Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/979 is amended as follows:
(1)
Article 18(1) is amended as follows:
(a)
in point (a), points (i) and (ii) are replaced by the following:
‘(i)
an issuer where a prospectus relates to shares or other transferrable securities equivalent to shares;
(ii)
an issuer of the underlying shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares in case of securities referred to in Articles 19(2) or 20(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980;’;
(b)
in point (d), points (i) and (ii) are replaced by the following:
‘(i)
an issuer where a prospectus relates to shares or other transferrable securities equivalent to shares;
(ii)
an issuer of the underlying shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares where a prospectus relates to securities referred to in Articles 19(2) or 20(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980;’;
(c)
point (e) is replaced by the following:
‘(e)
third parties make a new takeover bid as defined in Article 2(1)(a) of Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council ( *1 ) or the result of any takeover bid becomes available in respect of any of the following:
(i)
the equity of the issuer where a prospectus relates to shares or other transferrable securities equivalent to shares;
(ii)
the equity of the issuer of the underlying shares or other transferable securities equivalent to shares where a prospectus relates to the securities referred to in Articles 19(2) or 20(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980;
(iii)
the equity of the issuer of the underlying shares of depository receipts where a prospectus is drawn up in accordance with Articles 6 and 14 of Delegated Regulation (EC) 2019/980;
( *1 ) Directive 2004/25/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 on takeover bids ( OJ L 142, 30.4.2004, p. 12 ).’;"
(d)
in point (f), points (i) and (ii) are replaced by the following:
‘(i)
shares or other transferrable securities equivalent to shares;
(ii)
securities as referred to in Article 19(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980;’;
(e)
point (h) is replaced by the following:
‘(h)
in the case of a prospectus relating to shares or other transferrable securities equivalent to shares or to the securities referred to in Articles 19(2) or 20(2) of Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/980, a new significant financial commitment is likely to give rise to a significant gross change as defined in Article 1, point (e), of that Delegated Regulation;’;
(2)
the following Article 22a is inserted:
‘Article 22a
Summaries of prospectuses approved between 21 July 2019 and 16 September 2020 for non-financial entities issuing equity securities
Summaries of prospectuses that contain information as referred to in Table 3 of Annex I and that have been approved between 21 July 2019 and 16 September 2020 shall continue to be valid until the end of the validity of those prospectuses.’;
(3)
Annex I is amended in accordance with Annex 1 to this Regulation;
(4)
Annex VII is amended in accordance with Annex 2 to this Regulation.