ESMA_QA_2039

Status: ✅ Answer Published

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Regulatory Context

Regulation : TRANSPARENCE

Level 1 Regulation: Transparency Directive (TD) Directive 2004/109/EC

Level 2 Regulation: No information available

Level 3 Regulation: No information available

Topic: Transparency

Subject Matter: Additional periodic information (including quarterly reports); TD Art 3


Question

Submission Date: 23 October 2015

Could additional periodic financial information (including quarterly reports) published on a voluntary basis be considered as regulated information?


ESMA Answer

Answer Date: 23-10-2015

[ESMA31-67-127 TD Q23]  Issuers may publish additional periodic financial information (including quarterly reports) on a voluntary basis as well as in other instances such as when resulting from market practice in the absence of national legal obligations or when requested by regulated markets in the absence of national legal obligation.  Publication of additional periodic financial information (including quarterly reports) stemming from those situations should not be regarded per se as regulated information according to the Transparency Directive. However, the issuer shall assess whether the disclosed information falls under the definition of inside information according to Article 7 of Market Abuse Regulation (MAR). In such a case, additional periodic financial information (including quarterly reports) should be also treated as regulated information under Article 17 of MAR.


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