On October 22, 2015, the European Securities and Markets Authority published, as part of the preparations for the revised Transparency Directive entering into force on November 26, 2015, the following: (i) a new standard form for issuers to disclose details of their home member state to relevant national regulators; (ii) a new standard form for the notification of major holdings to relevant national regulators; (iii) an updated indicative list of financial instruments subject to notification requirements; and (iv) an update to its Q&As on the Transparency Directive.

The ESMA documents are available at: http://www.esma.europa.eu/news/ESMA-prepares-entering-force-amended-Transparency-Directive?t=326&o=home.

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