§ 93 — Register of debenture holders and copies of trust deed

93.—(1) Every company which issues debentures (not being debentures transferable by delivery) must keep a register of holders of the debentures at the registered office of the company or at some other place in Singapore.(2) Every company must within 7 days after the register is first kept at a place other than the registered office lodge with the Registrar notice of the place where the register is kept and must, within 7 days after any change in the place at which the register is kept, lodge with the Registrar notice of the change.

(3) The register must except when duly closed be open to the inspection of the registered holder of any debentures and of any holder of shares in the company and must contain particulars of the names and addresses of the debenture holders and the amount of debentures held by them.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a register is deemed to be duly closed if closed in accordance with the provisions contained in the constitution or in the debentures or debenture stock certificates, or in the trust deed or other document relating to or securing the debentures, during such periods (not exceeding in the aggregate 30 days in any calendar year) as is therein specified.[36/2014]

(5) Every registered holder of debentures and every holder of shares in a company must, at the request of the holder of debentures or shares, be supplied by the company with a copy of the register of the holders of debentures of the company or any part thereof on payment of $1 for every page or part thereof required to be copied, but the copy need not include any particulars as to any debenture holder other than the debenture holder’s name and address and the debentures held by the debenture holder.

(6) A copy of any trust deed relating to or securing any issue of debentures must be forwarded by the company to a holder of those debentures at the holder’s request on payment of the sum of $3 or such less sum as is fixed by the company, or where the copy has to be specially made to meet the request on payment of $1 for every page or part thereof required to be copied.

(7) If inspection is refused, or a copy is refused or not forwarded within a reasonable time (but not more than one month) after a request has been made pursuant to this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence.

(8) A company which issues debentures may cause to be kept in any place outside Singapore a branch register of debenture holders which is deemed to be part of the company’s register of debenture holders and Division 4 of Part 5 applies with such adaptations as are necessary to and in relation to the keeping of a branch register of debenture holders.

(9) If a company fails to comply with this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and also to a default penalty.

—(1) Every company which issues debentures (not being debentures transferable by delivery) must keep a register of holders of the debentures at the registered office of the company or at some other place in Singapore.

(2) Every company must within 7 days after the register is first kept at a place other than the registered office lodge with the Registrar notice of the place where the register is kept and must, within 7 days after any change in the place at which the register is kept, lodge with the Registrar notice of the change.

(3) The register must except when duly closed be open to the inspection of the registered holder of any debentures and of any holder of shares in the company and must contain particulars of the names and addresses of the debenture holders and the amount of debentures held by them.

(4) For the purposes of this section, a register is deemed to be duly closed if closed in accordance with the provisions contained in the constitution or in the debentures or debenture stock certificates, or in the trust deed or other document relating to or securing the debentures, during such periods (not exceeding in the aggregate 30 days in any calendar year) as is therein specified.[36/2014]

(5) Every registered holder of debentures and every holder of shares in a company must, at the request of the holder of debentures or shares, be supplied by the company with a copy of the register of the holders of debentures of the company or any part thereof on payment of $1 for every page or part thereof required to be copied, but the copy need not include any particulars as to any debenture holder other than the debenture holder’s name and address and the debentures held by the debenture holder.

(6) A copy of any trust deed relating to or securing any issue of debentures must be forwarded by the company to a holder of those debentures at the holder’s request on payment of the sum of $3 or such less sum as is fixed by the company, or where the copy has to be specially made to meet the request on payment of $1 for every page or part thereof required to be copied.

(7) If inspection is refused, or a copy is refused or not forwarded within a reasonable time (but not more than one month) after a request has been made pursuant to this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence.

(8) A company which issues debentures may cause to be kept in any place outside Singapore a branch register of debenture holders which is deemed to be part of the company’s register of debenture holders and Division 4 of Part 5 applies with such adaptations as are necessary to and in relation to the keeping of a branch register of debenture holders.

(9) If a company fails to comply with this section, the company and every officer of the company who is in default shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $1,000 and also to a default penalty.