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Directive 2007/36/EC - Shareholder Rights DirectiveRecitalsChapter I General Provisions (arts. 1-3)Article 1 Subject-matter and scopeArticle 2 DefinitionsArticle 3 Further national measuresChapter Ia Identification of Shareholders, Transmission of Information and Facilitation of Exercise of Shareholder Rights (arts. 3a-3f)Article 3a Identification of shareholdersArticle 3b Transmission of informationArticle 3c Facilitation of the exercise of shareholder rightsArticle 3d Non-discrimination, proportionality and transparency of costsArticle 3e Third-country intermediariesArticle 3f Information on implementationChapter Ib Transparency of Institutional Investors, Asset Managers and Proxy Advisors (arts. 3g-3k)Article 3g Engagement policyArticle 3h Investment strategy of institutional investors and arrangements with asset managersArticle 3i Transparency of asset managersArticle 3j Transparency of proxy advisorsArticle 3k ReviewChapter II General meetings of shareholders (arts. 4-14)Article 4 Equal treatment of shareholdersArticle 5 Information prior to the general meetingArticle 6 Right to put items on the agenda of the general meeting and to table draft resolutionsArticle 7 Requirements for participation and voting in the general meetingArticle 8 Participation in the general meeting by electronic meansArticle 9 Right to ask questionsArticle 9a Right to vote on the remuneration policyArticle 9b Information to be provided in and right to vote on the remuneration reportArticle 9c Transparency and approval of related party transactionsArticle 10 Proxy votingArticle 11 Formalities for proxy holder appointment and notificationArticle 12 Voting by correspondenceArticle 13 Removal of certain impediments to the effective exercise of voting rightsArticle 14 Voting resultsChapter IIa Implementing Acts and Penalties (arts. 14a-14b)Article 14a Committee procedureArticle 14b Measures and penaltiesChapter IIb European single access point (art. 14c)Article 14c Accessibility of information on the European single access pointChapter III Final Provisions (arts. 15-17)Article 15 TranspositionArticle 16 Entry into forceArticle 17 AddresseesDone at
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Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes
Published date: 14 July 2007

Directive 2007/36/EC - Shareholder Rights Directive

Recitals
Chapter I General Provisions (arts. 1-3)
Article 1 Subject-matter and scope  
Article 2 Definitions
Article 3 Further national measures
Chapter Ia Identification of Shareholders, Transmission of Information and Facilitation of Exercise of Shareholder Rights (arts. 3a-3f)
Article 3a Identification of shareholders
Article 3b Transmission of information
Article 3c Facilitation of the exercise of shareholder rights
Article 3d Non-discrimination, proportionality and transparency of costs
Article 3e Third-country intermediaries
Article 3f Information on implementation
Chapter Ib Transparency of Institutional Investors, Asset Managers and Proxy Advisors (arts. 3g-3k)
Article 3g Engagement policy
Article 3h Investment strategy of institutional investors and arrangements with asset managers
Article 3i Transparency of asset managers
Article 3j Transparency of proxy advisors
Article 3k Review
Chapter II General meetings of shareholders (arts. 4-14)
Article 4 Equal treatment of shareholders
Article 5 Information prior to the general meeting
Article 6 Right to put items on the agenda of the general meeting and to table draft resolutions
Article 7 Requirements for participation and voting in the general meeting
Article 8 Participation in the general meeting by electronic means
Article 9 Right to ask questions
Article 9a Right to vote on the remuneration policy
Article 9b Information to be provided in and right to vote on the remuneration report
Article 9c Transparency and approval of related party transactions
Article 10 Proxy voting
Article 11 Formalities for proxy holder appointment and notification
Article 12 Voting by correspondence
Article 13 Removal of certain impediments to the effective exercise of voting rights
Article 14 Voting results
Chapter IIa Implementing Acts and Penalties (arts. 14a-14b)
Article 14a Committee procedure
Article 14b Measures and penalties
Chapter IIb European single access point (art. 14c)
Article 14c Accessibility of information on the European single access point
Chapter III Final Provisions (arts. 15-17)
Article 15 Transposition
Article 16 Entry into force
Article 17 Addressees
Done at
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