(1) The publications to which this Regulation applies are any reports and statements published in compliance with any of Regulations 4 to 9H and 26.

(2) The securities to which this Regulation applies are -

(a) securities that are traded on a regulated market situated or operating in the State, and

(b) securities that -

(i) are traded on a regulated market situated or operating outside the State, and

(ii) are issued by an issuer for which the State is the home Member State.

(3) The issuer of securities to which this Regulation applies is liable to pay compensation to a person who has -

(a) acquired such securities issued by it, and

(b) suffered loss in respect of them as a result of -

(i) any untrue or misleading statement in a publication to which this section applies, or

(ii) the omission from any such publication of any matter required to be included in it.