Directive 2007/36/EC - Shareholder Rights Directive

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Version status: Entered into force | Document consolidation status: Updated to reflect all known changes

Published date: 14 July 2007

Consolidation Status: Updated to reflect all known changes

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Shareholder Rights Directive with proposed changes from COM(2021) 582 final / 2021/0296 (COD)

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