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    fo 4403 2116 zz ‘Republic of the Bilipyines Congress of the Philippines Mictro Bain Tell Congress Brcauh Regular Seaston a Begun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twanty-sezord dy (of JUy, two thousand two, [REPUBLIC ACT NO 9182] AN ACT GRANTING TAX EXEMPTIONS AND FEE PRIVILEGES TO SPECIAL PURPOSE VEHICLES WHICH ACQUIRE ORINVEST IN NON-PERFORMING ASSET: SETTING THE REGULATORY FRAMEWOR, THEREFOR, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES Be it enacted hy the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled Article T General Provisions: SscTION L. Title, ~This Act shal! be known: Puzpose Vehicle (SPV) Act of 2002". + term: 2 SEC. 2. Declaration of Policy. - It is hereby declared the policy of the State; (6) todevelop and maintain a sound financial sector for the country: et () to address the non-performing asset problems of the financial sector; (©) to encourage private sector investments in non- performing assets; (@) to climinate existing barriers in the acquisition of non- pesforming assets; @) thelpin the rehabilitationof distressed businessas with the end in view of contributing 6 economic value added: and © toimprove the liquidity of the financial system which can be harnessed to propel economic growth. SEc.8. Definition of Terms. —For purposes ofthis Act, the (@) "Approval Certificate” means the certificate of approval or authority issued by the Commiccion to an application by an SPV to issue Investment Unit Instruments ([UIs), pursuant to the provisions of this Act. (©) “Approved Plan" moans an SPY Plan for which an Approval Certificate has been issued by the Commission. (c) “BSP” refers to the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, (@ “Commission” reférs to the Securities and Exchan, Commission. A (¢) "Financial Institutions or Fis" means credit-granting institutions which chal be limited to the following: * (1) the BSP; (2) a bank as defined under Republic Act No. 8791, also known as "The General Barking Law": (9 financing company as defined under Republic Act No. 8586, also known as "The Financing Company Actof 1998 (4) an investment house as defined in Presidential Decree No, 129, also known as “The Investment Houeas Law": (® government financial institutions (GFIs), which for purposes of this Act, shall be limited to the Philippine Deposit Ingrance Corporation (PD1C}, Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP), ‘ang Development Bank of the Philippines (DBP); © government owned-or-controlled-corporations (GOCC%), which for purposes of this Act, shall be limited to the National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation (NHMFO), Home Guaranty Corporation HGO), Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), Social Security System (SSS), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Trade ard Investment Development Corporation (TIDCORP), Small Business Guarantee and Finance Corporation (SBGFO), Technology and Livelincod Resource Conte: (TLRO), Livelihood Corporation (LIVECOR), National Development Corporation (NDC), Quedan and Rural Credit Guarentee ‘Corporation (QUEDANCOR), National Housing Authonty (NHA), and Armed Foroescf the Philippines Retirement and Separation Benofite System (AFP-RSB (other institutions licensed by the BSP to perfurm quasi- banking functions. ( "Investment Unit Instruments or IUIs" refers to participation certificates, debt instruments cr imilarinseruments issued by tho SPV and subscribed by Permitted Investors as provided ii Section 11 hereof, pursuant to an Approved Plan: Provided, That these shall not include the instruments tobe issued bby the SPV to the selling Fls as full or partial eettlement of the non-performing assets transferred to the said SPV: Provided, 4 further, That such issuances of the SPV shall not be considered fae deposit cubstitutes: Provided, Hinally. That these shell not {form partof the capital steck ofthe SPV. (@ “Non Performing Assets or NPAs" consist ofthe Nan. Performing Loans and Real and Other Properties Owned or Acquired by Fis 0s) "Non-Porforming Loans or NPLs* refers to leane and receivables such as mortgage loans, unsecured loans, consumption loans, trade receivables, lense receivables, credit card receivables ‘end all registered and unregistered security end collateral instraments, including but aot hmited to, real estate mortgsges, chattel mortgages, pledges, and antichresis, whose principal and or mterest have remained unpaid for atleast one hundred eighty (G80) days after they have become past due or any of the events of dofguitunder the loan agreement has occurred. (@ “ROPOAs' refers to real and other properties owned or acquired by an Flin sottlersent of loans and receivables, including ‘eal properuas, sharescf stocks, and chattels formerly eonstituting collaterals for socurad loans which have been acquired by wey of dation in payment (dacton ea pago) or judicial or extra-judicral foreclosure or extcution ofjudement. @ "SPV" means