- Latest available (Revised)
- Original (As adopted by EU)
Directive 2001/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the CouncilShow full title
Directive 2001/34/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 May 2001 on the admission of securities to official stock exchange listing and on information to be published on those securities TABLE OF CONTENTS RECITALSTITLE I: DEFINITIONS AND SCOPE OF APPLICATIONChapter I: DefinitionsArticle 1Chapter II: Scope of applicationArticle 2Article 3Article 4TITLE II: GENERAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING THE OFFICIAL LISTING OF SECURITIESChapter I: General conditions for admissionArticle 5Article 6Article 7Chapter II: More stringent or additional conditions and obligationsArticle 8Chapter III: DerogationsArticle 9Article 10Chapter IV: Powers of the national competent authoritiesSection 1: Decision of admissionArticle 11Article 12Article 13Article 14Article 15Section 2: Information requested by the competent authoritiesArticle 16Section 3: Actions against an issuer failing to comply to the obligations resulting from admissionArticle 17Section 4: Suspension and discontinuanceArticle 18Section 5: Right to apply to the courts in case of refusal of admission or discontinuanceArticle 19TITLE III: PARTICULAR CONDITIONS RELATING TO OFFICIAL LISTING OF SECURITIESChapter I: Publication of listing particulars for admissionSection 1: General provisionsArticle 20Article 21Article 22Section 2: Partial or complete exemption from the obligation to publish listing particularsArticle 23Section 3: Permitted omission from the listing particulars of certain informationArticle 24Section 4: Contents of the listing of particulars in certain specific casesArticle 25Article 26Article 27Article 28Article 29Article 30Article 31Article 32Article 33Article 34Section 5: Control and circulation of listing particularsArticle 35Article 36Section 6: Determination of the competent authorityArticle 37Section 7: Mutual recognitionArticle 38Article 39Article 40Section 8: Negotiations with non-member countriesArticle 41Chapter II: Particular conditions for the admission of sharesSection 1: Conditions relating to companies for the shares of which admission to official listing is soughtArticle 42Article 43Article 44Section 2: Conditions relating to the shares for which admission is soughtArticle 45Article 46Article 47Article 48Article 49Article 50Article 51Chapter III: Particular conditions relating to the admission to the official listing of debt securities issued by an undertakingSection 1: Conditions relating to undertakings for the debt securities of which admission to official listing is soughtArticle 52Section 2: Conditions relating to the debt securities for which admission to official listing is soughtArticle 53Article 54Article 55Article 56Article 57Section 3: Other conditionsArticle 58Article 59Chapter IV: Particular conditions relating to the admission to official listing of debt securities issued by a State, its regional or local authorities or a public international bodyArticle 60Article 61Article 62Article 63TITLE IV: ONGOING OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO SECURITIES ADMITTED TO OFFICIAL LISTINGChapter I: Obligations of companies whose shares are admitted to official listingSection 1: Listing of newly issued shares of the same classArticle 64Section 2: Treatment of shareholdersArticle 65Section 3: Amendment of the instrument of incorporation or the statutesArticle 66Section 4: Annual accounts and annual reportArticle 67Section 5: Additional informationArticle 68Section 6: Equivalence of informationArticle 69Section 7: Periodical information to be publishedArticle 70Article 71Section 8: Publication and contents of the half-yearly reportArticle 72Article 73Article 74Article 75Article 76Article 77Chapter II: Obligation of issuers whose debt securities are admitted to official listingSection 1: Debt securities issued by an undertakingArticle 78Article 79Article 80Article 81Article 82Section 2: Debt securities issued by a State or its regional or local authorities or by a public international bodyArticle 83Article 84Chapter III: Obligations relating to the information to be published when a major holding in a listed company is acquired or disposed ofSection 1: General provisionsArticle 85Article 86Article 87Article 88Section 2: Information when a major holding is acquired or disposed ofArticle 89Article 90Article 91Section 3: Determination of the voting rightsArticle 92Section 4: ExemptionsArticle 93Article 94Article 95Section 5: Competent authoritiesArticle 96Section 6: SanctionsArticle 97TITLE V: PUBLICATION AND COMMUNICATION OF THE INFORMATIONChapter I: Publication and communication of listing particulars for the admission of securities to the official stock exchange listingSection 1: Procedures and period of publication of listing particulars and their supplementsArticle 98Article 99Article 100Section 2: Prior communication to the competent authorities of the means of publicationArticle 101Chapter II: Publication and communication of information after listingArticle 102Chapter III: LanguagesArticle 103Article 104TITLE VI: COMPETENT AUTHORITIES AND COOPERATION BETWEEN MEMBER STATESArticle 105Article 106Article 107TITLE VII: CONTACT COMMITTEEChapter 1: Composition, working and tasks of the CommitteeArticle 108Chapter II: Adaptation of the amount of equity market capitalisationArticle 109TITLE VIII: FINAL PROVISIONSArticle 110Article 111Article 112Article 113Annex I — Schedule of listing particulars for the admission of securities to the official stock exchange listingAnnex II — Part A: Repealed Directives and their successive amendmentsAnnex II — Part B: Deadlines for transposition into national lawAnnex III — Correlation table
