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Banja Luka Stock Exchange

  

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  •   Banja Luka SE Future Outlook
  •   Future Outlook 2009
  •   Banja Luka SE Future Outlook 2008
  •   Future Outlook 2006

     Official 12 Month Statistics
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      US$ Millions # Shares Millions
    Total Volume Avg. Daily Volume Total Volume Avg. Daily Volume
      Stocks
    8/2009 2.1341 0.1016 5.4206 0.2581
    9/2009 2.9434 0.1338 5.7345 0.2607
    10/2009 3.0643 0.1393 3.5179 0.1599
    11/2009 2.2661 0.1079 6.0194 0.2866
    12/2009 5.1850 0.2254 17.2122 0.7484
    1/2010 1.2523 0.0835 30.4416 2.0294
    2/2010 1.4769 0.0738 6.9426 0.3471
    3/2010 2.5866 0.1125 35.6218 1.5488
    4/2010 1.3223 0.0661 5.7938 0.2897
    5/2010 1.3790 0.0726 4.9534 0.2607
    6/2010 1.2910 0.0587 8.5927 0.3906
    7/2010 3.6587 0.1663 5.0990 0.2318
    TOTAL 28.5598 0.1142 135.3495 0.5414
      Bonds
    8/2009 1.4951 0.0712 4.6663 0.2222
    9/2009 2.4923 0.1133 6.2388 0.2836
    10/2009 1.6532 0.0751 4.3340 0.1970
    11/2009 3.1915 0.1520 9.9982 0.4761
    12/2009 5.6900 0.2474 19.3321 0.8405
    1/2010 0.3667 0.0244 1.2494 0.0833
    2/2010 0.3768 0.0188 1.7124 0.0856
    3/2010 3.1327 0.1362 3.9573 0.1721
    4/2010 0.9672 0.0484 3.8739 0.1937
    5/2010 0.7706 0.0406 3.5436 0.1865
    6/2010 0.9157 0.0416 4.4940 0.2043
    7/2010 1.6602 0.0755 8.8116 0.4005
    TOTAL 22.7120 0.0908 72.2117 0.2888
      Other
    8/2009 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    9/2009 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    10/2009 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    11/2009 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    12/2009 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    1/2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    2/2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    3/2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    4/2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    5/2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    6/2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    7/2010 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
    TOTAL 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000 0.0000
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     5 Year Statistical Comparison
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      2006 2007 2008 2009 YTD 2010
    Number of Companies 807 830 863 862 861
    Market Capitalization (US$*) 5335.2759 6196.831 2623.0989 2820.7598 2309.5822
    Total Vol.-Stocks (US$*) 224.4043 411.1024 79.256 34.5936 12.9669
    Total Vol.-Stocks (# Shares*) 707.93 702.4969 344.3503 81.4621 97.4449
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Stocks (US$*) 0.9886 1.6711 0.3196 0.1384 0.092
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Stocks (# Shares*) 3.1186 2.8557 1.3885 0.3258 0.6911
    Total Vol.-Bonds (US$*) 0 0.0413 6.8967 21.9241 8.1899
    Total Vol.-Bonds (# Shares*) 0 0.0007 9.5835 54.6148 27.6422
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Bonds (US$*) 0 0.0003 0.0299 0.0877 0.0581
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Bonds (# Shares*) 0 0 0.0415 0.2185 0.196
    Total Vol.-Other (US$*) 0 0 0 0 0
    Total Vol.-Other(# Shares*) 0 0 0 0 0
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Other (US$*) 0 0 0 0 0
    Avg. Daily Vol.-Other (# Shares*) 0 0 0 0 0
    Monthly Avg. Turnover Ratio 0.0035 0.0055 0.0025 0.001 0.0008
    Index 1945.66 1902.31 710.05 728.68 521.25
    Currency/US$ 1.4826 1.348 1.4477 1.3611 1.5397
     * in millions
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    Practices & Procedures
     Trading
    Days Monday to Friday
    Hours 8:30-13:00
    Market segmentation Official and Free market
    System Automated, remote access, data dissemination, WAN
    Mechanisms Continuous Trading and Call auctions (single price auction), Banja Luka auctions
    Market-maker/ Specialists No
    Instruments Stocks, Bonds
    Currency Local
    Real time information Brokerage Houses, Banks, Privatization Investment Funds, SEM-ON.net users (freely accessible), private and legal entities, Vendors
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     Clearing & Settlement
    Central Depository Central Registry of Securities
    Period T+3
    Registered Yes
    Settlement Book entry, multilateral netting
    Clearing Transaction by transaction
    DVP full DVP
    Clearing Institution Central Registry of Securities
    Risk Sharing Yes
    Margin/Lending No
    Custodians Central Registry of Securities, Custodian Banks
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     Taxes
    Cash Dividends Natural ( physical) persons both residents and not residents do not pay any taxes on dividend and capital gain. Lagal entities ( both resident and not resident) do not pay taxes on capital gain and dividend but capital gain and dividend are included in total revenue, and income is taxed at 10%. There are also deductible items in taxation.
    Interest Income See above
    Capital Gains See above
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     Structure & Regulations
    Legal Special status withing the law. Private shareholding copany. Can pay up to 50% of profit as dividend. Divided membership from ownership.
    Regulation The operation of stock exchange is regulated by the Law on Capital Market, Statute and Stock Exchange Rules. The Authority recognizes the self-regulatory responsibility of the exchange. The Exchange maintains arbitration facilities for disputes among members.