the Special Purpose Vebicle created ‘pursuant to the provisions of this Act (k) “SPV Pian" refere to the plan submitted to and approved bby the Commission as pre-requisite to the issuance fan JUL () “True Sale" refers to a sole wherein the selling FT ‘twenaforg or solle ite NPAs without recourse for cash or property toan SPV with the following results: ) The transferor relinquishes effective con:rol over the ‘transferred NPAs; and @ Thetransferred NPAs are legally isolated and putbeyond the reach of the transferor and tte creditors: Provided. That the transferring FLahall not have direct or indirect management of the transieree SPV: Provided. furcher. "Thatthe selling FI does not possess a claim of beneficial ownership of more thar five percent (5%) in the transferee SPY. Artide II SPECLAL PURPOSE VEHICLE SEC 4. Special Purpose Vehicle ~ An SPV shallbe organized ‘as stock corporation in accordance with Batas Pambansa Bis, 68 otherwise known as "The Corporation Code ofthe Phalappunes’ and the rules promulgated by the Commission for purposes of rogistoringthe SPV. Provided, That ifthe SPV will acquare land atleaat sixty percent (60%) ofits outsanding capital stock shall ‘ie owned ty Philipaine nationale pursuant to Republie Act No. 7082, anamendad, otherwise known a5 "The Foreign Investments ‘$20.5, Powers ofan SPT. powers An SPV shall have the ‘allowing (@) toimvest in, cr sequire NPAs of Fla; ®)_toangage third parties to manage, operate, collect and dispose of NPAS acquired from an FI; (© torent, lease, hire, pledge, mortgage, transfor, sell, exchange, usufruct, secure, securitiza, callect rents and profits and other similar acts concerning its NPAs acquired from an Fl; (@) incase of NPLe, torestructure debt, condone debt and undertake other restructuring related activities, In restructuring debt, the SPV may reduce the prineipal, interest, interest rates, and the period for calculating the interest, extend the time for debe repaymentcr relax the conditions for debt repayment, agree tothe conversion ofthe borrower's debt to equity in the borrower's ‘business, agree toa transfer of assets or claims from the borrower torepay the dabtor dispose of come of the borrower's property or claims to third persons: 6 () to take, transfor shores or buy shares issued by the borrower for the purpose of business reorganization or rehabilitation of the borroxer, subject to the provisions of the Corporation Code in respect of the rightsof the shareholders ofthe borrower company, and epply any other measuros or restructuring techniques with the approval of the Commission; ®t enter into dation in payment (dacion en pago) arrangements, foreclose judicially or extra-judicially and other forms of dett settlement involving NPL; (® toopend unde te renovato, improve, complete or alter sts NPAs acquired from an FL {h) toissueequity orpartisipasion certificates orother forms of [UIs for the purpose of acquiring, managing, improving and Alzposing of ite NPAs acquired from an Fl; @) to korrow money and issue other instruments of indebtedness for the purpose of paying operational and administrative costs: G) to guarantee credit, accept or intervene for honor the bills of borrowers; (X) to advance funds to borrowers where required by an acquired osset or eny debt restructuring agreement pursuant ‘thereto, or under any court order or rehabilitation plan; and toentrust to third parties asset aervicing company, the callection and receipt of the debt payments for debits under debe restructuring or business reorganization, management and isposition of assets of the SPV in accordance with the rules, procedures and conditions prescribed by the Commission or by the courts, Eacept in the case of ROPOAs whose redemption porieds have already expired, the SPV shall notify the borrower and all persons holding prior encumbrances upon the properties ‘or apart thereof or are actually helding the same adversely tothe borrower within fitwen (16) days from the date ofthe appointment ofthe said collection agent. 7 See 6. Period for Filing of Applications ~ Spplications for the establishment and registration of an SPY shall be fled with ‘the Commission not beyond eighteen (18) mionths from the dave of approval ofthe Implementing Rules and Regulations (IRR) by the Congressional Oversight Committee (COC) created in Section 28, hereof, ‘SECT, Authorized Subscribed and Paid-Cp Capital ofthe SPV.