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Document overview
A structured review of all 36 amendments published on 24 April and 26 June 2026, covering calendar-day deadlines, electronic service, the bearer-share ban, director information and nominee arrangements. The amendments should be read with the current version of the 2020 Regulations.
- The review covers all 29 items in Amendment No. 1 and 7 items in Amendment No. 2.
- The amendments commenced on publication: 24 April and 26 June 2026.
- Application also requires the current version of the underlying Companies Regulations 2020.
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Scope and exclusions
Applies to
Only the two 2026 amendment instruments to the ADGM Companies Regulations 2020.
Limitations and exclusions
This is not a consolidated text of the Companies Regulations 2020 and not a complete ADGM corporate-law database.
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Document text
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 1
In section 24(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 2
In section 27(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 3
In section 31(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 4
In section 83(3), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 5
In section 92(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 6
In section 119(4), a default lasting 14 days is clarified as a default lasting 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 7
Section 154(1)(b) now requires the relevant address information to include an address for service by electronic means.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 8
In section 157(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 9
In section 215(5), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 10
In section 292(8), a default lasting 14 days is clarified as a default lasting 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 11
In section 293(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 12
In section 296C(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 13
In section 481(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 14
In section 486(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 15
Section 490(1) clarifies that its 21-day period and further 7-day period are calendar-day periods.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 16
In section 490(2), the 7-day period is expressly stated to mean 7 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 17
In section 559(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 18
In section 576(1), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 19
In sections 585(1) and 585(5), each 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 20
In sections 662(1) and 662(5), each 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 21
In section 664(3), the 15-day period is expressly stated to mean 15 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 22
New section 716A prohibits an ADGM company from issuing bearer shares or any warrant, certificate or other instrument that transfers share rights by delivery or possession alone without registration in the register of members. Any purported issue is null and void. A bearer share is defined by membership, dividend or voting entitlement determined solely by possession of a document rather than registration of the member's name.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 23
In section 806(6), the 7-day period is expressly stated to mean 7 calendar days.
Amendment No. 1 of 2026 · Item 24
In section 862(2), the 14-day period is expressly stated to mean 14 calendar days.
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Official primary source
Companies Regulations (Amendment No. 1 and No. 2) 2026
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