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Topic Information obligations for issuers Section 48 (2) of the WpHG

Article from Issuer Guidelines published by the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority

Under section 48 (2) of the WpHG, issuers of debt securities admitted to trading within the meaning of section 48 (1) no. 6 of the WpHG may hold the general meeting in any EU member state or any EEA country. However, this applies only if all the facilities and information necessary to exercise rights are made available to the debt securities holders in the relevant EU member state or EEA country, and provided that only holders of debt securities whose denomination per unit is at least 100,000 euros or the equivalent amount in another currency on the date of issue are invited to the meeting.

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