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:: Question :: We are a bank accepted by the State Securities Commission (SSC) to issue share to public to increase the charter capital. Under the applicable regulations, the invested capital by the Investors to purchase shares of an enterprise must deposit in an escrow bank account at a commercial bank (CB). Please kindly advise whether we are permitted to open such bank account at our bank or not?
Answer:
Pursuant to Article 21.3 of the Law on Securities 2006, the purchase monies for securities must be paid into an escrow bank account and retained until completion of the offer tranche and until a report has been made to the SSC. However, there is no specific regulation to define at which bank the Investors can open their escrow bank account. Pursuant to Article 65 of the Law on Credit Institutions, the Credit Institution is permitted to open the deposit bank account at the State Bank of Vietnam (SBV) or at other credit institutions. Therefore, there is no legal basis for one credit institution to open its bank account at it self. In other words, there is no legal basis for a bank to open an escrow bank account at itself.
In practice, in case banks request to issue additional shares, they must open their escrow bank account in the SBV or another CB in order to receive the purchase monies. In your specific case, it is advisable that you should consult from the SBV to confirm whether your bank is permitted to open an escrow bank account at itself or not.
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