BELGIUM: FSMA publishes new version of form TR-1 BE for notifications of major holdings

Monday October 3 2016

The Financial Services and Markets Authority, Belgium (FSMA) has updated and published revised Form TR-1 BE for the notification of major shareholdings following the transposition of the Transparency Directive (Amending) Directive (2013/50/EU) into national law, which is effective from 01 October 2016.

The FSMA recommends the use of Form TR-1 BE, which is based on the European standard form and has been adapted to the Belgian transparency legislation.

The form comprises 2 parts:

• part I, which is to be submitted to both the FSMA and the issuer; and
• part II, which is to be sent to the FSMA only.

TR-1 BE is an interactive form. If you select the issuer’s name from the list provided under point 2, an identification number will automatically appear.

The form needs to be submitted to the FSMA electronically, to the e-mail address trp.fin@fsma.be. The unsigned version should be transmitted in xlsm format. A signed copy should be transmitted in PDF format.

For a summary of the amendment to the changes to transparency rules for major shareholding notification, please see our previous article of 28 September 2016

Please click the link at the top of the page to access form TR-1 BE.