    Securities market regulations The securities markets are regulated by three main laws. Law on Capital Market regulate following: the issue of securities, transactions with securities, establishment and operation of authorised market participants, regulation of establishment and activities of stock exchanges and other authorised public markets, establishment and activities of Central Registry of Securities, investor protection, organisation and competence of Securities Commission and other issues for successful functioning of securities markets. The by-laws are jointly developed by Securities Commission, the Exchange and the authorised market participants.. The Securities Commission regulates by adopting rules and regulation which deal with specific issues in more detail. Law on Takeovers regulates the following: the conditions for submitting takeover bids, the takeover procedure, rights and procedures of participants in takeover procedures and supervision. The Investment Funds Act regulates the terms and conditions for establishment of funds and management companies, issue and sales of units and shares and other issues relating to funds industry.
    Trading rules The trading rules of the stock exchange regulates listing requirements, stock exchange membership, trading in securities and surveillance over stock exchange members In case members do not comply with the rules issues by the exchange, the exchange imposes disciplinary actions such as fines, suspension of membership and/or exclusion from membership. Further, the disciplinary rules include appeal procedures. The exchange also has specific rules regarding insider trading, but does not have specific regulations regarding the investment in securities by employees.
    Surveillance The exchange monitors members trading activities regarding compliance with exchange rules.
    Corporate actions Centralized (Central Depository manages splits and subscriptions). Stock Exchange publishes corporate actions on its web pages.
    Trading halts regulations Yes, ban on trading and Suspension of official listing
    Investor protection Yes, the investor can apply for compensation through the discretionary power of the scheme. The scheme is funded by annual contributions according to trading activites. Market participants are compulsory inssured against claims from investors for malpractice.
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     Foreign Participation
    Foreign investors A foreign investor has equal rights to a native investor concerning rights and liabilities and legal status in an enterprise. A foreign investor acquires the right on additioanl guaranties that are not granted to local persons since the Constitiutions of the Republic of Srpska prescribes that the right acquired by investment of capital shall not be reduced by the law or any other regulation and guarantees free expatriation of profit and of capital after the end of investment.
    Investment limitations No limitations.
    Repatriation No Restrictions.
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     Minimum Listing Requirements
      Official Market Free Market
    Minimum Paid-In Capital List A: KM 10,000,000; List B: KM 3,000,000 N/A
    Years of Business Activity List A: 3 Years; List B: 2 Years N/A
    Capitalization of Issue List A: KM 1,000,000; List B: KM 1,000,000 N/A
    Free Float List A: Yes; List B: Yes Yes
    Free Float Ratio List A: At least 15%; List B: at least 15% N/A
    Minimum # of Shareholders List A: 100; List B: 50 N/A
    Minimum Years of Positive Financial Results N/A N/A
    # Prior Years Audited Financial Accounts N/A Audited financial statements N/A
    # Times Dividends Distributed in Last 3 Years N/A N/A
    Whole Class of Securities to be Issued N/A N/A
    Listing Agreement with Central Depository N/A N/A
    Prospectus N/A N/A
    Special Requirements List A: adopted standard of corporate governance and disclosure in English Shares listed on the free market must be fully paid-in and freely transferable. Upon the submission of the last financial statement and completed registration in the Central Registry shares are admitted on the stock exchange free market.
    Additional Special Requirements N/A N/A
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  •  Contact Information
    Director Milan BOZIC, CEO
    Address Petra Kocica bb, 7800 Banja Luka, RS, Bosnia and Herzegovina
    Telephone +387 51 326 040
    Fax +387 51 326 056
    Email blberza@blic.net
    Contact Person Mr Nebojsa Vukovic
    nebojsa.vukovic@blberza.com
    +387 51 326 044
    +387 51 326 056
    Mr Darko Lakic
    darko.lakic@blberza.com
    +387 51 326 046
    +387 51 326 056
    Website http://www.blberza.com
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     Calendar of Holidays
    2010 Public Holidays for Bosnia-Herzegovina
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     Market Capitalization & Index
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      Market Capitalization US$ Millions Index
    8/2009 2,746.6899 744.1500
    9/2009 2,877.2259 776.1800
    10/2009 2,909.8523 776.5000
    11/2009 2,962.7198 778.9100
    12/2009 2,820.7598 728.6800
    1/2010 2,805.2757 712.6100
    2/2010 2,595.1458 650.5800
    3/2010 2,589.6417 638.3900
    4/2010 2,634.9336 634.5400
    5/2010 2,370.0381 570.6600
    6/2010 2,245.1467 516.1700
    7/2010 2,309.5822 521.2500
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     Featured Charts

    Volume (US$ Millions)


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     Related Links
    Websites and pages of interest, related to Banja Luka SE. (Links will open in a separate window.)

    Central Bank of Bosnia and Herzegovina

    Central Registry of Securities of Republic of Srpska

    Foreign Investment Promotion Agency of Bosnia nad Herzegovina

    Ministers Council of Bosnia nad Herzegovina

    Republic of Srpska Government

    Republic of Srpska Securities Commission

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