| Article 156 |
In the occurrence of any of the following events with respect to securities listed on the stock exchange, when there is a likelihood that the event will affect market order or damage the public interest the Competent Authority may issue an order suspending the trading of the securities in whole or in part, or restricting the quantity of trading thereof by securities dealers and securities brokers:<br/>1. The company that issued the securities becomes involved in litigation or other non-litigious matters, which is sufficient to result in the company's dissolution or changes in its organization, capital, business plans, financial condition, or suspension of production.<br/>2. The company that issued the securities becomes involved in a major disaster, signs a major agreement, experiences an exceptional event, changes to the material content of business plans, or dishonors of a negotiable instrument, the result of which is sufficient to cause a significant material change in the financial condition of the company.<br/>3. The company that issued the securities engages in any deceptive, dishonest, or illegal act, the result of which is sufficient to affect the prices of its securities.<br/>4. The market price of the securities has undergone continuous major rises or major declines, resulting in abnormal fluctuations in the prices of other securities.<br/>5. The company that issued the securities is involved in any material public hazard or food or drug safety event.<br/>6. Other events of material significance. |
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