Source: OJ L, 2025/413, 31.3.2025

Current language: EN

Article 4 Information to be submitted by persons acquiring an indirect qualifying holding in the target entity


    1. Where a proposed acquirer intends to acquire, directly or indirectly, control over an existing holder of a qualifying holdingmeans any direct or indirect holding in an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or in a crypto-asset service provider which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(32) Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38)., respectively, taking into account the conditions for the aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens or the management of the crypto-asset service provider in which that holding subsists; in a target entity, irrespective of whether such existing holding is direct or indirect; or controls, directly or indirectly the proposed direct acquirer of a qualifying holdingmeans any direct or indirect holding in an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or in a crypto-asset service provider which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(32) Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38)., respectively, taking into account the conditions for the aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens or the management of the crypto-asset service provider in which that holding subsists; in a target entity, it shall submit the following:

      1. where the proposed acquirer is a natural person, the information referred to in Article 1(1), in Articles 2, 6 and 8, and in Articles 9, 10 or 11, as applicable;

      2. where the proposed acquirer is a legal person, the information referred to in Article 1(2) to (5), as applicable, in Articles 3, 6 and 8, and in Articles 9, 10 or 11, as applicable.

    1. Where the proposed acquirer does not meet the conditions set out in paragraph 1, the proposed acquirer shall submit the information set out in paragraph 3, points (a) and (b), where the percentages of the holdings across the corporate chain, starting from the qualifying holdingmeans any direct or indirect holding in an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or in a crypto-asset service provider which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(32) Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38)., respectively, taking into account the conditions for the aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens or the management of the crypto-asset service provider in which that holding subsists; held directly in the target entity, multiplied per the holding in the level immediately above in the corporate chain results in a qualifying holdingmeans any direct or indirect holding in an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or in a crypto-asset service provider which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(32) Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38)., respectively, taking into account the conditions for the aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens or the management of the crypto-asset service provider in which that holding subsists; of 10 % or more. The multiplication shall be applied up the corporate chain for so long as the result of the multiplication is 10 % or more.

    1. Where the proposed acquirer controls a natural or legal person holding a qualifying holdingmeans any direct or indirect holding in an issuer of asset-referenced tokens or in a crypto-asset service provider which represents at least 10 % of the capital or of the voting rights, as set out in Articles 9 and 10 of Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council(32) Directive 2004/109/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 December 2004 on the harmonisation of transparency requirements in relation to information about issuers whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and amending Directive 2001/34/EC (OJ L 390, 31.12.2004, p. 38)., respectively, taking into account the conditions for the aggregation thereof laid down in Article 12(4) and (5) of that Directive, or which makes it possible to exercise a significant influence over the management of the issuer of asset-referenced tokens or the management of the crypto-asset service provider in which that holding subsists; in accordance with paragraph 2, the proposed acquirer shall submit the following:

      1. where the proposed acquirer is a natural person, the information referred to in Article 1(1), Article 2, points (a), (b) to (f) and (h), Article 6, points (a) to (f), and in Article 8;

      2. where the proposed acquirer is a legal person, the information referred to in Article 1(2), (3), (4) or (5), Article 3(1), point (a), points (i) to (iv), Article 3(1), point (b), point (iii), Article 3(1), points (f) to (i), Article 3(2) and (3), Article 6, points (a) to (f), and in Article 8.

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