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New Securities Commission Malaysia Fee On Bursa, And Revision To Selected Listing And Regulatory-related Fees Charged By Bursa
BackJan 05, 2026
| Type | Announcement |
| Subject | OTHERS |
| Description | NEW SECURITIES COMMISSION MALAYSIA FEE ON BURSA, AND REVISION TO SELECTED LISTING AND REGULATORY-RELATED FEES CHARGED BY BURSA |
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The terms used herein shall, unless the context otherwise states, have the same meaning as those defined in the previous announcement, where applicable.
Further to the Company’s announcements dated 17 and 30 October 2025 in relation to the SC Fee revision, the Company wishes to update that Bursa received a letter from the SC dated 5 January 2026 regarding Notification on SC Fee Applicable to Bursa. This follows the coming into force of the Capital Markets and Services (Fees) Regulations 2025 (P.U. (A) 475/2025) (“Fee Regulations”), and the Securities Commission Malaysia (Rate of Levy for Purchase or Sale of Securities and Derivatives) Order 2025 (P.U. (A) 474/2025) (“Levy Order”). Both the Fee Regulations and the Levy Order came into effect on 1 January 2026. A) Bursa Annual Fixed Regulatory Fee Pursuant to the Fee Regulations, the new annual fixed regulatory fee applicable to Bursa shall be RM28 million. B) Levy rates Applicable to Derivatives Contracts Pursuant to the Levy Order, the levy rates applicable to purchase or sale of derivatives contracts effected on Bursa Malaysia Derivatives Berhad (“Bursa Derivatives”) include:- 1. A levy rate of 37.5% of the clearing fee as specified by the derivatives exchange, to be paid by a purchaser or seller in respect of the purchase or sale of derivatives effected on the derivatives exchange; and 2. A levy rate of 37.5% of the trading fee as specified by the derivatives exchange, to be paid by a purchaser or seller in respect of the purchase or sale of derivatives effected on the derivatives exchange; Notwithstanding the Levy Order, there is no impact to the market participants on Bursa Derivatives. As per the letter by the SC dated 5 January 2026, the trading and clearing fee payable by purchasers and sellers of the derivatives contracts shall remain unchanged as specified by Bursa currently. In this regard, Bursa will remit derivatives levy to the SC from the amount collected from the trading and clearing fees of the derivatives contracts for 3 years until 2028. C) Additional Fees Applicable to Recognised Market Operators under Bursa Group Other additional fees applicable to Bursa Group pursuant to the Fee Regulations include:- 1. An annual fee of 0.3% of gross revenue earned from operating each regulated platform, or RM20,000, whichever is higher - namely by Bursa Malaysia RAM Capital Sdn Bhd (BR Capital) and Bursa Malaysia Bonds Sdn Bhd; and 2. A trading fee of 0.0075% of total amount of sale and purchase of securities transactions on a recognised market - namely BR Capital. As per Bursa’s announcement on 17 October 2025, the total amount of SC Fee payable by Bursa to the SC will be capped at RM35 million in 2026, RM40 million in 2027, and RM45 million in 2028, respectively, as confirmed in the SC’s letter dated 5 January 2026. The cap on the SC Fee payable by Bursa includes a limit on the derivatives levy to be paid by Bursa of RM7 million in 2026, RM12 million in 2027, and RM17 million in 2028, respectively. The Company will continue to endeavour to manage its costs, including securing funding for relevant market development proposals from the Capital Market Development Fund, to alleviate the full effect of the SC Fee implementation. The Company will make further announcements upon any material developments in regards to this matter. This announcement is dated 5 January 2026. |
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Announcement Info
| Company Name | BURSA MALAYSIA BERHAD |
| Stock Name | BURSA |
| Date Announced | 05 Jan 2026 |
| Category | General Announcement for PLC |
| Reference Number | GA1-05012026-00035 |