The Central Registry performs journal re-entries of shares that are subject of sell-out in the process of take over in accordance with Article 18 of the Law on Joint Stock Companies Takeover („The Republic of Srpska Official Gazette“, nos. 65/08, 2/09 and 59/13).

A shareholder whose shares were sold in a sell-out process is entitled to cash compensation. The funds for payment of the compensation were paid by the offering party to the Central Registry special purpose account.

A shareholder is required to inform the Central Registry as soon as possible after learning about a sell-out of his shares, about the cash account number to which the funds to which he is entitled based on sell-out will be transferred from the special purpose account, unless the shareholder’s cash account number has been entered in the Central Registry system during some other procedure.

All information concerning the sell-out of shares in the process of takeover and the payment of the related compensation amount is available on telephone number: 051/348-710 and 051/348-717 or at the Central Registry office at 1, Sime Solaje St., Banja Luka, by email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and land mail at the address: Centralni registar hartija od vrijednosti AD Banja Luka, Ulica Sime Šolaje 1, 78000 Banja Luka.

Sell out of shares – joint stock companies takeover

Transfer of shares of minority shareholders to the controlling shareholder/acquiring party has been laid down by provisions of Article 438 through 438d of the Companies Act and Article 90a of the Rulebook on Registration and Transfer of Securities.

A special purpose account has been created by the Central Registry for payment of the fee to minority shareholders; to this account the controlling shareholder/acquiring party pays an appropriate fee for all shares of all minority shareholders plus default interest accruing from the date of registration of the decision of shareholder meeting in the court register until the date of payment to the Central Register special purpose account. Immediately upon receipt of payment in the special purpose account, the Central Register starts ex officio payments to minority shareholders for which a bank account is registered in the Central Registry system. If the number of shareholder's cash account is not registered in the Central Registry system, a minority shareholder is required to notify the Central Registry of the cash account number as soon as possible.

It is important to note that Article 440 of the Law on Companies stipulates that the right to the payment of monetary compensation and any price difference for purchased shares expires after the date of entry of the decision on the transfer of shares in the court register, i.e. from the validity of the court's decision, after which funds that were deposited in the name of monetary compensation are transferred to the budget of the Republic of Srpska. With the entry into force of the Law on Amendments to the Law on Companies (Official Gazette of the RS No. 17/23), the statute of limitations for the right to payment was extended from three (3) to ten (10) years, for rights that by the date of entry into force of that of the law, i.e. until March 2, 2023, are not outdated.

The information concerning transfer of shares from controlling shareholder/acquiring party and the payment of the related fee is available at telephone numbers: 051/348-710, 051/348-717  or in the Central Registry office at 1, Sime Solaje, Banja Luka, on every business day from 08:00 to 16:00 h, by email at: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and by land mail at the following address: Centralni registar hartija od vrijednosti AD Banja Luka, Ulica Sime Šolaje 1, 78000 Banja Luka.

Transfer of shares of minority shareholders