—An SPV shall havea minimum authorized capital stock of Five hundred millica pesos (P500,000,060.60), with a minimum Ssubseribed capital stock of One hundred twenty five million pesos (P 125.000,000.00), and a minimum paid-up capital of Thirty-one rillion two hundred fifty thousand pesos (P31_250,000.00), $20.8. Submission of SPY Plan ~ After the establishiient oftan SPV pursuant to Section 4 hereof, an SPV Plan shall be submitted to the Commission for approval which shall include the following: (a) investinent policies ofthe SPY, () comtnbution plan including the amounts and draft of subseription documents: (©) feacuresof the Ils meluding the sposificamcuntsissued andlor tobe issued: (@) rights ofthe holders of the IUTs; © Graft agreements for the sppointment of trustees and ‘agents with respect to the IUle and the NPL acquired from an Fi; @ name ofthe external auditor ofthe SPV; (g) roles and responsibilities ofthe trustees, advisors, oan servicersand property managers, 8 (h) draft fori of financial reports of the SPV; G) details of distribution poliies; {@) methods for the incroase and decrease of farure fund contribution’ (k) methods forthe sltevation or modification ofthe approved SPY Plan, ) methods for the liquidation and distribution of assets to the holders of UIs; (am) detaile of credit enhancemencs like guarantees or standby letters of credit or advances that may be extended tothe SPV by an entity wach ell not be the selling FL, part, subsidiaries cr afiion (p) such other documents or information as may be required by the Commission, SEC.9, Approval ~ Upon approval of the SPV Plan. the Commiesion shall sue an Approval Certificate stating thet the pplication has been approved and that the IUIs may be issued. SEC.10. Issuance of IUTe. - The SPV may be allowed to isnue 1LTe subject tothe rules and regulations the Commission is herein mandated to promulgate. Sec. 11, Permitted Investors = Any person may acquire or hold [Vis in an SPV in the miniaium amount of Tea million pesca (P10,000,000.00): Provided, That an SPV shall not be authorized to acquire the TUIs of another SPV. Provided, further, That the parent, subsidiaries, affiliates or stockholders. directors, officers Or any related intereat ofthe colling Flor the parent's eubadianes, affdiates or stockholders, directors, officers or any related interest shall not acquire or hold. directly or indirectly, the IUTs of the. ‘SPV that acquired the NPAs ofthe FI. ° Article HT ‘Transfer of Assets to SPV ‘SE0,12. Notice and Manner of Transtee of Assets.~ (a) No transfer of NPLs to an SPV shall ake effect unless the Fl concemied shall give prior notice, pursuant to the Rules of Court, therecf to the borrowers of the NPL« and all persons helding prior encumbrances upon the assets mortgaged or pledged, Such notice shall be in writing to the borrower by registered mail at their last known address on file with the FT. The borrower and the Fl shall be given a period of at most ninety (90) day's upon receipt cf notice, pursuant to the Rules of Court, to restructure or renegotaate the Joan under such terms and conditions as may be agreed upon by ‘the borrower and the Fis concerned. () ‘The transfer of NPAs from an FI to on SPV shall be subject to prior cxification of eligibility asNPA by the appropriawe regulatory authority having jurisdiction over its oparanioms which shall seoue ite ruling within forty-five (45) days from the date of application by the Fl for eligibility. (©) After the sale or transfer of the NPL, the tronaforring Flshall inform the borrower in writing at the last known address of the factof the sale or transfer cf the NPLs, Sbo. 19. Nature of Transiér. ~ All sales or transfers of NPAs to an SPV shall be in the nature of a true sale after proper notiowin aecordanee with the procedures ae provided for in Section 12: Provided, That GFls and GOCCs shall be subject toexisuing law on the disposition of aeeete: Provided, further, That in the ‘transfor ofthe NPLs, the provisions on subrogation and assignment. cof credits under the New Civil Code shall apply. SEC, Lt. Assumption of Rights and Obligations. The SPV shall assume all rights and obligations of the transferning FI. 0 Article IV Incentives and Exemption Privileges ‘SEC. 18, Tax Exemptions and Fee Privileges. ~ Any existing law to the contrary notwithstanding, the transfer of NPAs from the FI to an SPV and from an SPV to a third party or dation in payment (dacion en pagd) by the borrower or by a third party in favor of an Fi er in favor of an SPV chail be exarapt from the following taxes: (@) Documentary stamp taxon the sbovementioned transfor ofNPAs and dation in payment (dacion en page) as may be imposed under Title VII of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1997; () Capital gains tax imposed on the transfercflands and/ ‘or other assete treated as capital assets as defined under Section '39(A)(2) ofthe National Internal Revenue Code of 1997 (© Creditable withholding income taxes imposed on the transfer ofland and/or buildings tested as ordinary assets pursuant to Revenue Regulation No. 2-98, at amended; @ Value-added tax on the transfer of NPAs as may be ‘imposed under Title IV of the National Interna] Revenus Code of 2097 or grose rocoipts tax under Title V ofthe eae Code, whichever isapplicable. ‘The shovementioned transfers shall also be subject to the following, in Leu of the applicable fees: a) Fifty percent (60%) of the applicable mortgage registration and transfer fees on the tranofer of real estate mertzage and chattel mortgage registrations toand from the SPV, asimposed ‘in azeordance with the existing cirewlars of the Land