Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) issued a notification on July 3, 2025, introducing the Companies (Listing of equity shares in permissible jurisdictions) Amendment Rules, 2025. These new rules, enacted under the Companies Act, 2013, modify the existing Companies (Listing of equity shares in permissible jurisdictions) Rules, 2024. The primary change involves the substitution of Form LEAP – 1 within the Second Schedule of the 2024 rules. These amendments are effective from 3rd July, 2025. The original rules, which these amendments modify, were initially published on January 24, 2024.
MINISTRY OF CORPORATE AFFAIRS
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 3rd July, 2025
G.S.R. 443(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (3) of section 23 read with section 469 of the Companies Act, 2013 (18 of 2013), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to amend the Companies (Listing of equity shares in permissible jurisdictions) Rules, 2024, namely: ̶
1. (1) These rules may be called the Companies (Listing of equity shares in permissible jurisdictions) Amendment Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. In the Companies (Listing of equity shares in permissible jurisdictions) Rules, 2024, in the Second Schedule, for Form LEAP – 1, the following form shall be substituted, namely: ̶
“Form No. LEAP-1
Form for submission of Prospectus with the Registrar (Listing of equity shares in permissible jurisdictions-1)
[Pursuant to sub-section (3) of section 23 of the Companies Act, 2013 and rule 4 of the Companies (Listing of Equity Shares in Permissible Jurisdictions) Rules, 2024]
[F. No. 5/1/2021-CL-I]
BALAMURUGAN D.,Jt. Secy.
Note:— The principal rules were published in the Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (i) vide notification number G.S.R. 61(E), dated the 24th January, 2024.
