Article 118 Of Chapter 11

Section: Penalties and Disciplinary Actions

A punishment by imprisonment for a term not exceeding five years and a fine of not less than the amount of the benefit achieved or losses avoided or an amount of ten thousand Dinars – whichever is higher – and not more than three times the benefit achieved or losses avoided or the amount of one hundred thousand Dinars – whichever is the higher – or by either of these two penalties, shall be incurred by any Insider who sold or purchased a Security while in possession of Insider Information regarding the same, or disclosed Insider Information or gave an advice based on Insider Information to another Person. The same penalty shall be applied to any Person who purchased or sold a Security based on Insider Information obtained from an Insider, while being aware of the nature of such information, for the purpose of realizing any benefit for himself/herself or for others.

* Article (118) is amended pursuant to Law No. 22 of 2015 Amending Some Provisions of Law No. 7 of 2010 regarding the Establishment of the Capital Markets Authority & Regulating Securities Activities.