Registration Autharity LRA}: 0) Fifty percent (0%) of the filing feos for any foreclogure initiated by the SPV in relation to any NPA acquired from an Fl, asprescribed by the Rules of Court: and (© Fifty percent (60%) of the land registration fees preseribed under the existing circulars ofthe LRA. All sales or transfers of NPAs from the Fis to an SPV cr transfere by way of dation in payment (dscion on pago) by the borrower or by a third party to the FI shall be entitled to the privileges enumerated herein fora period of not more than two (2) years from the date of effectivity of the IRR: Provided. That transfers from an SPY to a third party of NPAs acquired by the SPV within euch two-year period or transfers by way of dationin payment (dacion en page) by a borrower tathe SPV shal! enjoy the privileges enumerated herein for a period of not more than: Sve (5) years from the date of acquieition by the SPV: Provided, further. ‘That properties acquired by an SPV frem GFls or GOCC: whiels are devoted to socialized cr low-cost housing shall not be converted touther uses. ‘Tho abovementioned tax exemptions, incentives, and foo privileges given to Fis and SPV at the various stages of the transactions under thie section shall likewise be extended toany individual in accordance with the IRR: Provided That: @ the transaction is limited to a single family residential unit ROPOA or NPL secured by real estate mortgage on residential unit; @) there shal! only be one transaction consisting of one residential unit per individual; and (Gi) the two-year transfer and the five-year entitlement period granted to NPA chall aleo apply to said cingle family residential unit. SEC. 16. Additional Tax Exemptions and Fee Privileges. — ‘Toencourage the infusion of capital andlor financial assistance: the SPV for the purpose of rehabilitaring the borrower's business. the following additional tax exemptions and priviloges shall be enjoyed: 8 (a) TheSPV shallbe exempt from income tax oanet interest income, documentary stamp tax and mortgage registration fees on new loans in excets of existing loans extended to borrowers with NPLs which have been acquired by the SPV. (b) Tncase of capital infusion by the SPV to the borrower with NPLs, the SPV shall also be exempt from the decumentary stamp tax Provided That the abovementioned tax exemptions and fee privileges shall apply for a period of not more than five (5) years from the date of acquisition of NPLsby the SPV. SEC.17, Privileges of Participating FTk.— (a) Any oes that isincurced by the financial institutions as a result ofthe transfer ‘of NPAs shall be treated as ordinary loss: Provided, That the accrued interest and penalties shall not be included as loss on said Joss carry over from operations subjéct to the provisions of the ‘National Internal Revere Code cf 1887 onnet operating losscarrs- over (NOLCO), except thet the lose incurred by the FI from the ‘transfer of NPAs wishin the two-year period from the effectivity of the IRR may be carried over for a pericd of five (8) consecutive taxable years mmediately following the year of euch loss: Provided, ‘archer. That for purposes of corporate gain ar loss the carry-over shall te eubjoctto pertinent lows: Provitiod. nally, Phat the tax savings derived by Fls from the NOLCO shall not be made available for dividend declaration but shall be retained as a form of capital build-up. (0) The regulatory authority concerned shall promulgate the necessary rules and regulations governing the treatment of any loss of the Fis in the books of accouit as. result ofthe transfer ofthe NPAs. (©) Inthe case ofnon-bank GFls and GOCCs enumerated 1m Section 3 hereof, the Department of Finance (DOF), i consultation with the Commission on Audit (COA), shall promulgate the necessary ruloe and rogulations governing the trestinent of any loss in their books of account asa result of the transferof their NPAS. Sec. 18. Abuse of Tax Exemptions and Privileges — Any person, nstural or juridical, who benefits from the tax exeraptions, ‘and privilegos harein granted, when euch person is not entitled ‘thereto, shall be subject to the penalties provided in Section 25 hereof, In addition, the offender shall refund to the government double the amountof the tax exemptions.and privileges availed af under this Act, plus interest of twelve percent (12%) per vear from the date precevibed for ite payment until the full payment thereat, Article V Enforcement and Protection Provisions S80. 19. Redemption Perieds, ~The redemption periods allowed to borrowers under Section 47 of Republic Act No. 8781, alse known as "The General Banking Law of 2000", the Rules of Court andor other laws shall be applicable. Article VI Reporting Provisions Sec, 20, Books of Accounts and Records.