Transmission of information specific to corporate events other than general meetings
Article 8
1. The information to be provided by the issuer to the first or other intermediaries, as well as the notifications to be transmitted within the chain of intermediaries, shall comprise all key information regarding the corporate event other than a general meeting, which is necessary for the intermediary to complete its obligations under Directive 2007/36/EC toward the shareholder or for the shareholder to exercise shareholders rights. 2. The following minimum requirements regarding the sequence of transmissions, dates and deadlines in a corporate event shall apply: (a) the issuer shall notify the first intermediary and to the extent necessary, other intermediaries the information of the corporate event sufficiently early as to allow the market participants to react to and transmit the information, and to allow pending trades or market claims to be processed appropriately before any relevant deadlines or the start of an election period, as applicable; (b) the payment date shall be set as close as possible to the record date, issuer deadline or the deadline set by the third party initiating a corporate event, as applicable, so as to allow for the processing of payments to the shareholders as swiftly as possible; (c) in a corporate event which includes options for the shareholder, the election period should be sufficiently lengthy as to allow the shareholders and intermediaries reasonable time to react; (d) in a corporate event which includes options for the shareholder, the last participation date and the buyer protection deadline should precede, in this order, the issuer deadline so as to allow for the buyer claims to be processed appropriately before the close of the election period; (e) in a corporate event which is conditional, the issuer shall notify the first intermediary the information regarding the outcome of the corporate event as soon as possible following the issuer deadline and before any payment is made in the corporate event. 3. After the payment date of the corporate event, the first intermediary or, where there is more than one intermediary in the chain, all intermediaries, shall transmit in turn the information about the actions taken or transactions completed by the intermediary for the account of the shareholder. The information to be transmitted by the intermediary shall include at least the outcomes based on the shareholder action in a corporate event with options, the entitled or settled positions, any proceeds received, as well as the outcomes regarding any market claims, to the extent relevant to the shareholder. 4. The minimum types of information and data elements to be provided and transmitted, to the extent relevant for the corporate action, pursuant to Article 3b(1), (2), (3) and (5) of Directive 2007/36/EC with respect to corporate events other than general meetings shall be as set out in Table 8 of the Annex. The requirements set out in the first subparagraph shall also be applicable, to the extent necessary, to any cancellations or updates of such notifications.