You are here:
What Version
Advanced Features
- Show Geographical Extent(e.g. England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland)
- Show Timeline of Changes
More Resources
Revised version PDFs
- Revised 20/01/20070.14 MB
- Revised 12/04/20030.25 MB
Legislation originating from the EU
When the UK left the EU, legislation.gov.uk published EU legislation that had been published by the EU up to IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.). On legislation.gov.uk, these items of legislation are kept up-to-date with any amendments made by the UK since then.
This item of legislation originated from the EU
Legislation.gov.uk publishes the UK version. EUR-Lex publishes the EU version. The EU Exit Web Archive holds a snapshot of EUR-Lex’s version from IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.).
Changes over time for: CHAPTER I
Status:
EU Directives are published on this site to aid cross referencing from UK legislation. Since IP completion day (31 December 2020 11.00 p.m.) no amendments have been applied to this version.
CHAPTER IU.K.Publication and communication of listing particulars for the admission of securities to the official stock exchange listing
Section 1U.K.Procedures and period of publication of listing particulars and their supplements
F1Article 98U.K.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Article 99U.K.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
F1Article 100U.K.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Textual Amendments
Section 2U.K.Prior communication to the competent authorities of the means of publication
F1Article 101U.K.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Options/Help
Print Options
PrintThe Whole Directive
PrintThe Whole Title
PrintThis Chapter only
Legislation is available in different versions:
Latest Available (revised):The latest available updated version of the legislation incorporating changes made by subsequent legislation and applied by our editorial team. Changes we have not yet applied to the text, can be found in the ‘Changes to Legislation’ area.
Original (As adopted by EU): The original version of the legislation as it stood when it was first adopted in the EU. No changes have been applied to the text.
See additional information alongside the content
Geographical Extent: Indicates the geographical area that this provision applies to. For further information see ‘Frequently Asked Questions’.
Show Timeline of Changes: See how this legislation has or could change over time. Turning this feature on will show extra navigation options to go to these specific points in time. Return to the latest available version by using the controls above in the What Version box.
Opening Options
Different options to open legislation in order to view more content on screen at once
More Resources
Access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item from this tab. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the EU Official Journal
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- all formats of all associated documents
- correction slips
- links to related legislation and further information resources
Timeline of Changes
This timeline shows the different versions taken from EUR-Lex before exit day and during the implementation period as well as any subsequent versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation.
The dates for the EU versions are taken from the document dates on EUR-Lex and may not always coincide with when the changes came into force for the document.
For any versions created after the implementation period as a result of changes made by UK legislation the date will coincide with the earliest date on which the change (e.g an insertion, a repeal or a substitution) that was applied came into force. For further information see our guide to revised legislation on Understanding Legislation.
More Resources
Use this menu to access essential accompanying documents and information for this legislation item. Dependent on the legislation item being viewed this may include:
- the original print PDF of the as adopted version that was used for the print copy
- correction slips
Click 'View More' or select 'More Resources' tab for additional information including:
- lists of changes made by and/or affecting this legislation item
- confers power and blanket amendment details
- all formats of all associated documents
- links to related legislation and further information resources
All content is available under the Open Government Licence v3.0 except where otherwise stated. This site additionally contains content derived from EUR-Lex, reused under the terms of the Commission Decision 2011/833/EU on the reuse of documents from the EU institutions. For more information see the EUR-Lex public statement on re-use.