidated at the same time