Investment regulation - Indonesia
Holding restrictions
Threshold | Requirement | |
Foreign shareholding in Indonesian companies | ||
None, except in relation to banking, broadcasting and financing companies | Banks: Banks may only list up to 99% of their share capital, the remaining 1% must be owned by resident Indonesian investors. | |
Broadcasting companies: Broadcasting Law 32/2002 paragraph 17 states that foreign investors cannot invest in private broadcasting companies unless for additional capital (issuance of new shares) and with a maximum of only 20% out of the total capital and consisting of at least 2 investors. | ||
Financing companies: For financing companies the Foreign Ownership Limit is 85% of the paid-up capital. | ||
Buy-Out tenders | ||
For all listed securities except shares in banking entities that are subject to final approval from BI | Once an investor holds 25% or more of the total outstanding shares (known as a "controlling shareholding") in a listed company, it is obliged to disclose whether there is an intention to complete a full takeover of the listed company. If there is such an intention, a tender offer process to acquire the remaining shares must be conducted. A tender offer is not required if the Controlling Shareholder can prove that there is no intention to execute a full takeover. BI approval is required by investors intending to exceed a 25% holding of shares issued by a bank. |
Disclosure requirements
For details of the local domestic disclosure requirements, please refer to the Disclosure Requirements.