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 holding 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 holding in a target entity, it shall submit the following:
(a) |
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; |
(b) |
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. |
2. 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 holding held directly in the target entity, multiplied per the holding in the level immediately above in the corporate chain results in a qualifying holding 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.
3. Where the proposed acquirer controls a natural or legal person holding a qualifying holding in accordance with paragraph 2, the proposed acquirer shall submit the following:
(a) |
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; |
(b) |
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. |