1. Issuers and UK emission allowance market participants shall disclose inside information pursuant to Article 17 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 using technical means that ensure:

(a) inside information is disseminated:

(i) to as wide a public as possible on a non-discriminatory basis;

(ii) free of charge;

(iii) simultaneously throughout the UK;

(b) inside information is communicated, directly or through a third party, to the media which are reasonably relied upon by the public to ensure its effective dissemination. That communication shall be transmitted using electronic means that ensure that the completeness, integrity and confidentiality of the information is maintained during the transmission, and it shall clearly identify:

(i) that the information communicated is inside information;

(ii) the identity of the issuer or UK emissions allowance market participant: full legal name;

(iii) the identity of the person making the notification: name, surname, position within the issuer or UK emission allowance market participant;

(iv) the subject matter of the inside information;

(v) the date and time of the communication to the media.