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shareholder

Defined in 4 EU acts of the All group: Transparency Directive First Shareholder Rights Directive Own wording BRRD Own wording IRRD Own wording

Transparency Directive, Article 2(1)(e) First adopted 2004-12-15

any natural person or legal entity governed by private or public law, who holds, directly or indirectly: (i) shares of the issuer in its own name and on its own account; (ii) shares of the issuer in its own name, but on behalf of another natural person or legal entity; (iii) depository receipts, in which case the holder of the depository receipt shall be considered as the shareholder of the underlying shares represented by the depository receipts

Shareholder Rights Directive, Article 2(b) Own wording adopted 2007-07-11

any the natural person or legal entity governed by private or public person that is recognised as a shareholder under the applicable law, who holds, directly or indirectly: (i) shares of the issuer in its own name and on its own account; (ii) shares of the issuer in its own name, but on behalf of another natural person or legal entity; (iii) depository receipts, in which case the holder of the depository receipt shall be considered as the shareholder of the underlying shares represented by the depository receipts

Compared with Transparency Directive: struck words are only in Transparency Directive, marked words only here.

BRRD, Article 2(62) Own wording adopted 2014-05-15 as shareholders

any natural person shareholders or legal entity governed by private or public law, who holds, directly or indirectly: (i) shares holders of the issuer in its own name and on its own account; (ii) shares other instruments of the issuer in its own name, but on behalf of another natural person or legal entity; (iii) depository receipts, in which case the holder of the depository receipt shall be considered as the shareholder of the underlying shares represented by the depository receipts ownership

Compared with Transparency Directive: struck words are only in Transparency Directive, marked words only here.

IRRD, Article 2(52) Own wording adopted 2024-11-27

any natural person or legal entity governed by private or public law, who holds, directly or indirectly: (i) shares of the issuer in its own name and on its own account; (ii) shares of the issuer in its own name, but on behalf of another natural person or legal entity; (iii) depository receipts, in which case the a holder of the depository receipt shall be considered as the shareholder instruments of the underlying shares represented by the depository receipts ownership

Compared with Transparency Directive: struck words are only in Transparency Directive, marked words only here.

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