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On July 23, 2026, the Capital Market Authority (CMA) of the United Arab Emirates amended its technical services fees through Chairman's Resolution No. (18/Chairman) of 2026. The resolution modifies the CMA's fee structure established under the previous Chairman's Resolution No. (32) of 2018, reflecting changes to the regulatory framework following the adoption of Federal Decree by Law No. (33) of 2025 Regarding the Regulation of Capital Market. The CMA introduced new fees applicable to various market activities and services. These include a 75,000 United Arab Emirates dirham (AED) fee for approval of public offering prospectuses for shares of local public joint-stock companies and entities incorporated outside the state or in free zones; a 5,000 AED fee for approval of listing tradeable product contracts; a 30,000 AED fee for registration of capital increase shares for entities incorporated outside the state for listing purposes; and a 5,000 AED fee for requests to temporarily suspend a license, approval, or registration. The CMA also established new fees for credit rating activity licensing (5,000 AED), in-kind assets valuer registration for funds (2,000 AED plus 1,000 AED per entity evaluated annually), and amendments to public offering prospectuses (2,000 AED). Simultaneously, the CMA repealed fifteen existing fees, including charges for address or branch location changes, promotional advertising campaign approvals, investment fund reviews, and various cancellation fees for licenses and registrations related to investment funds, Global Depositary Receipts (GDRs), covered warrants, and financial products. The resolution comes into effect ten business days following its publication in the Official Gazette.

The UAE Capital Market Authority (CMA) issued Chairman’s Resolution No. 18 of 2026, amending the technical-services fee schedule established under Chairman’s Resolution No. 32 of 2018. The resolution clarifies that the Authority may charge the fees in the amended schedule for technical services provided under the UAE’s 2025 Capital Market Law and its implementing decisions. New fees include: AED75,000 for approving a public offering prospectus for shares issued by UAE public joint-stock companies, overseas entities and entities established in UAE free zones or financial free zones. AED2,000 for approving certain post-approval amendments to public offering prospectuses. AED5,000 for approving an extension of a public offering period. AED30,000 for registering capital-increase shares of overseas or free-zone entities for listing purposes. AED5,000 for approving the listing of tradeable product contracts, plus a AED1,000 cancellation or deregistration fee. AED2,000 for amending the specifications of listed tradeable product contracts. The resolution also establishes a fee structure for credit-rating activities, in-kind asset valuers for funds, and temporary suspension requests. The Authority removes 15 existing fees, including charges relating to: Changes to the address or branch location of licensed firms. Approval of promotional advertising campaigns. Review of proposed new investment funds. Cancellation of local fund licenses and foreign-fund registrations. Cancellation of registrations for Global Depository Receipts (GDRs), covered warrants and financial products promoted in the UAE. Decisions on grievances. Retrieval of bank guarantees. Approval of certain combined positions. Outsourcing specified risk-management and credit-rating roles. The resolution is relevant principally to: Share issuers and entities undertaking public offerings. Overseas and free-zone entities seeking UAE listings. Operators or issuers of listed tradeable product contracts. Credit-rating agencies. Fund asset valuers. Investment funds, fund promoters and other CMA-licensed or registered entities. The new fees come into effect on August 2, 2026.

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