—"The SPV shall bet end keep accurate accounts and internal financial controls and shall appointan external auditor acceptable to the Commission in this regard, The Commission, the BSP, and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) may look into the books of accounts and recordsof the SPV at any time. ‘Seo. 21. Reports, The Commission, the remilatory authorities, and the BIR chal prescribe the submission ofreports from the SPV and the Fis for the proper implementation of this Act. Article VIL Final Provisions Sec.22 Implementing Rules and Regulations. — Within sixty (60) days from tho effectivity ofthis Act, the Commission, in 4 coordination with the ASP the DOF, and the BIR shall draft and submit to COC the IRR: Provided, That the Commission, BSP, ‘DOF and BIR may issue separate circulars that will apply ‘exclusively te the insteutions under their respective jurisdiction, which shall not be inconsistent with the IRR to be isoued by the Commission. Said IRR shall be submitted tothe COC which shall review, revise and approve the seme within period of sixty (60) days from the dave of receipt thereof upon which the Commission, snconsultation with the BSP DOF and BIR shal promulgate the IRR ‘SEC.23, Congressional Oversight Committee (COO) —Thare ishereby created a COC composed cf seven (7) members from the ‘Senate and seven (7) members from the House of Representatives ‘The merabere from the Senate shall be appointed by the Senate ‘President based on the proportional representation of the parties or coalitions therein with at least two (2) Senators representing the Minority. The members from the House of Representatives shall be appointed by the Speaker also hased on proparnonal teptesentation of the patties or coalitions therein with at least two (2) members representing the Minority. The COC shall have the power to promulgate ite own rules and to oversee the implementation of this Act and to review or revise the implementing rules issued within sixty (60) days from the promulgation of said Rules. SeC.24. Primary Implementing Agency. ~The Commiseion shall be the primary implementing agoncy of thie Act and ferits ‘eGlective implementation, it shall have the authority toenlist the assistance of any branch, department. bureau, office, agency or instrumentality of the government, including GOCCs and GFls which may include the use and transfer ofits personnel, facies and resources, S5C.25, Penalties. -Any person wha Wielator any af the provisions of thie Act, or any perton who, in a registration statement. notice certification or plan filed under this Act, makes any untruthful statement of a material fect or omits to state any terial fact required to be stated therein, shall, upoa conviction, snfera fine of not less than Fifty taqusand ponos (P50,000.00) ner ‘more than One million pesos (P1.000.000.00) or imprisonment af not less than atx (6) years and one (1) day nor more than twelve (12) yeara, or both. in the discretion ofthe court, without prejudice to the penalties provided under Section 18 hereof and other applicable laws. If the offender is a corporation, association, partnership or any juniical person, the penalty shall be imposed lupon the responsible offcera, as the caze may be, who participated in the commission of the cme or who shall have knowingly permitted or failed to prevent its commission. Ifthecfiender isa juridical person, the cout may crder the suspension or revocation. oflicense. Ifthe offender 1s an alien, he shall, in addition to the penalties herein presenibed, be deported without furthor proceedings afer serving the penalties herein prescribed. Ifthe offender iso public official or employee, he shall, in addition to the penalties presenbed herein, suffor absolute or temporary disqualification from government or public aifice, as the ease may be SEC.96, Applicability Clause ~The provisions ofthis Act shall be applicable to assets that have become ncr- of June 30, 2002. S8¢.27. Conscience Clause ~Nothingin this Act shall be construed to condone or exempt from any Hability any person responsible for acts or orsiasions constituting unsound business prastives or mismanagement. SEC, 28. Use of Registration Fees, — To carry cut the purposes of this Act, the Commission shall retain and wse all fers, ‘paid toit relative to the establishment of an SPV in addition toits annual budget and to what is provided for under Section. 75 of the Securities Regulation Code. SEC.29, Separabiitty Clause. ~If any provision ofthis Act iaheld unconstitutional or invalid all other provisions notafiected thereby shall remain velsd. SBC, 90. Repealing Clause. — All awe, decrees, executive orders, rules and regulations or parts thereof, which are snconaistent with this Act, are hereby repealed, amended or modified accordingly. 6 Sre.31. Bfferivagy—Thia Act shall tale effect fifteen (15) ays following its publication in the Official Gazette or in twot2) newspapers of general eculation Approved NALING, DRILOR fa Vent of the Sonate Speaker af the Hoise ‘of Repreceniatives vfich is a conaoladation of House Bill No. 4403 and Senate Bill No, 2116 was finally passed by the Howe of Representatives and the Senate on December 18. 2002 and December 17, 2002. respecrively:

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