(Article 24(4) of Directive 2014/65/EU)

1. Investment firms shall notify new clients, and existing clients that the investment firm has newly categorised as required by Directive 2014/65/EU, of their categorisation as a retail client, a professional client or an eligible counterparty in accordance with that Directive.

2. Investment firms shall inform clients in a durable medium about any right that client has to request a different categorisation and about any limitations to the level of client protection that a different categorisation would entail.

3. Investment firms may, either on their own initiative or at the request of the client concerned treat a client in the following manner:

(a) as a professional or retail client where that client might otherwise be classified as an eligible counterparty pursuant to Article 30(2) of Directive 2014/65/EU;

(b) a retail client where that client that is considered a professional client pursuant to Section I of Annex II to Directive 2014/65/EU.